Climate change: 'Huge' implications to Irish climate case across Europe
A ruling by the Irish Supreme Court on climate change policy could have "huge ramifications" across Europe, the group which took the case has said.
On Friday the Supreme Court quashed the government's 2017 National Mitigation Plan.
Judges ruled that it did not give enough detail on the reduction of greenhouse gases.
The case was brought by the environmental group Friends of the Irish Environment.
The Irish government welcomed the ruling and said it would "carefully examine the decision".
Friends of the Irish Environment spokeswoman Clodagh Daly told BBC News NI the verdict was "crystal clear" and would have implications across Europe.
She said: "It shows governments have to do more to protect their citizens from the worst impact of the climate crisis.
"We know that the transition to the low-carbon economy is technologically feasible - there is no legal basis for a lack of political will.
"Governments around the EU have no excuse now."
She said she hoped it would put pressure on the Northern Ireland Executive to follow a similar approach.
Ms Daly added that while "climate change knows no borders" and emissions were counted on an all-island basis, she noted "how we respond to the climate crisis is separate".
She said it meant the Republic of Ireland's government could "no longer make promises it will not fulfil" and had a legal obligation to protect citizens from the worst impact of climate change.
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