The ruling marks a second High Court victory for the three groups against the government over its climate policies.
The government acted unlawfully by approving a strategy to meet the UK’s carbon targets, a High Court judge in the second defeat it has suffered over its climate policy.
In a ruling on Friday, Mr Justice Sheldon ruled in their favour, stating that Mr Shapps’ decision was “simply not justified by the evidence”. In the CBDP case, the groups claimed that Mr Shapps had no or inaccurate information from different government departments about the risks related to enacting climate policies under the plan, which gave a “misleading summary” of whether they could be put in place.
He said the details in the draft plan were “vague and unquantified” and did not provide Mr Shapps with “sufficient” information on whether the plan should be approved. Want a quick and expert briefing on the biggest news stories? Listen to our latest podcasts to find out What You Need To Know…
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