Unite 4 Our Planet: Can an integrated approach tackle climate change?

national | environment | event notice Thursday January 24, 2008 17:38 by claire - labour

Global warming cannot be compartmentalised into one or two neat departments at Government level. If we are to make meaningful cuts in our greenhouse gas emissions, we need a whole-of-government approach, with joined up policies from the Departments of Transport, Agriculture, Energy and the Environment.

We are hosting a forum which aims to address these questions, and to progress the debate on climate change

This meeting will take place on Saturday, February 9th from 10.30-3.30pm Mansion House, Dawson Street,Dublin 2

The Labour Party spokespersons Tommy Broughan (Transport), Liz McManus (Energy), Sean Sherlock (Agriculture) and Joanna Tuffy (Environment and Climate Change) will all make a contribution to the forum.

Guest speakers will include

· Oisin Coughlan - Director, Friends of the Earth

Brendan Halligan, Chair,Sustainable Energy Ireland

· Pat Finnegan - Grian (Greenhouse Ireland Action Network)

· Professor John Sweeney - Department of Geography, NUI Maynooth

If you would like to attend this event, then please confirm in advance by contacting campaigns@labour.ie or contact Cathy Flanagan at 01.6784715