Campaigner claims ministers do not have legal right to alter timeline of carbon budget pledges at will

Chris Packham has filed a high court legal challenge to the UK government over its decision to weaken key climate policies.

The broadcaster and environmental campaigner has applied for a judicial review of the government’s decision to ditch the timetable for phasing out petrol and diesel powered cars and vans, gas boilers, off-grid fossil fuel domestic heating and minimum energy ratings for homes.

  • ReCursing@kbin.social
    3·
    1 year ago

    Sadly afaik there is literally no way to legally force an early election if parliament won’t do it, and that means whoever has a majority

    So yeah, lots of desire, no ability to do so

    • Risk
      2·
      1 year ago

      Good lord, we so desperately need electoral reform.

      So fucking disappointed that’s now absent from Labour policy.