In a year where the ESB has been rightfully honoured for the Ardnacrusha scheme, which is deemed a milestone in engineering history it is very important that we match the vision of our founding fathers at the beginning of our state. Currently we appear to be following a generic energy policy which could with perhaps the exception of the peat stations be identical to any other developed country. It has nothing to do with Ireland and copies the policies of countries with large existing fossil fuel industries. Ireland is among the few developed countries which are still building its infrastructure …
Local sustainability – the problems, practicalities and possibilities
Presented by
Anne Behan,
Environmental Consultant
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Any initiative to promote sustainability must relate to people. People must be able to identify with the theory and practical application of sustainability because its success or failure will ultimately depend on the willingness of people to adopt its principles. It is essential that a true understanding of sustainability is promoted from the outset of any project. It must be presented as an integrated package of economic, environmental and social best practice.…
Ireland’s Transition to Renewable Energy: October 2002 conference
Date: October 30 to November 2 2002
Venue: Tipperary Institute, Thurles, Co Tipperary
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2002 Feasta Annual Lecture: People First – Justice in a Global Economy – Stan Thekaekara
Feasta Lecture 2002 “PEOPLE FIRST – Justice in a Global Economy” – Stan Thekaekara
Date: October 8-10 2002
Venue: Dublin, Galway and Cork
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FEASTA WSSD REPORT
| This report comments on Ireland’s progress towards becoming sustainable since the Rio Earth Summit in 1992 in preparation for the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD).
The full text can be found below or downloaded as a PDF Version |
Critique of Part V of the 2000 Planning and Development Act (in Ireland)
September 2002
It can happen that, while concentrating on one area of concern in a piece of legislation, the Government fails to recognise the impact on or relationship to others. This is the case with Part V of the 2000 Act which has laudable aims of addressing social exclusion and housing affordability but which has overlooked important economic and environmental considerations and has failed to consider its very different impact on rural versus urban areas. The following paper examines and critiques Part V of the 2000 Act under Feasta’s focus of sustainability using environmental, economic and social criteria. …
