Litigation by citizens leading to better climate change policies, Irish research finds

Like other island nations, Ireland is particularly vulnerable to oceanic changes resulting from climate change.

Taking national governments to court over climate policies, such as happened when an environmental body won a case at the Irish Supreme Court last year, can help spur real and meaningful change.

That is according to a new paper from the Dublin-based international affairs think tank, the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA), which looked at the increasing litigation taken across Europe by citizens and groups over perceived shortfalls in action taken on the climate crisis.