mo4ch:>Road schemes may face Heathrow-style court action

Road schemes may face Heathrow-style court actionBy Roger HarrabinBBC environment analyst 28 February 2020 Related TopicsHeathrow Airport expansion Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage captionRoad building in previous decades was subject to less stringent environmental criteriaPlans for a £28.8bn roads programme could be challenged in the courts for breaching the UK's laws on climate change.The plans, due to be published next month, don't take into account commitments on reducing emissions, the BBC has learned.They are likely to face legal challenges from environmentalists.On Thursday a court ruled that plans to expand Heathrow had failed to take climate policies into account.What are the plans?The prime minister has promised many new roads, with infrastructure spending focused on northern England. But it is officials who make decisions over which roads are value for money and should go-ahead.They are supposed to weigh the benefits of a proposed road - for example how much time driver…