Posts in the "Lima" category
Reflecting on the Programme for Government 2020
Posted on August 04, 2020 by Oisín Coghlan
The Programme for Government was a hot topic when it was published in June. It generated much discussion and debate among many in the climate movement. With that in mind, we’d like to share a few thoughts on Friends of the Earth’s approach to evaluating the Programme for Government 2020.
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PfG Your questions answered
Posted on July 01, 2020 by Friends of the Earth
In advance of our webinar on the Programme for Government (June 23rd), we asked our supporters to submit questions about the proposed Programme that we could put to our panellists. We received over 300 questions, which were grouped into topics that then formed the basis of our webinar discussion. Unfortunately, we didn’t get time during the webinar to address every question or topic, but here is a flavour of what issues did come up, and what was particularly important for our supporters to have more information on.
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Catching up on Climate
Posted on June 17, 2020 by Catherine Devitt
Following the general election this year, Friends of the Earth have been hosting TD call-a-thons with people from across the country. Calling TDs is a really effective way for constituents to communicate their concerns to their political representatives, and influence them to take action.
Engaging with TDs can be intimidating, it can be hard to muster up the courage to do this alone. That’s why we decided to bring people together!
Each online call-a-thon involved a quick briefing on the issues to discuss with TDs and space for people to ask questions to our climate policy experts. Then everyone called their TDs. Together we contacted almost every TD in Ireland - and many more than once!
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Join a Regional TD Calling Party!
Posted on May 27, 2020 by Meaghan Carmody
The next week is crucial for the climate.
Three parties are currently negotiating what's called a 'Programme for Government', and we need to do whatever we can to make sure this is as strong as possible. For people, and for the planet.
Can you join a Regional TD Call-a-Thon before June 5th, World Environment Day?
We think the following is a solid strategy for making an impact!
- We know that when constituents speak to their TDs, TDs listen.
- We also know that a stumbling block in talks is the notion that the desire for strong faster and fairer climate action doesn't come from all age groups and localities around the country.
- What's more, we know that the TDs currently negotiating care about their image in the media.
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Watch it back - Women Resisting Climate Change in the Global South - Webinar
Posted on May 27, 2020 by Meaghan Carmody
If you missed it, don't worry. We're recording all of our webinars so you can watch them in your own time.
Watch the webinar here at the link, or in the video below:
This webinar was co-organised by the Galway Feminist Collective and Friends of the Earth Ireland.
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Watch it Back - Agriculture's Contribution to Climate Action Webinar
Posted on May 17, 2020 by Oisín Coghlan
Ireland needs the agriculture sector to make a real contribution to emissions reduction if we are going to do anything like our fair share to contain climate breakdown and fulfil the Paris Agreement.
But how much? And how? This debate can be fraught with confusing scientific information and no little spinning. Well, we're here to try and untangle it for you.
Watch our recent webinar on What Contribution can Agriculture make to Climate Action where were joined by our policy expert Sadhbh O'Neill to explain what's going on, along with Oonagh Duggan of BirdWatch Ireland and Ailbhe Gerrard of Brookfield Farm.
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Webinar: Women Resisting Climate Change in the Global South
Posted on May 12, 2020 by Meaghan Carmody
Join this webinar co-organised by the Galway Feminist Collective and Friends of the Earth Ireland to discuss these issues, on Wednesday May 20th at 7pm Irish time/1pm CST/2pm EST/8pm CET.
As the world grapples with the challenges posed by climate change, there is increasing awareness in the Global North that communities from the Global South will be most impacted by the effects of climate change. We increasingly recognise that those same communities are often on the front line of resistance to extractive projects that threaten the environment and exacerbate the impact of climate change, particularly: mining, mass hydroelectric infrastructure and biofuels. Women across these communities often put their safety, freedom, livelihoods and lives on the line to protect the environment and Mother Earth.
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Watch it back - Webinar on 7% Emissions Reduction
Posted on May 01, 2020 by Oisín Coghlan
If you missed last night's webinar 'Why is everyone talking about 7% and what does it mean?' - fear not, you can watch the recording below!
Invite your TD to join you for a cup of tea online, and a briefing on Climate Action. We'll provide the Zoom, and the experts, you bring your TD and your Tea, and we'll talk about what's important for climate action for the next Government. Click here to join this action!
Politicians looking to form a government are focused on the idea of 7% emissions reduction. But what does this number really mean and what are climate campaigners saying about it?
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7 things you should know about the 7% emissions reduction rate everyone is talking about
Posted on April 30, 2020 by Oisín Coghlan
Join this webinar this evening to find out more. The panel includes Prof John Sweenet, Dr Cara Augustenborg and Sadhbh O'Neill. Meantime, here's my 7 things to know about 7%.
1. It’s grounded in science and backed by the UN
Every year the United Nations Environment Programme publishes an “emissions gap” report, which analyses the gap between how much countries are planning to cut emissions and what is required to keep global heating to 1.5C, the goal of the Paris Agreement.
Last November the main headline from the UNEP Emissions Gap report was that we need to “cut global emissions by 7.6 percent every year for the next decade to meet 1.5°C Paris target”.
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Why is everyone talking about 7%?
Posted on April 29, 2020 by Oisín Coghlan
Join this webinar at 5pm Thursday April 30th to find out...
Why is everyone talking about 7% and what does it mean?
Friends of the Earth and Stop Climate Chaos Policy Advisor, Sadhbh O'Neill, will be joined by climate scientist Professor John Sweeney at 5pm tomorrow to help us break down what's going on with Government negotiations and climate action demands.
Register here at the link.
Things are moving fast in government negotiations and it can be hard to keep up. The news is full of the need of 7% emissions reduction target. But what does that actually mean?
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