STUDY CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT ACCESS TO JUSTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL NGOs: A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE (EU, FRANCE, CYPRUS) Constantinos Lycourgos, Apostolos Vlachogiannis, and Artemis Yiordamli January 2021 The locus standi of Cypriot ENGOs(Environmental NGOs) to challenge the authorities on environmental issues remains unresolved. Three EU directives transposed into Cyprus law have addressed the issue in a very limited way. This publication considers the limitations in the Cyprus system and discusses how the European Court of Justice has dealt with ENGO rights and how the French judiciary has interpreted ENGO rights and developed case law in support of environmental protection. Various thoughts are put forward for Cypriot society to achieve more effective protection of its environment, in which the judiciary, the state, and NGOs have a role to play.