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Submission on the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020. Joan Collins TD, Catherine Connolly TD, Thomas Pringle TD.

Introduction: Climate Justice, and why it should be the basis of the Bill Before proposing specific amendments, we wish to outline the key issues which underlie them. For us, the biggest single problem with the Bill is that it does

Submission on the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020. Joan Collins TD, Catherine Connolly TD, Thomas Pringle TD. Read More »

[1] This definition is more explicit than that set out in the Scottish legislation or that of the Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice (below), because it describes the inequalities associated with climate change, and provides more guidance on how they should be tackled.

“Climate justice links human rights and development to achieve a human-centred approach, safeguarding the rights of the most vulnerable people and sharing the burdens and benefits of climate change and its impacts equitably and fairly. Climate justice is informed by

[1] This definition is more explicit than that set out in the Scottish legislation or that of the Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice (below), because it describes the inequalities associated with climate change, and provides more guidance on how they should be tackled. Read More »