Campaigners lose court action over lawfulness of UK climate policies

Plan B Earth group argued ministers had not taken practical and effective' steps to reduce emissions

An environmental campaign group that challenged the lawfulness of the UK government's climate policies has lost a high court fight.

Plan B Earth argued that ministers had not taken practical and effective" steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It wanted Mr Justice Bourne to give activists the go-ahead for a judicial review but he refused to grant permission.