To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: In its recent decision in R (on the application of Friends of the Earth Ltd and others) v Heathrow Airport Ltd, the Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeal's decision that the planned expansion of Heathrow Airport was unlawful on climate change grounds, and determined that the UK Government had taken proper account of the UK's climate change commitments. Background Heathrow Airport") longstanding plans to develop a third runway through the Airports National Policy Statement (" ANPS"), which had been designated by the Secretary of State for Transport (" SoS") under section 5 of the Planning Act 2008 ("