Environmental Democracy

EJNI submission to the targeted public consultation - draft guidance on the application of the 'do no significant harm' principle under the 2028-2034 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) Prepared by Environmental Justice Network Ireland (EJNI) for submission via https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/DNSH-Guidance-Next-MFF This document sets out EJNI's submission to the consultation, organised in the same order as the survey questions, including EJNI's response to...

This document sets out Environmental Justice Network Ireland's response to the public consultation on the NI Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA)’s consultation on the Draft Air Quality (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 to tighten annual average particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) limits, targets and objectives in Northern Ireland.

This document sets out the Environmental Justice Network Ireland's response to the Department of Climate, Energy, and the Environment’s public consultation on the update to Ireland's Climate Action Plan.

This paper frames Europe's electrification as a question of governance, asking who grid capacity is for, how its costs are distributed, and whether it stays anchored in renewables. The paper is intended for policymakers, officials and civil society engaged in EU energy and climate governance, particularly around the Irish Presidency and the electrification agenda. It aims to set out a...

As Ireland takes up the chair, this document sets out EJNI’s analysis of how the Irish Presidency can steer the EU’s long term budget towards climate action and a just transition.

EJNI’s response to the consultation on the establishment of Northern Ireland’s Just Transition Commission.

This report draws on published research by academics, think-tanks and civil society to introduce some of the common themes which have emerged in expert analysis in recent years on the benefits which can derive from the introduction of national framework climate laws within the EU and its close neighbours.

EJNI, alongside the Centre for Cross Border Cooperation and European Movement Ireland, have written to Civil Society Europe, the European Economic and Social Committee, EU Commission, Ireland’s 14 MEPs and the Fundamental Rights Agency to request expansion of the membership criteria for the EU Civil Society Platform to include CSOs based in Northern Ireland. This call was supported by a...

This is a submission by Environmental Justice Network Ireland, a Belfast based network organisation dedicated to environmental justice in Ireland, Northern Ireland and at EU level. This attached submission highlights that the proposals in the Environmental Simplification Omnibus represent a substantial regression in the standard of environmental protection available under the current legislative framework and do not substantially improve the...

As Ireland prepares for its upcoming Presidency of the Council of the European Union, this issue takes on additional significance. Ireland has consistently emphasised the importance of a just transition, social fairness and a commitment to meaningful public and civil society participation at EU level. Timely and credible delivery of Ireland’s own Social Climate Plan will be essential to underpin...