The Heathrow expansion decision sets a very welcome precedent for challenges to ALL climate-crazy investment plans - with coal mines top of the list.— Mike Berners-Lee (@MikeBernersLee) February 28, 2020
Road schemes may face Heathrow-style court action https://t.co/NlCN2Z93ix
According to the BBC, plans for a £28.8bn roads programme could be challenged in the courts for breaching the UK's laws on climate change:
Stephen Joseph, a visiting professor at the University of Hertfordshire said: "It's highly likely that the government will face further legal challenges if it goes ahead with road spending without having properly considered the implications for net zero climate emissions."
Some authorities are already taking net zero emissions into account. The Welsh government recently scrapped a planned relief road round Newport, partly on environmental grounds. And North Somerset Council has halted the proposed expansion of Bristol Airport because it's not compatible with net zero emissions.
