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Updated 8pm
THOUSANDS OF EVENTS took place around the world to raise awareness of climate change today – including in Ireland.
A People’s Climate Picnic took place at St Stephen’s Green in Dublin, a family-friendly event organised by Stop Climate Chaos; the Climate Gathering; and People’s Climate Ireland.
This was just one part of a global protest to call on governments to accelerate action on climate change.
Around the world
In the US, heads of state are due to arrive in New York to attend UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s historic Climate Summit, which will take place on Tuesday, 23 September.
In the run up to this, marches, events and rallies are planned to take place in cities across the globe under the one banner: To Change Everything, We Need Everyone.
Today, thousands of people are expected to take part in the People’s Climate March in Manhattan.
There are also events taking place in the UK, Brazil, Russia, Nigeria, Cameroon, Saudi Arabia, and Afghanistan, to name but a few countries.
Here’s a global map where you can find out more.
While the People’s Climate Picnic is about having fun, it is also about raising awareness about climate change issues, in an effort to send the message to Taoiseach Enda Kenny that people in Ireland care about climate change.
The Taoiseach will be one of the 120+ world leaders attending the UN summit, where he will announce measures that Ireland will be taking to address climate change.
Last Wednesday, the Climate Action Bill was put as a top priority on the Government’s legislative programme when it returned after summer break.
Ciara Kirrane, Coordinator at Stop Climate Chaos, said:
This level of prioritisation of climate change, both at home and internationally, is long overdue. By placing the Climate Bill on the A list the government is signalling its intention to enact climate legislation before the end of 2014. The Taoiseach is on the record as saying this is his hope, and we are calling on him to commit to that deadline at the Climate Summit on Tuesday.
She added that Stop Climate Chaos is also calling on the Taoiseach to include the principle of ‘climate justice’ in the bill.
She explained: “Climate justice is about recognising the responsibility developed countries, like Ireland, have to those who are on the frontline of climate change in vulnerable communities around the world.”
The coalition are also calling for the establishment of a Climate Justice Fund. They say this would be used to provide Ireland’s share of the international finance promised to help poorer countries cope with and contain climate change.
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Information is power. These companies are now more powerful than states.
It concerns me when IBM Computers owns a company like G4S and G4S is bidding to buy Police forces in the Uk.
So what is law.?
Is law a profit making exercise.?
Is policing interested in a community or is that just naive.
Is police only interested in collected intelligence / data , issuing fines, and protecting corporate interest under the guise of health safety and well being.
Well my research to date leads me to say that the police forces of the world are only about protecting vested interests .
good news for Leitrim and Roscommon right?
This Internet is doing my head in !
Well don’t go on it then
I look forward to the day my boss can go to my google+ page and observe me live on the drone cam, stretched out in my back garden with a flagon of linden village and a bag of tayto when I am meant to be at the office.
I’m happier it is in the hands of Google and not Facebook. Google have a culture of making the world better and simpler and where possible providing products for free.
Yeah, they really have our interests at heart, god bless them.
This latest one is just what humanity has been crying out for……
http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/14/google-patents-tiny-cameras-embedded-in-contact-lenses/
They’re watching YOU !
Google have drones!, there’s no way we’re gonna get more tax off them now.
This will help them find MH370
Google are buying up a lot of tech companys lately, I can’t wait to see what they come out with.
Jesus, Muhammad, and the Buddha were holding a seminar on religion. In turn they asked each other the same question. “Why are most of our people so unhappy with their lives?” They debated, and came to this conclusion. People were seeking the Holy Grail through.. Money, luxury, and affluence. However, this only gives a quick fix before a downer sets in. Then, they were each given a piece of paper on which to write where they thought the Holy Grail was hidden.
When they checked, they each had the same answer.
“The Holy Grail lays hidden inside everybody’s heart. Alas, the last place anyone looks!”
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