Senator Alice-Mary Higgins’ leads debate on data protection in Seanad
Proposed amendments would directly address loopholes which could be exploited by companies like Cambridge Analytica.
Ireland’s first two Carbon Budgets as currently proposed are not ambitious enough. They don’t match up to either UN standards or the promises in the programme for government, they don’t deliver climate justice and there are potential loopholes and accountancy tricks like ‘forward counting’ which need to be taken off the table. However, the budgets are not yet finalised and there is still a chance to improve them if we act fast – I encourage everyone to speak up in the public consultation before it closes on February 8th.
Here is the link to the public consultation:
https://www.gov.ie/en/consulta...
and these are some of the most urgent points I will be making:
The Size of the Carbon Budgets
To be consistent with the UNEP “average per annum reduction of 7.6%” the proposed carbon budgets of 495 MtCO2eq budgets should be reduced by about 41 MtC02eq – to a total of 454 MtCO2eq
Forward Counting:
The Balance Between the Two Budgets
Common but Differentiated Responsibilities and Climate Justice:
The 2030-2035 Carbon Budget must deliver on climate justice and be consistent with Paris principles of equity, common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capacities. A review of the 2026 – 2030 carbon budget should also be scheduled to address these issues
Proposed amendments would directly address loopholes which could be exploited by companies like Cambridge Analytica.
Senator Alice-Mary Higgins today, 14 February, lodged her nomination papers to seek re-election to the next Seanad on the National University of Ireland (NUI) panel.