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Linking the Irish Environment: The aim of the ‘Linking the Irish Environment’ project is to examine how to enable the environment sector across the island of Ireland to cooperate and engage on an all-island and cross-border basis to deal with shared environmental challenges, risks, and opportunities.
Access to Justice Observatory: Accessing Justice at EU and National Level EJNI’s Access to Justice Observatory project has the object of screening legislative developments at EU and national level for compliance with the access to justice requirements of the Aarhus Convention.
Climate Governance Observatory: What’s the problem? The EU’s decision to commit to achieve climate neutrality in 30 years at the latest transforms the magnitude and complexity of the challenge posed to Europe’s climate architecture.

CGO Archive – 2020 > 2022

Briefing on Ireland’s national long-term strategy click here

Briefing on Public Participation Requirements and the NECP Revision click here

Briefing on the NECP revision process in Ireland click here

For our FAQs on the EU Modernisation Fund click here

CSO statement on national climate neutrality targets click here

Support AM393 in the Effort Sharing Regulation vote – Frequently Asked Questions click here

For our joint letter to Minister Eamon Ryan calling for the EU Environment Council to support crucial amendments to the Effort Sharing Regulation click here

For our joint paper on national ownership and the success of the EU’s Green Deal click here.

For our joint letter in support of a strong framework for national binding climate targets click here.

For our response to the EU’s “Fit for 55” package see our press release click here.

Media


Watch EJNI’s CGO team give evidence on the Northern Ireland Climate Change (No.1) Bill before the NI Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

Meeting Thursday 23 September 2021

Ireland has a moral and legal duty to take the lead on climate.

Irish Times 9 July 2021; Sharon Turner, Thomas Muinzer, Ciara Brennan

EU’s new climate package must now close the ‘National Ownership Gap’

Euractiv 29 July 2021 Thomas Muinzer and Sharon Turner

 

RESOURCES

CN Target Briefing

ESR CN Briefing for MEPs
Policy Note 1

Policy Note 2

Policy Paper

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