Page 2 – community ideas for reducing car dependency

Part 2: Wealth inequality & housing: Blaming the migrants for a homegrown problem?

The question of a tax on extreme wealth comes up now and again in the Irish news cycle but never seems to gain any significant traction. Why is that? One thing we notice is as soon as someone mentions wealth taxes, hoards of people are quick to reply saying Ireland already has a plethora of […]

Projected Make-Up of EU Parliament Circle

European Elections 2024: Environmental Scorecard (Climate Action Network EUROPE)

With the upcoming European and local elections, migration is consistently cited as our biggest issue [1][2][3] but is it actually our greatest problem? Climate change is the single biggest threat to our existence and way of life in all of recorded human history. It is inextricably linked with everything from our life expectancy, food production, […]

We don´t need free public transport, we need a more frequent, more connected service

Transit is deeply deserving of public subsidy because its use produces societal benefits that economists call positive externalities, such as reduced emissions and traffic crashes, while also helping to achieve social goals related to equity. It is entirely appropriate for state, and local governments to provide financial support, particularly in ways that make transit service […]

Why we need more buses on the M50 and why it won´t happen

Whilst the court of public opinion is still out on the need for a complete revolution in terms of urban mobility towards mass scale public transport, the scientists and climate experts weighed in long ago on the need for a modal shift towards public transit. Ireland is going to need to make a complete paradigm […]

What is the Paris Agreement?

The Paris Agreement is an international treaty on climate change that was adopted in 2015. It was adopted by 196 Parties at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris, France, on 12 December 2015. It entered into force on 4 November 2016. [1] The Paris Agreement’s long-term temperature goal is to keep the rise […]

Adding a bus route on Wainsfort Road, Terenure is a good idea, but not as simple as it appears.

Currently Planned BusConnects Network NETWORK MAP SUBMISSION: Park West/Cherry Orchard Train Station – City Centre (via Templeogue) This article was originally posted in December 2020 (amended November 2023). The proposed route is intended to supplement our S5 route proposal for an orbital bus on the R112 Templeville Road from Cherry Orchard/Walkinstown – Blackrock. Proposal:Addition of […]

Call to Action: Support the Beaver Row Cycle Track Donnybrook

Give your views here: https://consultation.dublincity.ie/traffic-and-transport/dodder-scheme-donnybrook-to-clonskeagh/consultation/intro/ Closing Date: 8th of December, 2023 Full info: https://consultation.dublincity.ie/traffic-and-transport/dodder-scheme-donnybrook-to-clonskeagh/ Red section: Segregated one way cycle track Yellow section: Shared two-directional cycle/pedestrain track

Opinion: How Ireland can really help Ukraine in it’s war against Russia

Petroleum products, including crude oil, is the most dominant source by far, accounting for close to half (45.9 per cent) of Ireland’s energy mix in 2020, according to Eurostat. The country has one of the highest rates of oil dependency in the European Union. Most of Ireland’s oil is used in the transport sector, which […]

Calendar 2024: Lá Saoire Poiblí

Date Day Holiday 1 Jan Luan Lá Nollag Beag 5 Feb Luan Lá Fhéile Bríde (Imbolc) 17 Mar Domh Lá Fhéile Pádraig 1 Apr Luan Luan na Cásca 6 May Luan Bealtaine 3 Jun Luan Lá Saoire Bainc (Meithimh) 5 Aug Luan Lúnasa 28 Oct Luan Samhain 25 Dec Chéad Nollag 26 Dec Déard Lá Fhéile Stiofáin […]

10 effective ways to lower your greenhouse gas emissions (Visual)

At an individual level, we are all responsible for our own personal consumption. Any effort by people who are healthy and well to cycle or walk more, turn down the heating, use less electricity will all have beneficial impacts on reducing fossil fuel reliance. Here are some other simple measures people can try to reduce […]