Funny, neither France nor Ireland is serious about protecting marine biodiversity

All but four local roads in Galway will have their speed limits cut to 60km/h connachttribune.ie/all-but-four-l…

A Science paper "reviewed 1500 climate policies around the world, and found only 63 have delivered significant benefits" Great piece by George Monbiot If you want to know how much impact we are having on annual global emissions, the answer is NONE theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Apparently, the Government is unable to enforce its own laws. Almost a third of tenancies in Dublin had rent increases above RPZ limit irishtimes.com/ireland/housin…

How many planning permissions granted >>> and how many builds completed .... on flood plains in Ireland since the Celtic Tiger???

Until the polluter pays ... it pays not to fix all leaks ... and its is getting easier and easier to find the leaks ... Changes Needed ASAP ... these leaks SHOULD BE easy fixes

"Managing perceptions is expensive business. Real money, especially public money, is spent on fake solutions" like perhaps Galway City Council funding Climate Week but ACTIVELY think "Ring Road" -No REAL easy ACTIONs like GREENWAYS #OranmoretoGalwayGREENWAY theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

"That is a constant stream of waste that the lands just can’t cope with. It’s just too much… The overriding problem is the number of farm animals” Great investigation from Noteworthy out this morning on *the* greatest source of raw sewage in Ireland noteworthy.ie/up-manure-cree…

Why has Ireland such a high cost of living? It's not inflation..it's.. Greedflation We can see it all around us From developers charging ever higher house prices, corporate Build to Rent landlords pushing up rents, banks & interest rates, big supermarket chains upping prices

The social licence of the fossil fuel industry must end. The city of the Hague has just outlawed all fossil fuel adverts for petrol and diesel, aviation and cruise ships including on billboards and bus shelters. Ireland's cities should follow suit. theguardian.com/world/2024/sep…

The #Montreal Protocol has failed. The ozone hole is worse than ever! >3 times the size of #Brazil. They thought switching out the chemicals would be enough to maintain business as usual. The new gases are increasing #climate change, which is destroying our protective shield.

Look forward to Citys analysis of all outcomes from #ClimateInspirations Festival_ "feel good" effect to funders + ??. +Important to see full-line by line-disclosure details of Festival budget vrs full Budget of Galway City Climate + Biodiversity Action=Cost Benefit Analysis is?

And no one talks either about the REAL GREENWAYs Galway needs ASAP ... AND the Galway CAN HAVE QUICKLY with POLITICAL ACTION on Climate #OranmoretoGalwayGREENWAY ... Why Not?? ps (not Festivals are not ACTION

Better = 4 stories with Rooftop gardens/outdoor space for building residents

Beef has bigger overall planet-heating impact than any other food... Demand for beef drives deforestation in places like the Amazon rainforest. Cattle release powerful greenhouse gas emissions that heat the planet. “If you want to reduce emissions, it's all about the beef,”

COMPLEXITY-farming practices supported by companies+ US government may not reduce as much climate pollution as claimed=worry: focus on certain regenerative farming practices can distract from solutions that can make faster/deeper cuts in climate pollution npr.org/2024/09/10/g-s…

Learn about Bat Boxes here ... invite Bats into your Garden --- and help keep isect numbers low in your garden ... batconservationireland.org/irish-bats/bat…