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Response to Consultation on a Northern Ireland Climate Change Bill

​The Commission’s response to the consultation by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs on a Northern Ireland Climate Change Bill.

Response to Consultation on a Northern Ireland Climate Change Bill.

Date produced February 2021.

Below is a summary of the recommendations.

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The NIHRC recommends that a Northern Ireland Climate Change Bill is fully compliant with international human rights obligations.

The NIHRC recommends that the Department adopt a human rights-based approach to drafting a Northern Ireland Climate Change Bill. A human rights-based approach is underpinned by five key human rights principles: participation, accountability, non-discrimination and equality, empowerment and legality.

The NIHRC recommends that Northern Ireland Climate Change Bill considers the ‘non diminution’ commitment to ensure that environmental protections are not reduced as a result of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.