Climate change is the greatest environmental challenge we have ever faced. We all contribute to it and are all affected by it, but we can also work together within our communities to combat it, today. Our leaflet outlines what steps communities and individuals can take to combat climate change. Click link below to read our [...]
PRESS RELEASE: Phil Hogan reveals true colours by delaying Climate Bill The Environmental Pillar of Social Partnership expressed disappointment at today’s announcement by the Minister for the Environment, Phil Hogan, that a Climate Change Bill is not a priority. This represents a significant backtrack on the Government’s commitment to deliver climate change legislation by 2012. [...]
Below is an article from the Guardian detailing the International Energy Agency’s unpublished findings that carbon emissions rose by a record amount last year. As a consequence, aims to prevent global temperatures from rising by 2 degrees Celsius are likely to be just “a nice Utopia”, according to Fatih Birol, chief economist of the IEA. [...]
VOICE has just made its submission in response to the consultation on the Climate Change Response Bill 2010. Now it’s your turn. Have your say on Climate legislation by using our submission as a guide. Or if you only have 30 seconds to spare, click here to submit your personal submission. Tweet Tweet
Interesting in seeing democracy in action? The Climate Change Response Bill 2010 is being debated in the Seanad tomorrow (Thursday 13th) at 11am and we’re hoping to pack the public gallery with supporters of the Bill. You will need to contact your Senator to get your name put on the list. If you need help [...]
Irish businesses put pressure on the Taoiseach to make a move on climate policy.
A massive thank you to everyone who came to the Stop Climate Chaos Mass Lobby in Buswells on the 2nd of June. Thanks to your efforts the number of TDs who have signed our Climate Commitment is now at 80. We only need three more TDs to sign before we have a majority. Please [...]
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 [...]
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. Tweet Tweet
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 [...]
Next Wednesday the 21st of April there will be an interesting conference from 9-4pm on climate change at the Riverside Park Hotel, Enniscorthy. Guest speakers include John Sweeney from NUI Maynooth , Dr. Conor Murphy from NUI Maynooth, Frank Convery from Comhar and NUID- UCD and Mary Kelly from the EPA. Environmental organisations , businesses [...]
Two 8 foot tall, blinking, walking, talking and dancing Polar Bears set off yesterday January 20th from Dublin Zoo to encourage the people of Ireland to reduce their carbon emissions by 10% in 2010. The bears were waved goodbye by Dublin Zoo Director, Leo Oosterweghel and 10:10’s campaign’s manager, John Hesnan. Charles Stanley-Smith, An Taisce, Ciara [...]
As environment ministers from the UN’s 193 member countries meet at the Bella Center in Copenhagen this week, Irish environmentalists await a fair and safe climate change agreement. This meeting is called a Conference of the Parties (COP) and is held annually. This year’s conference commenced December 7, 2009 and will end on December 18, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
