State exposing citizens to unjustified danger from emissions, court told
Posted on: 25-01-2019
Ireland has “exposed its citizens to risk and danger without justification” by not taking adequate measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and failing to maintain an environment consistent with human dignity, the High Courthas been told.
The State can take necessary measures to reduce emissions but it is “simply not doing so” and its national mitigation plan (NMP) to reduce emissions is “not fit for purpose”, Brian Kennedy SC, for Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE), said.
Unless urgent measures are taken, emission levels will be higher in 2030 than in 1990, he said.
“Things are not getting better, they are getting worse,” he added.
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