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The objective of the public consultation is to seek the views of the general public and all stakeholders in order to help: - Assess whether legislative action at EU level would have added value in ensuring effective and non-discriminatory access to justice in environmental matters across the EU Member States (subsidiarity test) - Identify those issues where targeted EU legislative action would be needed to fulfil the objective of ensuring access to national courts in environmental matters (proportionality test)

The following article is a summary and analysis os Riccardo Pavoni's article Public Interest Environmental Litigation and the European Court of Human Rights: No Love at First Sight by David Hart QC. Pavoni argues that if the Strasbourg Court were to assert jurisdiction over environmental cases as a common good, alongside adverse impacts on private victims, this would not result in a major overhaul of the Court’s current principles. The article also discusses the case prescedent and convention law relevant in the Strasbourg Case.

The national debate on energy transition is nearing the end. Tensions are clear between those who want energy management to continue as before and those who really want to engage the energy transition. Many citizens feel as though it is necessary to change the energy model and engage transition urgently, while others are opposed.

Aarhus and EU Law? What are they? This online survey intends to measure the awareness by the public in European countries of the Aarhus Convention and the Environmental Law of the EU. Some questions ask about the awareness of the targeted environmental NGO while others ask about the awareness of the general public. For this we have prepared 2 surveys available here: Aarhus: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/G88Q9PB EU Law: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GLPNP76 We would kindly like to ask every NGO willing to contribute with 2 x 5 minutes to this survey, and knows basic English, to answer the questions, indeed anonimously. We thank you for your contribution!

The EU General Court declared action by European Platform Against Windfarms (EPAW) admissable.

The Environmental Protection Agency GLOBAL 2000 in Styria stands in solidarity with the activists of the black Sulm. "We are alarmed because a unique river landscape of the destruction is threatened. The Black Sulm is one of the last original preserved stretches of river in Austria. Initially the project by the Water Authority of the country was approved by Styria, but cancelled later on. In Austria international environmental law, in particular the Aarhus Convention, has been poorly implemented and the Environmental organizations have few opportunities to appeal. The courts will soon decide the fate of one of Austria's most beautiful rivers. http://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20130701_OTS0019/global-2000-an-landeshauptmann-voves-zeigen-sie-endlich-rueckgrat-und-retten-sie-die-schwarze-sulm

ST. PETERSBURG – Numerous press conferences, round tables, seminars, and other actions were held across Russian cities on Tuesday in support of Moscow giving due substance to its declared Year of the Environment 2013 by fully embracing a critical international treaty – the 1998 Aarhus Convention, which unites its member countries in a pledge to provide their citizens access to environmental information and an unencumbered right to participate in environmental decisions

In interest of ratifying the Aarhus Convention, the Swiss senate has requested that the Environmental Commission discuss its implementation. Some argue that the Convention will only lead to more bureaucracy and more cost, while others see it as a barier to the implementation of a new energy policy. Despite these concerns, the Senate joined with 20 votes to 13 on the implementation of a decision. The decision will now go back to the Commission.