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Chris Packham launches legal challenge over UK’s watering down of climate policies (www.theguardian.com)
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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.

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[–] ReCursing@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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@feddit.uk 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Good lord, we so desperately need electoral reform.

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

[–] ReCursing@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago

We really fucking do, yeah