The Network of National Environmental Organisations
This is not how it was supposed to end. Internationally, this decade was supposed to give us a comprehensive global treaty to contain climate change. In Ireland, some of us allowed ourselves hope a soft-landing for the Celtic Tiger would herald a “post-materialist” era where environmental and social considerations where given as much weight as economic ones in policy-making. Instead, the Copenhagen climate talks ended in confusion and recrimination and in Ireland the economic crash [...]
Washington DC has become the latest US city to impose a levy not only on plastic bags but on paper carrier bags as well. The US Capital city follows successful legislation in Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles, and San Francisco as more than 20 bag taxes have been proposed across American cities in the past year. In a letter to the Minister, FIE points out that international studies that show that paper carrier bags should be [...]
A number of IEN members are working together on plannning issues.
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A number of IEN members are working together on Biodiversity issues.
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