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Friends of the Irish Environment, Friends of the Earth Ireland, and ClientEarth v. Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
About this case
Filing year
2025
Status
Pending
Geography
Court/admin entity
Ireland → High Court of Ireland
Case category
Suits against governments (Global) → Environmental assessment and permitting (Global)
Principal law
Ireland → Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015Ireland → Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Directive
At issue
Whether the CRU's approach to regulating data centres unlawfully 'locks in' current and future dependency on fossil fuels.
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Documents
Filing Date
Document
Type
Topics
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04/06/2025
Press Release
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04/04/2025
Friends of the Irish Environment's submission to CRU
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Summary
The Plaintiffs submit that the CRU’s approach to data centre regulation contradicts Ireland’s legally binding carbon budgets and sectoral emissions ceilings. Citing S15 of the Climate Action Act (which mandates consideration of climate concerns across all public bodies), they argue that the (CRU)’s proposed policy on Large Energy User (LEU) connections for data centres, risks locking Ireland into fossil fuel dependency. The seek a moratorium on further permissions for data centre.
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Group
Topics
Policy instrument
Renewable energy
Fossil fuel
Economic sector
Finance