Arr, the UK government be walkin' the plank fer breakin' the rules of nature by High Court decree!
2024-05-03
Arrr, me hearties! A scurvy High Court judge in the U.K. be sayin' the government's plan to meet climate targets be as flimsy as a wooden leg! 'Tis unlawful, says he, lackin' evidence of its feasibility. Shiver me timbers!
Ahoy mateys! A High Court judge be sayin' that the U.K. government be actin' unlawfully by approvin' a plan to meet climate targets without showin' any evidence that it be achievable. Arrr, this be the second time in two years that their climate action plan be found to be unlawful and not cuttin' enough gas emissions. Justice Clive Sheldon be on the side of three environmental groups, sayin' that the government's decision to approve the Carbon Budget Delivery Plan last year be unjustified by the evidence, me hearties.The plan be aimin' to reduce gas emissions by two-thirds of 1990 levels by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050. But the judge be findin' the details to be vague and not givin' enough info for approval. The government be defendin' its record, sayin' it has set out more detail than any other G20 country on how to reach carbon budgets, but the court be sayin' otherwise.The government be needin' to take credible action to address the climate crisis and publish a new report within a year. The government's own climate advisers be losin' confidence in their ability to meet emission targets. Arrr, the seas be rough for the U.K. government's climate plans indeed!