Friends of the Irish Environment seeks Supreme Court appeal

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Friends of the Irish Environment CLG is seeking a Supreme Court appeal over its failed challenge to the Government’s climate plan, reported on 22 November 2019.

The High Court dismissed the group’s judicial review challenge, ruling that separation of powers prevented interference with the National Mitigation Plan.

The group has appealed to the Court of Appeal and is seeking to bypass that route for a direct Supreme Court hearing.

It argued that the plan did not provide sufficient measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or address risks from global warming.

The State argued that the plan’s adequacy was not justiciable and that the group was seeking to impose policy obligations.