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Ireland’s Climate Action Plan has a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 51% by 2030 and becoming climate neutral no later than 2050. Here at Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment we are taking climate action. Read about the steps we have taken to respond to the climate crisis in our Climate Action Roadmap. 👉 https://lnkd.in/euuKr2Ge #ReduceYourUse #ClimateAction

What communities get from carbon offset projects… is often trouble ❌ Our climate justice researcher Joanna Cabello explains 3 harmful impacts👇 For evidence and case studies, head over to the blog: https://lnkd.in/eDHwK9gf #CarbonOffsets #CarbonCredits #CarbonMarket #VoluntaryCarbonMarket #Greenwashing #IndigenousPeoples #IndigenousRights #LandRights

🌎 As world leaders gather in Colombia to discuss how to protect the world's remaining - yet rapidly dwindling - biodiversity and nature, one thing is becoming increasingly clear: allowing big polluters to continue to pollute and get away with it simply by "offsetting" their pollution using carbon or biodiversity offsets is NOT the solution 🚫🔥 💡 This short video is the latest in our myth-busting series on carbon offsetting. My SOMO colleague Joanna Cabello busts the myth that local communities benefit from offsetting projects, explaining the myriad ways they are harmed and deceived. Check it out! 👇

If you are interested in water solutions, climate action or advanced tech, why not sign up to my newsletter Losing it (water, not my head!). Tell me what you think we should cover in an epic month featuring both the US election and COP29. https://lnkd.in/dtj2aVAF Starters for 10: Are vulnerable island states right to avoid COP in protest at large state inaction and unfulfilled promises? Do we need to hold our nose at fossil fuel lobbying – at least during the transition? Not my views, just wondering what you think. #WaterScarcity #WaterResilience #Sustainability #ClimateAction #WaterInnovation

How might the next UK government navigate the growing backlash to climate friendly policies? A new report from the Sustainable Consumption Institute (with our own Matthew Lockwood among the co-authors!) provides some useful insights into the pressures each of the UK's main parties might face, and how they might react to them. Check it out below! 👇 https://lnkd.in/eGFczCfd #climatechange #policyresearch #energypolicy #netzero #justtransition #greenindustrialstrategy

If you think carbon offsetting is always a good thing (I did), check out this post. There appear to be a lot of issues around that. Good that SOMO is addressing these negative impacts on local communities.

Hey everyone, have you noticed it's getting warmer each day? The truth is, it is, and we need to take action before the climate change problem worsens.I am attending 1.5°C Global Environmental Conference. Introducing CAN 1.5, a guide to understanding how to curb excessive CO2 emissions in our environment and why addressing this issue is of utmost importance. #MehranUniversityOfEngineeringAndTechnologyJamshoro #ClimateAction

The Hague have become the first city in the world to install legislation which bans marketing of fossil fuels, in a striking example of a move to tackle climate change. This article from The Optimist Daily explains the move and hopes that the Hague's example will encourage other cities around the world to enact similar laws.    We think it's a very positive thing indeed, what do you think and who do you think will be next?  https://lnkd.in/excGHJRB    #NetZeroUK #energyequity #climatechage #optimistdaily