Introduction: This document is written as a high level background brief to inform discussions of the Citizen’s Assembly. The paper draws on the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – especially the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5), which represents the latest consensus view of the scientific community. These reports are compiled by hundreds of scientists from across the world, who summarise developments and … Continue reading How the State Can Make Ireland a Leader in Tackling Climate Change
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This evidence for the government really doing nothing to mitigate excessive emissions from Transport calls into question its poor provision for every day cycling. Faced with this critique Minister Ross needs to urgently divert funding away from new roads and motorways into cycling infrastructure. Read article
Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions increased by 3.5 % (2.06 Mt CO2 eq) in 2016 with significant increases observed across all the main sectors including: Agriculture emissions increased by 2.7% Transport emissions have increased by 3.7% Energy Industry emissions increased by 6.1% More information
In December 2015, Ireland along with nearly 200 other nations signed up to its commitment to do our full and fair share to ensure carbon emissions are reduced in line with the advice from science so that global warming does not irreversibly destabilise the world’s climate system. Actions, however, speak far louder than words. As data produced today by the Environment Protection Agency confirm, instead … Continue reading EPA Climate Change figures climb again – No political will in sight
RTE An Taisce But also attracts criticism e.g. from Michael Fitzmaurice TD The battle has hardly started!
Ireland and its laggardly response to impending global disaster: Full Submission
Minister Naughten has announced he is bringing Ireland’s first plan to cut climate pollution in 10 years to Cabinet today. Publication of the draft National Mitigation Plan and the launch of a public consultation is expected within days. The new action plan is a successor to the National Climate Change Strategies of April 2007 and October 2000, and the CO2 Abatement Strategy of June 1993. However, Irish greenhouse gas emissions … Continue reading Minister Brings Action Plan on Climate Pollution to Cabinet
Cyclist.ie was disappointed with the near absence of actions to decarbonise transport in Minister Denis Naughten’s first Annual Transition Statement on climate action. Read press release