29 October 2020 Failing to adequately consider biodiversity in the Climate Bill could reduce our ability to respond to future climate shocks, the Committee on Climate Action has heard. Professor of Zoology Yvonne Buckley at Trinity College Dublin issued the warning in today’s pre-legislative scrutiny and noted that such shocks Read more…
28 October 2020 Sanctioning government departments for failing to meet their carbon budgets under the new Climate Bill might not be “implementable”, the Chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council said today. Speaking before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action as the Bill goes through its pre-legislative scrutiny, Professor Read more…
27 October 2020 The Climate Bill in its current state cannot be expected to drive necessary emission reductions, the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action was told today. Client Earth Climate Accountability lawyer Jonathan Church provided the assessment in his opening statement, and warned that the Bill as it stands Read more…
30 September 2020 Ireland will fail to meet its EU 2020 climate targets and “huge efforts” will be needed to meet existing 2030 targets, the Climate Change Advisory Council has said. According to its Annual Review 2020, overall national emissions showed no significant change in 2018. There was a 10 Read more…
September 13th, 2018 The policy choices of recent governments have left Ireland “going backwards” in terms of tackling rising emissions, the chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) said yesterday. Speaking before the new Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action, Professor John Fitzgerald warned that we are facing a Read more…
July 25th, 2018 Ireland is well off track to meet both its 2020 or 2030 climate targets or to decarbonise the economy as planned by 2050, the State’s own expert advisory body said today. Launching the Climate Change Advisory Council’s 2018 annual review in Co Dublin this morning, the Council’s Read more…
