Catherine Devitt

Jesuit Centre: Ireland’s climate targets too lenient

August 3, 2016

Catherine Devitt, JCFJ Environmental Officer, says the Government's negotiations for lax climate targets amounts to a missed opportunity for real environmental progress.

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Cut the carbon emissions

July 19, 2016

Mary Robinson’s visit to Ethiopia reminds us that we cannot ignore the need for urgent action on climate change here at home, says Catherine Devitt of the JCFJ

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Reducing emissions is our moral responsibility

July 13, 2016

Catherine Devitt :: Mary Robinson’s visit to Ethiopia reminds us that we cannot ignore the need for urgent action on climate change here at home.

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Laudato Si: How does the encyclical speak to an Irish context?

June 22, 2016

Catherine Devitt :: While Laudato Si’ generated much momentum in the last year; we urgently need to forge ahead to translate its vision into reality, particularly at a political and...

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Caring for Our Common Home: The Jesuit Response

April 13, 2016

Jesuits and colleagues met recently to discuss how best the Jesuit Province in Ireland could respond to the urgent problem of climate change and environmental degradation.

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Assessing the Paris Agreement

December 21, 2015

The Paris Agreement has been hailed as a huge step forward in caring for the earth. Catherine Devitt, environmental justice officer with the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice, casts...

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JCFJ’s new Environmental Justice Officer

October 14, 2015

Catherine Devitt has taken up the new position of Environmental Justice Officer with the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice so that environmental justice issues might be better fostered through...

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