Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 19 October 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals

Ms Mary Lawlor:

I would also like to mention that there is a new special rapporteur under the Aarhus Convention, which is legally binding. That is another move in the right direction. In Latin America, the Escazú Agreement is also legally binding for environmental human rights defenders. We can see that there is a move towards stronger and more robust legislation by states.