November 4th, 2017 Political leadership is key to creating the necessary environment to achieve challenging emissions reductions targets and move to a low-carbon society, international experts told the Citizens’ Assembly today. Sitting for the second weekend on the topic of how the Irish State can lead in tackling climate change, Read more…
Novermber 4th, 2017 A complete transformation of the Irish transport sector is vital to ensure a smooth transition to a low-carbon, climate resilient society, the Citizens’ Assembly heard this morning. Sitting for the second weekend on the topic of how the Irish State can lead in tackling climate change, the Read more…
October 1st, 2017 A lack of political will, resources and policy experts is delaying Ireland’s move to a low-carbon society, the Citizens’ Assembly heard this morning. Addressing the Assembly during its session on energy efficiency, Paul Kenny of the Tipperary Energy Agency said that we need community heating and community energy Read more…
October 1st, 2017 In her opening address yesterday morning, the chair of the Citizens’ Assembly, Ms Justice Mary Laffoy, lauded the public’s engagement in the run-up to this weekend’s discussion on how Ireland can lead on tackling climate change. She said that the level of citizen engagement has been “unprecedented Read more…
October 1st, 2017 The government has failed to take concrete action on climate change for over a decade and may face billions of euros in fines, the Citizens’ Assembly has heard. The Assembly sat yesterday for the first time on the topic of how the Irish State can lead in Read more…
September 27th, 2017 The Citizens’ Assembly will hold its first meeting to discuss how the State can make Ireland a leader in tackling climate change this weekend. The Assembly, which was established in 2016, is comprised of 99 randomly selected Irish citizens who consult and make recommendations to Government on Read more…
August 23rd, 2017 The Citizens’ Assembly can help to start a “new national dialogue” on how we tackle climate change, the leader of the Green Party said today. Speaking after the publication of the party’s submission to the Assembly upcoming session on climate change, Deputy Eamon Ryan, TD, said that Read more…
August 15th, 2017 The Citizens’ Assembly has received over 1,200 submissions from the public, as well as environmental and civil society coalitions, farming groups and politicians ahead of its session on tackling climate change. Submission for the topic – ‘How the State can make Ireland a leader in tackling climate change’ Read more…
August 14th, 2017 The Irish Citizens Assembly will be putting deliberative democracy to the test very soon in relation to Ireland’s implementation of environmental policy. The Assembly closed submissions for ‘How the State can make Ireland a leader in tackling climate change’ last Friday. The Environmental Pillar made a detailed Read more…
August 11th, 2017 The Citizens’ Assembly can help turn Ireland from climate laggard to leader by calling for a referendum to give a constitutional right to environmental protection, says the country’s leading environmental coalition. The Environmental Pillar – a coalition of 26 national environmental organisations – outlined its view in Read more…
