Climate Change Campaign

Currently working its way through the Irish legislative system is an Irish Climate Change Bill that has the potential to be one of the strongest of its kind in the world. The importance of such a bill cannot be understated, the sooner real change is cemented into law, the sooner Ireland can lead the way as a country devoted to curbing climate change. The Framework for the Climate Change Bill 2010 written by Minister John Gormley has already been released. With the Heads of Bill just around the corner the Irish Climate Change Bill of 2010 has the chance to be passed into law by the end of the year, just in time for the next UN Conference on Climate Change in Mexico in November. (more…)

VOICE is calling on all supporters to help us lobby for a strong Irish climate bill. The first draft of the climate change bill is nearing completion and could be published in the coming weeks. However, we’re very concerned that the proposed law will have too many loopholes and shortcomings. We’re joining forces with our allies in the Stop Climate Chaos coalition to launch a mass lobby of TDs on Wednesday June 2nd in Buswells Hotel, opposite the Dáil in Dublin. And we need you to make it happen. Now that the draft climate law is about to be published this is the time when rank and file TDs will be seriously engaging with it for the first time. Now is the moment to press them to make it a strong law we can all be proud of. And we know they listen to their constituents rather more than they listen to us! Don’t worry if you’ve never spoken to your TD before. Buswells will be full of staff and supporters of the various organizations in Stop Climate Chaos. Groups of us will meet our TDs together and you’ll get an action pack with all you need to know beforehand. For more see the Stop Climate Chaos website to take action and send an email invite to your TDS: http://www.stopclimatechaos.ie/takeaction/

See leaflet here : TIME TO ACT