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Global law firm Kennedys has set out a science-backed plan to achieve net zero by 2040. The firm — which has 48 offices, including in Dublin and Belfast — is committed to reducing its global Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 90 per cent from the 2040 fiscal year, using t

Human rights campaigners have expressed concern after the European Commission proposed a 12-month delay to a landmark new anti-deforestation law. The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), adopted last year, aims to ensure that certain goods on the EU market will no longer contribute to deforestation a

Environmental disputes were put under the spotlight at an event held yesterday as part of Dublin International Disputes Week 2024. The panel discussion, entitled "Comprehensive Resolution of Environmental Disputes – Is a Multi-Dimensional Approach Required?", was hosted at The Bar of Ireland&r

Taylor Wessing has become the first legal firm to partner with Techies Go Green, a not-for-profit community of technology businesses committed to reducing their carbon footprint. The firm will provide pro bono legal advice to Techies Go Green members to support them to identify and manage climate ac

The High Court is to heard a first-of-its-kind case alleging that the Irish government has failed to take adequate action on man-made climate change. Community Law & Mediation (CLM), alongside a grandfather, a youth climate activist and a child were yesterday granted leave to proceed with the la

Mason Hayes & Curran will next week host a renewable energy conference where key stakeholders will tackle the significant financing challenge to Ireland meeting its ambitious 2030 climate goals. The landmark event will take place on Tuesday 10 September at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dubli

South Korea's top court has found that the government's climate targets are too weak to protect the constitutional rights of younger people in a landmark case brought by hundreds of children and young people. Woodpecker et al v South Korea was brought on behalf of 254 plaintiffs, including 'Woodpeck

Record-breaking prison sentences have been imposed on climate activists in England who complained they were denied the opportunity to explain their motivation to the jury. Just Stop Oil co-founder Roger Hallam was sentenced to five years' imprisonment — believed to be the longest sentence ever

New EU rules on corporate sustainability reporting have come into effect in Ireland. The European Union (Corporate Sustainability Reporting) Regulations 2024 require that all large companies and all listed companies (except listed micro-enterprises) report sustainability information in accordance w

In a landmark ruling welcomed by climate campaigners, the UK Supreme Court has ruled that a decision to grant planning permission for a fossil fuel project was unlawful because it failed to consider the impact on greenhouse gas emissions. Campaigner Sarah Finch, supported by Friends of the Earth, br

Nearly a third of organisations have not yet implemented green procurement practices and a fifth do not feel prepared to do so, a new survey by Mason Hayes & Curran suggests. The business law firm's survey sheds light on the barriers organisations face in embracing the green transition as Irelan

The European Greens have urged EU governments to approve the Nature Restoration Law which was backed by MEPs in February but has since stalled. Irish environment minister Eamon Ryan is spearheading a continent-wide effort to have the law approved at the Environmental Council meeting on 17 June, with

A&L Goodbody has committed to reducing its carbon footprint by 50 per cent by 2030. The firm's emissions reduction targets were submitted to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) earlier this year and have now been approved.

Ireland will withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) following the EU's decision to do the same, environment minister Eamon Ryan has said. A meeting of EU energy ministers last week formally adopted a decision for the EU and Euratom to withdraw from the treaty, which climate campaigners say is

A private member's bill on the protection of hedgerows, drawn up with the help of the Climate Bar Association, has been introduced to the Dáil. The Protection of Hedgerows Bill 2024 was drafted by the Hedgerows Legislation Project, a working group of Comhshaol, the Climate Bar Association, an