30 July 2021 When the landmark Climate Case was first heard in 2019, the court room looked a lot different from other proceedings taking place that day. It was, in the words of Dr. Andrew Jackson, like “all of life was there” in the High Court. All of the seats Read more…
1 July 2021 In July 2020, history was made when Friends of the Irish Environment challenged the Government in the Supreme Court – and won. Climate Case Ireland was a landmark legal action taken by Friends of the Irish Environment. It wasthe first case in Ireland in which citizens fought Read more…
27 May 2021 Yesterday was a monumental day in climate news. Investors from Chevron put pressure on the company to cut its emissions. Directors demanding climate action ended up on the official board of Exxon Mobil. Over in The Hague, a Dutch court ruled that Shell had to cut emissions Read more…
3 September 2020 A group of young people have filed a case with the European Court of Human Rights asking the body to hold 33 countries, including Ireland, accountable for fuelling the climate crisis. The case, brought forward by six Portuguese young people with the support of the Global Legal Read more…
7 August 2020 A week ago today, I found myself in the Supreme Court, masked up and socially distant from the other people in the room. Not long after setting up my laptop and notebook, the live zoom session for the judgment started on the monitor set up beside where Read more…
7 August 2020 A week ago today, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the Government’s 2017 National Mitigation Plan was inadequate to address the threat of climate change. It was a historic judgment, to say the least, and campaigners and activists the country over celebrated the unprecedented win. But what Read more…
29 July 2020 UPDATE: Shortly after this piece went to press, the Supreme Court announced that it will be issuing its ruling on the case this Friday 31 July at 10 am. We’ll be following the ruling and will be bringing you all the developments as they come. Earlier this Read more…
January 24th, 2019 An environmental group’s argument that the State’s key climate plan impinges on citizens’ human rights should be discarded as it does not have the legal standing to do so, the High Court heard today. The court is currently hearing a landmark climate case brought by Friends of the Read more…
January 23rd, 2019 The State’s inability to halt Ireland’s rising emissions is a clear breach of the constitutional right to life, bodily integrity and a healthy environment, the High Court has heard. Speaking during the ongoing climate case where Friends of the Irish Environment is challenging the State’s National Mitigation Plan, Read more…
January 23rd, 2019 The State will need to achieve the “most extraordinary” emissions reductions to stand a chance of meeting our upcoming climate targets, the High Court heard today. The court is currently hearing a landmark climate case brought by Friends of the Irish Environment (FiE) as the group seeks Read more…
