Who we are

We are a group of individuals concerned about global warming, living in Nenagh, Co Tipperary and surrounding areas. We believe that all of us in Ireland and other advanced societies must urgently reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in order to avoid catastrophic global warming of more than 2degC. Our aims are: 1st - To support each other in our efforts to reduce our own household’s carbon emissions, and 2nd - to promote in Nenagh and surrounding communities the changes in lifestyle necessary for all of us to flourish in a low-carbon future

Friday, October 2, 2009

May 2009 Local and European Elections - questions and candidates responses

Nenagh Carbon Watchers asked Nenagh area local election candidates the following questions.

You can read the answers we received by following these links:Jim Casey (Fianna Fail)Noreen Kennedy (Labour)Tom Moylan (Fine Gael)Virginia O'Dowd (Labour)Michael O Meara (Independent - Lowry Team)Tony Sheary (Independent)

1. Do you agree that Nenagh Town Council/North Tipperary County Council should support initiatives to help our communities flourish in the coming low–carbon future?

2. What is your position on the following initiatives?
a. wind energy and bio-fuels
b. locally grown food promotion/farmer’s markets
c. improved public transport
d. energy saving measures in public housing, public buildings and street lighting
e. reserved park & re-charge spaces for electric vehicles in towns and villages
f. energy and fertilisers from waste and reuse of grey water

3. What specific initiatives will you support/take if you are elected?

We asked European election candidates the following questions.

You can read their responses by following these links:Brian Crowley (Fianna Fail)Toireasa Ferris (Sinn Fein)Kathy Sinnott (Independent)

1. Do you agree that the world must urgently reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases to prevent catastrophic global warming?

2. Do you support the proposal that the EU should promise aggressive cuts in European emissions in order to achieve international agreement to measures to hold global warming below 2degC at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December 2009?

3. What will you seek to do to encourage transition to low-carbon lifestyles and economies in Ireland and Europe?
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