This December, the world’s governments will meet in Copenhagen to negotiate and decide a global climate deal. This deal is crucial to avoid climate catastrophe. We must call on the government to deliver a fair and safe deal–a deal that keeps the rise in global temperatures to below 2 degrees Celsius, a deal that supports developing countries in their efforts to cope with the impacts of climate change now and in the future. Saturday 5th of December at 12 noon, thousands of people from all walks of life will flood the streets of Dublin. Read More
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Need a good New Year’s resolution? 10:10 Launches in Ireland
A number of environmental NGOs and Minister John Gormely came together on the steps of the Dail on the 29th of October to launch the first branch of the international campaign 10:10. Founded by film director Franny Armstrong, the 10:10 UK campaign grew from the hit ‘The Age of Stupid’ where Armstrong showed viewers what the world could look like in 2050 if we continued living as we are now. The concept is simple and the ask is not too big: 10% reductions in the UK’s carbon emissions in the year 2010. Irish environmentalists, VOICE included, started to wonder why they couldn’t do the same and soon bumped heads until an Irish version of 10:10 was born. 10:10 plans to go global with the next countries rumoured to sign up after Ireland being Australia and New Zealand.
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