Supreme Court quashes Government’s 'excessively vague' climate plan

Friends of the Irish Environment argued the National Mitigation Plan fails to set out measures to substantially reduce emissions by 20% by 2020

Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) had claimed the National Mitigation Plan 2017-22 (NMP) lacks urgent measures to substantially reduce emissions and thus breaches rights to life, bodily integrity and a healthy environment under the Constitution and European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR).

The Supreme Court has overturned the Government’s "excessively vague and aspirational" plan to combat climate change.

A seven-judge court ruled the National Mitigation Plan (2017-2022) - the NMP - lacks specificity and does not comply with Ireland’s obligations under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015.