climate change

Ireland after the Climate Action Plan: A laggard, a leader, or a middle-manager?

July 11, 2019

KEITH ADAMS (JCFJ) :: Disappointment after realising that the Government's Climate Action Plan promises more than it delivers.

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The Climate Action Plan theologically considered

July 2, 2019

KEVIN HARGADEN :: In spite of the initial positive reception, there are good reasons why enthusiasm for the Government's Climate Action Plan has dampened.

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Legislation not aspiration

June 17, 2019

Dr Ciara Murphy of the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice explains how the just-published Government plan to tackle climate disruption fails us

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Where has it all gone wrong?

December 11, 2018

Catherine Devitt, JCFJ's Environmental Justice Officer, examines why Ireland has such a disastrous reputation on climate change

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Is our future in safe hands?

January 10, 2018

There are over 400,000 young people aged between 18 and 24, in Ireland. Their lives are reflected on from a variety of perspectives in the Jesuit publication, 'Working Notes'

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Going green in Galway spirituality centre

October 10, 2017

There was fruitful discussion in the Galway Jesuit Centre for Spirituality and Culture as people gathered to explore practical responses to climate change

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Ivory towers or places of power?

August 15, 2017

The Irish Centre for Faith and Justice is a participant in a major initiative involving Jesuit universities trying to make an impact on issues of global concern

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Jesuit Centre raises concern over legality of government draft Climate Plan

April 28, 2017

The Centre for Faith and Justice has urged the Government to adhere to the legislative requirements of the Climate and Low Carbon Development Act

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Hopeful sign for climate action

January 27, 2017

The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice has welcomed the government's commitment to phase out fossil fuels through legislation

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Taking stock of the Paris Agreement

December 7, 2016

One year on from Paris Agreement on climate change, Environmental Justice Officer Catherine Devitt reviews progress to date

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