Climate change litigation is a rapidly growing field in many countries and human rights obligations are increasingly an integral part of the equation. The Irish Supreme Court’s 2020 judgment invalidating Ireland’s National Mitigation Plan for transitioning to a low carbon, climate resilient and environmentally sustainable economy by 2050 has been widely praised by commentators. But the case warrants far more critical scrutiny. The Court’s findings on standing to sue, the relevance of human rights provisions in this context, and the existence of a derived right to a healthy environment, are all retrogressive and augur badly for the future of rights-based climate change litigation in Ireland.

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人权与气候变化诉讼：爱尔兰最高法院向前一步，后退两步

气候变化诉讼在许多国家是一个快速发展的领域，人权义务越来越成为等式的一个组成部分。爱尔兰最高法院 2020 年的判决使爱尔兰的国家减缓计划无效，该计划旨在到 2050 年过渡到低碳、气候适应和环境可持续的经济，这受到了评论员的广泛赞誉。但此案需要更严格的审查。法院关于起诉资格的调查结果、人权条款在这方面的相关性以及健康环境衍生权的存在，都是倒退的，对爱尔兰基于权利的气候变化诉讼的未来不利。