What the Heathrow ruling means for future government decisions with a climate impact
This post is by Katie de Kauwe, lawyer at Friends of the Earth.
The government’s policy giving the green light to Heathrow expansion and establishing the need for more airport capacity in the south east was ruled unlawful by the Court of Appeal on climate grounds last month. This ruling follows years of work by the legal team at Friends of the Earth (myself included), along with our external solicitors at Leigh Day, and barristers (David Wolfe QC at Matrix Chambers, Peter Lockley at 11KBW and Andrew Parkinson at Landmark Chambers). And, of course, the absolutely tireless work, campaigning and commitment from local residents who are the unsung heroes of the piece. Read more
This post is by Dame Carolyn Fairbairn, director general at CBI. It is one of six essays taken from our publication 
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This post is by Nigel Haigh, former director of the Institute for European Environmental Policy and chair of Green Alliance from 1989 to 1998.
A month into the new government and the prospects for the environment look increasingly grim.
This post is by Gary Streeter, MP for South West Devon. It was first posted on 
This is an Inside Track long read.
In what could be his last days as environment secretary, Michael Gove has delivered 