Stop Climate Chaos laments the fact that the climate bill is among the many victims of recent political developments. It hopes that the next government will take up the issue of climate legislation as a priority.Eco Congregation Ireland is an active member of Stop Climate Chaos – a coalition of Irish environmental, youth, development and faith-based organisations working together to prevent runaway climate change.
‘Climate change is not going away; the new government will have to pick up the issue of climate legislation as a matter of priority’, said Cliona Sharkey from Trócaire. ‘People in Ireland have woken up to sustainability. If the current crisis has taught us anything, it’s that the attitude that business as usual can go on forever is a recipe for disaster’.
‘The Irish people must be provided with the space and the mechanism to decide how we want to address climate change. The efforts of well-oiled interest groups over the last weeks to undermine climate legislation by painting the proposed bill as detrimental to Ireland’s recovery are not only disingenuous, they are dangerous’, said Molly Walsh of Friends of the Earth.
nal investment. Otherwise we risk being left behind in an outdated and declining model’, said Molly.Stop Climate Chaos coalition members are making submissions to the public consultation which remains open until Friday, January 28th, 2011.