On 31 st July 2020, the Irish Supreme Court quashed the Mitigation Plan, the cornerstone of the Irish Government’s climate change policy, on the grounds that it was not specific about how to achieve the targets set out in the Climate Act for a transition to a low-carbon economy by 2050. The judgment is important due to its ‘paralysing’ effect on relevant environmental policies and due to the Court’s request addressed to the Government to adopt other and more appropriate measures to achieve the objectives set out in the Climate Act and to fulfil thus positive obligations arising from international instruments in this field area. The Supreme Court’s decision is part of that interesting body of decisions from national and international courts concerning climate change litigations and expressing the attempt by activists and lawyers to use national and international judiciary systems to advance efforts towards mitigation policies from States.
Il 31 luglio 2020, la Corte Suprema irlandese ha annullato il Piano di mitigazione, pietra miliare della politica del governo in materia di cambiamenti climatici, in quanto non era specifico su come raggiungere gli obiettivi stabiliti nel Climate Act per una transizione verso un'economia a basse emissioni di carbonio entro il 2050. La sentenza si caratterizza per il suo effetto "paralizzante" sulle politiche ambientali pertinenti e per la richiesta al governo di adottare altre misure più appropriate per raggiungere gli obiettivi fissati nella legge sul clima e adempiere così agli obblighi positivi derivanti dagli strumenti internazionali in materia. La decisione della Corte Suprema fa parte di un interessante gruppo di decisioni nelle cosiddette controversie sul clima con un potenziale "impatto" sul cambiamento climatico con conseguenze significative a livello nazionale e internazionale.
La pianificazione governativa in tema di cambiamento climatico dinanzi alla Corte suprema irlandese
CORLETO M
2021-01-01
Abstract
On 31 st July 2020, the Irish Supreme Court quashed the Mitigation Plan, the cornerstone of the Irish Government’s climate change policy, on the grounds that it was not specific about how to achieve the targets set out in the Climate Act for a transition to a low-carbon economy by 2050. The judgment is important due to its ‘paralysing’ effect on relevant environmental policies and due to the Court’s request addressed to the Government to adopt other and more appropriate measures to achieve the objectives set out in the Climate Act and to fulfil thus positive obligations arising from international instruments in this field area. The Supreme Court’s decision is part of that interesting body of decisions from national and international courts concerning climate change litigations and expressing the attempt by activists and lawyers to use national and international judiciary systems to advance efforts towards mitigation policies from States.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.