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Climate change hasn’t gone away and this year the Irish Government will make crucial decisions about how it will tackle climate change, now and into the future. Our Government has committed to a passing a Climate Change Bill by the end of 2010, including binding targets for reducing our carbon emissions.

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The 15th Convergence Festival started yesterday May 26th and runs until Tuesday the 1st of June. It is run by The Village Project in Cloughjordan, Cultivate,  Transition Ireland and many more and it features talks, conferences, workshops and world café discussions on how urban and rural communities can adapt and thrive in these uncertain times. This festival brings together people from a wide variety of sectors to strategise on how we develop the resilience of our communities. The events explore new ideas for going ‘green’, demonstrating local food growing projects, and best practices in reducing our fossil energy use and carbon emissions. There will also be opportunities to learn from the global South and from innovative Irish and international initiatives. Discussions will be hosted on energy smart communities, smart grids, smart transport systems, energy efficiency, carbon reduction and community energy supply. The festival will also explore how sustainable regeneration, energy descent, the green economy, low carbon cities, and transition towns can all contribute to the development of local resilience and community based livelihoods and jobs.

For more see Cultivate’s website and for the full schedule for the festival click here.

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

Today, April 22nd, is Earth Day which is, quite obviously, a day of celebration for ..the Earth! The Earth Day Network was founded 40 years ago on the premise that all people, regardless of race, gender, income, or geography, have a moral right to a healthy, sustainable environment. ‘Our mission is to broaden and diversify the environmental movement worldwide, and to mobilize it as the most effective vehicle for promoting a healthy, sustainable environment. We pursue our mission through a combination of education, public policy, and activism campaigns.’ Read the rest of this entry »