Dublin - Event Notice
Thursday January 01 1970
Thursday January 01 1970
3% a year - How will Ireland cut climate change emissions? Free debate between TDs
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Tuesday January 22, 2008 10:07
by Paddy K2
Tuesday 29th January, 8pm, Cultivate Centre, Essex St. West, Temple Bar, Dublin 8.
Elected representatives of all the political parties in the Oireachtas will debate how to deliver the commitment in the Programme for Government to cut Ireland's climate-changing emissions by 3 per cent a year on average.
The speakers are Simon Coveney, TD, Fine Gael spokesperson on energy; Bairbre de Brun, MEP, Sinn Fein; Tony Killeen TD, Fianna Fail Minister of State with responsibility for environment and energy; Senator Fiona O'Malley, PD spokesperson on energy; Eamon Ryan, Green Party Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources; Joanna Tuffy, TD, Labour spokesperson on environment.
The debate will be chaired by architect and broadcaster, Duncan Stewart. Admission is free. The event is organized by the grassroots group, People Against Climate Change. For information contact Simon Phelan on 086-3150153.
Comments (2 of 2)
Jump To Comment: 1 2Ireland's commitment to cutting emissions is quite clear to see: Minister Gormley- build a great big incinerator (the first of many) and push another motorway through (commuters need it to get the jobs they are going to lose in the recession) and tell people they have to change the lightbulbs in their houses.
Minister Sargent- do absolutely nothing about food or agriculture (the farmers are scary), and Minister Ryan -build a huge complex of gas and oil refineries in Mayo, a few more fossil-fuel burning power stations, lots of support for the energy companies, and give some tiny amount of money to research wave power. The Power of One! Stop Climate Chaos! Burn Vegetable Oil! Support the government! Vote Green!
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