Mary was invited to take a short trip on the first Hydrogen fueled bus launched by the NTA. The three hydrogen fuel cell buses enter public service on Monday July 19th. Bus Éireann published its first sustainability strategy in May, their target is to halve GHG emissions while increasing passenger numbers by 30% by 2030. …
Category: Climate
Climate Action Bill 2021
After years of campaigning for Climate Action Mary welcomes the publication of the historic Climate Action & Low Carbon Development Bill 2021. The Bill introduces legally binding environmental targets to reduce carbon emissions by 51% by 2030, protect our Bio-Diversity, transition to a low carbon economy and achieve net zero emissions by 2050. The Bill…
Wind Energy
Mary was pleased to receive a briefing from Irish Wind Energy Association and congratulates the more than 4,000 workers who have made Ireland #1 for on shore wind energy generation in the world. Ireland generated 30% of its electricity from on-shore wind farms in 2018. This wind energy allowed Ireland avoid €432m in foreign fossil…
Climate Action
Mary welcomes the judgement of the Supreme Court that the National Mitigation Plan fails to comply with the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 because it does not set out how the decarbonising Irish Society will be achieved. Mary congratulates Friends of the Irish Environment for taking this important case which Mary was…
Climate action
Senator Mary Fitzpatrick has long been advocate for government action to mitigate against global warming and was proud to lead Fianna Fáil’s support in the Seanad for important legislation to address the Climate Change. The bill (offically, the National Oil Reserves Agency (Amendment) and Provision of Central Treasury Services Bill 2020) will put the Climate…
Dublin City Mobility
Dublin City Council is proposing to introduce temporary changes to roads, paths and public spaces to allow for safe social distancing, a tripling of cycling, doubling of walking, efficient public bus service and private vehicle traffic in the city. You can read the full proposal HERE. The proposed road lay-out changes aim to : Allow for…
Not Here Not Anywhere
Like most people Mary tries to be environmentally responsible. Click HERE for more on how she does her bit and the priorities she would set in government. But all our individual efforts alone are not going to protect our bio-diversity or save our environment and the longer Government delays action on Climate change the more…
Drumcondra Road Trees
Dublin City Council are undertaking greening improvement work on the central median on Drumcondra Road Lower and Dorset Street. Before the works commenced 21 of the 22 trees on Drumcondra Road Lower were dead. The works will remove the dead trees and hard surfaces and introduce new trees and ground planting. The new trees will…
#Climatestrike
Well done to planet earth’s next generation for the fantastic turnout at yesterday’s #climatestrike. An estimated 20,000 people marched on government buildings in Dublin. Mary is proud to be part of the millions of young people and adults all over the world calling on governments to take the radical action now!
Climate Case Ireland
Yesterday September 19th, Friends of the Irish Environment lost its case arguing that Ireland needs to do more on climate change. Ireland’s High Court sided with the government on all three grounds, ruling that the current National Mitigation Plan is lawful. This legal action was the first case in Ireland in which citizens sought to…