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Is Ireland Ready for a Green New Deal? - 2019 Dónal Nevin Lecture


In the next election, green credentials are going to be near the top of the public debate. Political candidates are conscious that an entire generation – some too young to vote, but well able to pester their parents and grandparents – are tuned in. Never have the stakes been so high, with global...
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Unions and Environmental Organisations have a Common Struggle


The link between union density and fighting climate change The collective challenge we face from human-induced climate change cannot be overstated. Meeting this challenge will require decisive action by countries all over the world. The IPCC's recommendation of a 45% reduction in global emissions...
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No to seasonal clock change


The Interdepartmental Steering Group in relation to the EU proposal to end seasonal clock changes has recommended that Ireland oppose any change to current arrangements. Congress made a submission outlining its view that a harmonised system is critical. The achievements of the successive directives...
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Austria bans glyphosate


Austria bans glyphosate On 2 July 2019, the Austrian parliament approved a complete ban on the use of glyphosate in Austria. At the initiative of the Austrian socialist party, the SPÖ, this new act bans the marketing of any herbicide containing glyphosate as its main agent. This makes Austria the...

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Motion no
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Biennial Delegate Conference 2019
Conference notes the many societal problems across the Island of Ireland; from unemployment, job insecurity, and homelessness, rural isolation to ghettoisation, deprivation, poverty and inequality. This conference agrees that urbanisation and centralisation of...
Adopted

Duty to Defend the Environment

Motion no
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Biennial Delegate Conference 2019
Congress notes that proposals to mine gold in the Sperrin Mountains would cause massive environmental pollution to an area of outstanding natural beauty, and threaten the entire Foyle River system. Congress notes that, rather than create jobs, the proposed...
Adopted
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