Supreme Court decision defines scope of EIA around fossil fuel ’indirect effects’ – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 24th, 2024 in appeals, climate change, environmental health, environmental protection, local government, miners, news, planning, pollution, Supreme Court and tagged by sally

‘When deciding whether to grant planning consent for development, the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) should consider the downstream, indirect greenhouse gas emissions effects of the development in some cases, the UK Supreme Court has ruled, demonstrating a significant development for environmental law.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 20th June 2024

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