On the 2nd of June, Friends of the Earth Ireland, as part of the Stop Climate Chaos coalition, took part in a mass lobby on climate change today.
Friends of the Earth members and supporters from all over the country came to a venue close to the Dáil (the Irish Parliament) to meet with their Members of Parliament. They asked them to commit to support a strong climate law in the Dáil, when the Bill comes before them this autumn.
Over 70 members of parliament signed the climate commitment. Disappointingly, Environment Minister John Gormley signed the Climate Commitment only after scribbling out the words, “not by buying carbon offset credits”. While it is good to have support on the other points from him, Friends of the Earth Ireland is not happy that the Minister thinks it’s ok to buy our way out of the problem instead of reducing emissions at home in Ireland.
