One for the good guys, for a change.

"The Supreme Court ruled that the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive (and the EIA Regulations 2017 that transposed the Directive into UK law) should be interpreted so as to require a planning authority to assess the downstream greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of a fossil fuel extraction project, before deciding whether to grant planning permission for the development."

#ActOnClimateNow #climatecrisis

https://www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk/news/supreme-court-rules-downstream-greenhouse-gas-emissions-must-be-assessed-before-decision-to-grant-planning-permission-for-fossil-fuel-extraction

Supreme Court rules downstream greenhouse gas emissions must be assessed before decision to grant planning permission for fossil fuel extraction | News | Garden Court Chambers | Leading Barristers located in London, UK

Marc Willers KC of the Garden Court Chambers Environmental Law & Climate Justice Team is acting for Sarah Finch, alongside Estelle Dehon KC and Ruchi Parekh, both of Cornerstone Chambers, instructed by Rowan Smith of Leigh Day.