The government’s plan for tackling air pollution has been criticised as weak by ClientEarth, the environmental lawyers who took ministers to court over their previous proposals. A government spokesman said: “The UK is leading in Europe on reducing emissions from transport, and we are working with our partners across Europe, including Germany, France and Italy, to develop a new EU strategy that will help The government’s plan prioritises action by local authorities and does not specify which towns and cities should impose charges or the scope of potential scrappage schemes. ClientEarth is considering further court action if it concludes that the plan does not comply with legal requirements.
The government’s plan for tackling air pollution has been criticised as weak by ClientEarth, the environmental lawyers who took ministers to court over their previous proposals. CEO James Thornton said that the major proposal of urban clean air zones was insufficient because it did not propose charges on heavily polluting vehicles. The government’s plan prioritises action by local authorities and does not specify which towns and cities should impose charges or the scope of potential scrappage schemes. ClientEarth is considering further court action if it concludes that the plan does not comply with legal requirements.