January 24th, 2019 Any decision obliging the State to ramp up emissions targets under a revised climate plan would have a fundamental impact on Irish society, the High Court heard today during the landmark climate case. During her opening statement this morning, Niamh Hyland SC told Mr Justice Michael MacGrath Read more…
November 28th 2018 A statement from the UN’s Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Environment calling on Ireland to rapidly reduce emissions should be deemed inadmissible as evidence in a legal case challenging the State’s climate plan, the High Court heard today. The statement from Professor David Boyd was submitted Read more…
December 5th, 2017 Ireland is not on track to meet its short-term emissions targets or to decarbonise its economy by 2050 without major new policy initiatives, the Government’s advisory council on climate change said today. Launching its first annual report this afternoon, the Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) said that Read more…
July 20th, 2017 The long-awaited National Mitigation Plan has been met with widespread criticism from environmental organisations and opposition parties for its lack of ambition or meaningful targets. The Plan, released yesterday, outlines policy measures to tackle Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions in line with EU and international obligations and meet Read more…
November 11, 2016 In a press release earlier today Minister Denis Naughten of the Department of Communications, Climate Action & Environment responded to the concerning findings published in a recent EPA report. Greenhouse gas emissions are on the rise in Ireland and Minister Naughten seeks to quell concerns relating to Ireland’s Read more…
