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Climate change charity Plan B has initiated legal action against Transport Minister Chris Grayling over his plans for Heathrow expansion<\/h2>\n

Plan B<\/a> says the proposal of a third runway at Heathrow breaches legal obligations in the Planning Act to alleviate the impact of climate change.<\/p>\n

The legal action undertaken by Plan B joins a number of others, including Greenpeace, a combination of councils, and Heathrow Hub, who are individually challenging the development.<\/p>\n

Tim Crosland, Director of Plan B, said: \u201cThe Government has an express obligation under the Planning Act to promote sustainable development, with specific reference to the impacts of climate change. That means safeguarding the interests of current and future generations of UK citizens.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe National Policy Statement designated by Chris Grayling in June does not even consider the Government\u2019s obligations under the Paris Agreement on Climate Change or the fact that in April this year, the Government committed to a review of its climate targets in light of the Paris Agreement.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cWe consider that to be an obvious and serious breach of the Act, which renders the plans to expand Heathrow airport<\/a> unlawful. Indeed Lord Deben, the Chair of the Government\u2019s advisory body on climate change, the CCC, wrote to Chris Grayling in June to express his surprise at the Government\u2019s failure to consider its climate change obligations in this context. That\u2019s why we\u2019ve today (6 August 2018) submitted a claim for judicial review to the High Court.\u201d<\/p>\n

Plan B\u2019s legal action is different from that being brought by other organisations, and focuses exclusively on climate change impact rather than noise or air pollution.<\/p>\n

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