Amy Sheridan has secured High Court permission to challenge the Stormont government over alleged failures to tackle climate change.
Speaking at the hearing our Ciaran O’Hare said:
It appears that our devolved government is continuing to fail to carry out the steps required by the Climate Change Act [(Northern Ireland) 2022], and to ultimately ensure net emissions for the year 2050 is at least 100% lower than the baseline year of 1990.
Challenges were mounted against the Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs (DAERA) for alleged breaches of a statutory duty within the Act.
The Department failed in requirements to set carbon budgets before the end of 2023, according to her case.
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