Stop Climate Chaos calls on the European People’s Party for stronger action on climate change

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PRESS RELEASE

Thursday, 6th March 2014

As Dublin today plays host to the European People’s Party congress, Stop Climate Chaos is calling on the leaders of some of Europe’s most powerful countries to strengthen European action on climate change. The coalition is calling on delegates, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European Commission President José Manuel Barroso, to increase the ambition of the European Commission’s 2030 Climate and Energy Framework proposal. Continue reading “Stop Climate Chaos calls on the European People’s Party for stronger action on climate change” →

Coalition says EU has rolled back on its climate leadership

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Stop Climate Chaos is deeply disappointed with the unambitious white paper released by the European Commission today on the EU’s 2030 climate and energy framework. With low targets for greenhouse gas emission reductions and renewable energy, and a non-binding target for energy efficiency, the paper is a very disappointing and significant roll-back on the climate leadership previously demonstrated by the EU.

The White Paper proposes a 40% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, a target Stop Climate Chaos argues is inadequate to contain global temperature increases. Ciara Kirrane, Coordinator of Stop Climate Chaos, said today ‘This proposal is not in line with science, and what is actually needed to meet the challenge of climate change. NGOs across Europe are calling for a greenhouse gas emission reduction target of at least 55%. If ambition is not raised, the EU’s international pledge to stay below 2 degrees of global warming is all but impossible’. Continue reading “Coalition says EU has rolled back on its climate leadership” →

Is Labour about to cave on Climate Change Bill?

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Press Release from Friends of the Earth

Hogan’s Bill with no targets and no independent council going to Cabinet today 

Friends of the Earth has reacted with astonishment to media reports that Minister Hogan is bringing a Climate Change Bill to Cabinet today (Tuesday) with no targets and no independent advisory council. The environmental campaigning organisation expressed its disbelief that Labour ministers would sign-off on a Bill that was so far removed from the Bill the party developed and championed in the last Dáil.

Commenting on developments, Oisin Coghlan, Friends of the Earth Director, said:

“A Climate Change Bill with no targets and no independent advisory council is simply pointless. What’s more, Labour ministers know that.

“Just four years ago Eamon Gilmore and Pat Rabbitte launched a Labour Climate Bill with long-term and interim targets, an independent advisory council and which made the Taoiseach responsible for climate policy. Are Labour ministers really going to sign-up now for a Bill with none of those elements?” Continue reading “Is Labour about to cave on Climate Change Bill?” →