Pressure mounting on forming Government to reject plans for imported fracked gas terminals from 130 groups
Issued in news on April 27, 2020 at 12:24:00.
Pressure mounting on forming Government to reject plans for imported fracked gas terminals from 130 groups
130 national and international groups have today written to all Irish Party leaders requesting them to remove support for fracked gas infrastructure in Ireland. The letter comes as negotiations for Government intensify and requests an explicit policy statement to be included in the next Programme for Government against the development of all new fossil fuel infrastructure in the form of LNG import terminals that could facilitate the entry of unconventional fracked gas into the Irish energy mix.
We're taking to the phones - Join us for Earth Day
Issued in the blog on April 22, 2020 at 12:01:00.
Climate campaigners are taking to the phones for Earth Day today to participate in the online call-a-thon which is supporting people to call their TD's about climate action today between 5-6pm.
FF/FG doc: A strange lack of science in climate section
Issued in the blog on April 15, 2020 at 18:22:00.
Commenting on the the FG / FF framework document, Oisín Coghlan, Director of Friends of the Earth said:
Join the Friends of the Earth Team
Issued in the blog on April 15, 2020 at 16:40:00.
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The movement is strong, our team is growing, and we are doing more campaigning and movement building work than ever before.
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Join us for a webinar on resistance to fossil fuel and mining projects!
Issued in the blog on April 15, 2020 at 14:47:00.
Exploring Challenges & Lessons from the movement at home and abroad
Join us for this webinar on grassroots experiences of resisting and campaigning against mining and fossil fuel industries on Wednesday April 22nd, at 2pm EST / 3pm ART / 7pm GMT / 8pm CET/
Fossil fuel and mineral mining industries are some of the most polluting and most damaging to health in the world, and they are a huge driver of climate change. Communities directly affected by these projects, along with environmental and climate campaigners, have mobilised for decades against these dirty industries. Join Friends of the Earth and Not Here Not Anywhere for this online panel discussion on some of the challenges faced and lessons learned in these grassroots struggles.
What climate campaigners will be looking for in the Fianna Fáil - Fine Gael joint policy document
Issued in news on April 11, 2020 at 15:23:00.
Climate campaigners will be examining the joint policy framework for government Fianna Fail and Fine Gael are sharing with smaller parties with an eye on three big questions and six specific policy areas.
Friends of the Earth will be looking for answers on three overarching questions about the parties' approach to climate change:
1. Do the parties "Unite Behind the Science", and commit to 8% a-year emissions reductions?
2. Will the economic recovery plans reduce emissions or return to business, and pollution, as usual?
3. Is there a new commitment to social dialogue to ensure climate policy has public support?
1. Do the parties "Unite Behind the Science", and commit to 8% a-year emissions reductions?
Confront Climate Emergency with same determination as Covid-19
Issued in news on April 09, 2020 at 16:13:00.
Campaigners call on parties to confront the climate emergency with the same determination as Covid-19
Efforts to reboot the economy must be consistent with, not contradict, Ireland’s climate obligations
The Stop Climate Chaos Coalition [1], has today (Thursday 9th April) formally written to party leaders emphasizing three key principles which the Coalition believes should underpin the policy framework document currently being finalised by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, and the Programme for Government that follows. The campaign group called on the next Government to:
Time to raise our voices
Issued in the blog on April 09, 2020 at 15:00:00.
Fianna Fail and Fine Gael are close to finalizing a joint policy framework as the basis to go into Government together. In the coming days they plan to invite the smaller parties to talk about joining them.
FF and FG are the only parties whose leaders did not sign the One Future pledge for Faster and Fairer Climate Action. The only want to cut emissions by 2% a year when the science says it needs to be at least 8%. We need to bend the emissions curve rapidly, they are content to just nudge it.
Ireland’s Energy Security is at Risk
Issued in news on April 08, 2020 at 14:55:00.
Leaked assessment from Attorney General’s office regarding lack of energy security is misleading and inaccurate, say Stop Climate Chaos
Ireland’s largest climate coalition, Stop Climate Chaos, has today refuted the claim by the Attorney General’s office, reported in last Sunday’s Sunday Times[1] that Ireland’s energy security is at risk unless we invest in more gas infrastructure. According to the Sunday Times article, the undated analysis by the AG stated that the Irish state could incur fines if we are found not to comply with European standards for energy security.
What we can learn about climate action from COVID19
Issued in the blog on April 02, 2020 at 09:57:00.
Guest blog by Dr. Cara Augustenborg,
Co-host of Down To Earth on Newstalk FM and former Chair of Friends of the Earth Ireland
While our planet gets a brief rest from human activity as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, our former Chairperson explores whether anything can be learned from this experience to support future environmental protection. This week, she chatted with her Down to Earth co-host, Ivan Yates, on Newstalk about what lessons we can learn so far and writes about these lessons in our guest blog.
How is the planet responding to coronavirus?
