A landmark report reveals that Ireland's climate policies are exacerbating inequalities for women and marginalised groups, including Travellers, disabled individuals, and the elderly.
Ireland 's climate policies are failing women and marginalised groups including Travellers , disabled and elderly people, a landmark report has found.
Project Coordinator, Collette McEntee, said: "This report clearly shows the government has a blind spot when it comes to the overlap of the climate crisis and its impact on women, disabled people, Travellers and many others. This has to change. "It means investment in public services, such as accessible affordable public transport, childcare, green energy alternatives and retrofitting, and it means valuing and supporting work which is already climate-friendly and essential for our society, such as paid and unpaid care work."
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