On 31 July 2020 in a judgement in the case Friends of the Irish Environment v The Government of Ireland, the Irish Supreme Court quashed the Irish government’s 2017 National Mitigation Plan, saying that it did not give enough detail on measures to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases.
WHITE PAPER ON UK INTERNAL MARKET: ISSUES OF EXCEPTIONAL ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL IMPORTANCE FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM
EU CHEMICALS INSPECTORS TO FOCUS ENFORCEMENT CHECKS ON CONSUMER PRODUCTS: AND COMMISSION TARGETS PFASs UNDER CHEMICALS STRATEGY
WELSH PARLIAMENT: CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENT & RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORTS ON LEGISLATIVE CONSENT FOR UK ENVIRONMENT BILL
NUCLEAR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION ‘NIA’ REPORT STAKES CLAIM FOR NUCLEAR IN A NET ZERO ECONOMY
INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY ‘IEA’ HOSTS CRITICAL CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITIONS SUMMIT TO PROMOTE GREEN RECOVERY
WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY PUBLISHES FIRST REPORT IN ENVIRONMENTAL DEMOCRACY SERIES
In the first publication in its Environmental Democracy series, the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) has published the report by William Wilson on ‘ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTIONS -Parliamentary Oversight of Environmental Governance and Legislation’.
Education and COVID-19: ideas for a fairer, greener, youth-centred future
EXEMPTIONS FROM ENVIRONMENTAL PRINCIPLES: WILL THESE BE THE SILLIEST ADDITIONS TO THE STATUTE BOOK FOR 2020?
WITHOUT AMENDMENT, THE ENVIRONMENT BILL WILL LOWER STANDARDS OF PROTECTION OF AIR QUALITY IN ENGLAND
The Environment Bill is currently before the House of Commons, but the proceedings at Committee stage were suspended until further notice on 19th March 2020 due to the pressing demands of dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. The Bill is now due back for Report stage in June 2020. However, what is already clear is that the Environment Bill for England will constitute a significant dilution of air quality standards.
Education and COVID-19: the response in England
Education and COVID-19: the impact on vulnerable children worldwide
Education and COVID-19: the impact in England
Across the world over 1.2 billion children have had their education affected by lockdowns imposed in response to covid-19. England is no exception (I will focus on England as education is a devolved responsibility in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland). On April 29th, opening the inquiry into the impact of covid-19 on education, Robert Halfon MP was frank: