NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN!17th – 21st JulyIn recognition of all the charities who work tirelessly to support the Climate and Environment, Benefact Group are giving 10 charities £5,000 each in this limited-time special draw.All you need to do is nominate a charity whose core charitable purpose is to protect and conserve the natural environment and/or combat climate factors such as preventing global temperature increase.Click here to nominate us. … Continue reading Get your favourite Climate and Environment charity in the running for £5,000 today!
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Transport Emissions Continue in the Wrong Direction – Urgent Pivots in Policy, Practice and the Sponsorship of Media Programs Needed Cyclist.ie is incredibly concerned by the latest data released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that show transport as by far the worst performing sector in Irish society and the economy in terms of tackling its emissions. The EPA’s data, as issued on 13 July … Continue reading Transport Emissions Continue in the Wrong Direction – Press Release
Press Release – For Immediate Use Dáil / Oireachtas Politicians Get on Their Bikes for National Bike Week National Bike Week EventDate: Tuesday 16th MayTime: 1pm Location: Front Gate / Kildare Street side of Leinster House, and along the cycle route National Bike Week is well under way, with hundreds of events taking place all across the country between Saturday 13th May and Sunday 21st … Continue reading Politicians Get on Their Bikes for National Bike Week
Cyclist.ie welcomes the publication of the Climate Action Plan 2023 (CAP23) with Chapter 15 (pages 183-212) dealing with transport. We observe generally that this document is a synthesis of many already-announced government commitments in the sustainable transport domain. However, Cyclist.ie notes and welcomes that CAP23 targets have been revised to meet the higher level of ambition (compared to CAP21), including a 20% reduction in total … Continue reading Climate Action Plan 2023 – Cyclist.ie (Interim) Response
The development of “cycle superhighways” in major cities where there is greatly-curtailed private car use, transport-led housing plans and increasing road charges are recommended in a new report by the Oireachtas Climate Action Committee. Ireland should fundamentally redirect transport policy and apply the internationally recognised “avoid-shift-improve” approach to cutting emissions in the sector, according to its report issued on Thursday. Full article (Irish Times)
Four days to go – every action, tweet and conversation before polling day matters We really need your help getting the One Future demands out into the eyes and ears of voters and candidates – so that our next government know that Irish people want faster fairer climate action.Action: One Future Candidate Pledge We want to flood candidate inboxes with the One Future Pledge. We’re … Continue reading Share One Future Candidate Pledge
Carbon budgets to be required by law Decarbonisation targets for each sector Sale of fossil fuel cars banned by 2030 The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Richard Bruton T.D. today (Monday, 6th of January) published the Draft General Scheme of the Climate Action (Amendment) Bill 2019 and confirmed that it is priority legislation for the Government in the new Dáil term. The Climate … Continue reading Minister Bruton Publishes Draft Scheme of New Climate Law
The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Richard Bruton T.D. today (Thursday the 24th of October) said: The outcome for 2018 as reported by the EPA reinforces the importance of implementing the Climate Action Plan. Ireland has drifted off target and we must implement a decisive policy shift each year, every year. The 2020 Budget has been an important watershed. Earlier this year, the government … Continue reading Minister Bruton on 2018 Greenhouse Gas Emissions