Unprecedented cross-party support for Stop Climate Chaos Call to Action

Photo (Helen Cantrell): Labour Party Leader Eamonn Gilmore talks to local constituents from Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown.

On November 13th at Buswells Hotel over 90 TDs and Senators from across the political spectrum met their local constituents and Stop Climate Chaos supporters to discuss climate change and measures that must be taken to address it. Constituents from across Ireland urged their local TDs to support and implement the Stop Climate Chaos Call to Action.

Over 70 TD's in attendance signed the Call to Action, highlighting the growing political consensus that the Ireland must urgently reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by an average of three percent a year and enact legislation to underpin climate change policy. A commitment was also made by TDs to support developing countries to cope with the impacts of climate change that we have already caused.

Today's turn out at the 'Carbon Date' event and the unprecedented cross party support for the Stop Climate Chaos Call To Action will provide a platform for Ireland to do its fair share to combat climate change.

Among the signatories to the Call to Action were Fianna Fáil TDs Sean Fleming, Michael Ahern, Dara Calleary and Tony Killeen. Fine Gael TDs pledging their support today included Richard Bruton, Sean Barrett, Phil Hogan and Simon Coveney. Labour party TDs who pledged their support include the party leader Eamonn Gilmore, Pat Rabbite and Liz McManus. Others signatories included Green Party TDs Ciaran Cuffe and Mary White, Sinn Fein TDs Aengus Ó Snodaigh and Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, Independent TDs Finian McGrath and Tony Gregory and PD Senator Fiona O'Malley. The full list of those who signed, constituency by constituency, will be published shortly.

Photo: Fianna Fail TD Sean Fleming signing the Stop Climate Chaos Call to Action