Ciarán Cuffe: Global climate action is not just for COP...
Ciarán Cuffe MEP for Dublin YOU MAY BE surprised to learn that the first time the role of fossil fuels in the climate crisis was referenced in a COP agreement was in Glasgow in 2021.
This year at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, the EU and other negotiators want to go further. Progressive countries are calling for a phase-out of all fossil fuels, not just coal . Led by Irish Environment Minister Eamon Ryan, the EU’s Loss and Damage negotiating team yesterday proposed a finance facility to compensate the most vulnerable countries.
Since July 2021, lawmakers in Brussels, including your Irish MEPs and Government representatives, have been in intense negotiations over a suite of new climate laws called the ‘Fit for 55’ package. They are making regular decisions about how we will fulfil our climate commitments. By 2050 with this law, all homes and buildings should be well-insulated, energy efficient, and powered by clean renewable technologies like solar panels and heat pumps with lower fuel bills. The use of oil and gas in home heating and cooling systems will end. The pandemic has taught us the importance of clean air, both in our homes and communities, and a fossil fuel phase-out helps achieve this.
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