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Irish Doctors for the Environment

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Paris: all cars being banned from City center by 2024 Madrid: all non-resident cars banned from city center Copenhagen: largest car free zone in Europe Dublin: Unbelievable hysteria around the slight reduction in car parking spaces in a park. WE ARE IN A CLIMATE EMERGENCY

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Our letter to @rte criticising their repeated failure to link increasing extreme weather events around the world to the #ClimateCrisis . They are failing in their duty as a public broadcaster and the stakes could not be higher. cc @WilliamsJon @ClaireByrneLive @DonoghDiamond et al

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Give the Irish some proper cycle lanes and they will cycle it seems!

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In 2022, the Irish horse & greyhound racing industry received €90m in state funding. The National Parks & Wildlife Service, despite a 64% increase, received a meagre €47m. In the midst of a catastrophic #BiodiversityCrisis , that is beyond shocking.

Una Mullally: If you think €10m is pricey for the Conor Pass, try going on Daft

Ireland looks green, but isn’t. Let’s live up to the perception, starting with the Conor Pass

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In Ireland, over 50% of children are driven to school, consequently missing out on fresh air and further worsening our inactivity epidemic. What is stopping children in Ireland from walking or cycling safely to school? The answer: our obsession with the car.

Brent Toderian

@BrentToderian

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“Currently about 2/3rds of all Dutch children walk or bike to school, with 75% of secondary school kids cycling to school. By enabling safe and active travel, Dutch cities prevent an estimated one million car journeys to school each morning.” — @modacitylife in #CurbingTraffic

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The government and Leo Varadkar are happy to spend €1.375 billion on national, regional and local roads in 2023, but €10 million to start restoring our devastated biodiversity, no that’s too much… #BiodiversityCrisis

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Our position on the governments plan to add 945,000 EV’s to the road: it misses a golden opportunity to drive a modal shift away from car dependency towards more active and healthier transport! @EamonRyan @Dept_Transport @ZEVIreland #ClimateActionIrl

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This is an incredible opportunity for the Irish government to show that they’re serious about the #BiodiversityCrisis . Buy it, make it into a NP, and have ⁦ @IrishRainforest ⁩ and ⁦ @whittledaway ⁩ rewild it with the help of ⁦ @hometree__ ⁩

Buy Conor Pass, re-wild it, and make it a National Park

Get Minister Malcolm Noonan to ensure that the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) buys Conor Pass and turns it into a National Park to benefit people and nature. Sign here to support nature...

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🚵‍♂️🫶🌍 Cycling is good for both humans and the planet! From May, Belgian employees who ride their (e-)bicycle to work will receive € 0.27 per km from their employer (max € 2,343 per year). An idea for Ireland @EamonRyan ? #ActiveTransport

All Belgians entitled to bicycle allowance for commute

At present, 11% of employees travel to work by bicycle. 55% of people who live less than five kilometres from work still use their car.

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This is Ireland. What is sorely missing is wild nature. Only 1-2% of Ireland is covered by wild nature - A shockingly low number! Our water bodies are in a a poor condition. There is no space for nature in Ireland. We have to change this.

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€75m for a small piece of land so that Dublin airport can be extended - sure thing! €10m for a vast area that could be turned into a sanctuary for wildlife and a national park - no that is too expensive. The mind boggles.

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⚡️⚡️⚡️ (Whilst simultaneously fighting Heart attacks, Strokes, Obesity, Depression and with petrol prices >€2 a litre, bankruptcy!)

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How the we think about and communicate the approaching radical changes to our society matters, @Independent_ie . It is not a war on the car, it’s attempting to reverse the war on our earth that threatens our very existence on this planet.

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A tremendous act of courage and leadership from Pádraic Fogarty who is one of the most important voices of reason amidst the disinformation and business as usual nonsense that continues to hinder #ClimateAction and #BiodiversityAction .

Pádraic Fogarty

@whittledaway

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Last week I wrote a blog for the IWT website in which I accused Irish farm organisations of "lurching to the far right". I stand over that assessment, indeed seeing the performance in the JOC last week, the attacks on the integrity of the EPA, and Tim Cullinane telling RTE that..

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Our letter to the collective Irish media urging them to do both more and better climate storytelling. To turn the tide on global warming, we need a louder voice and greater presence from the media. @IrishTimes @irishexaminer @rtenews @rte @Independent_ie @VirginMediaNews

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This is what political leadership looks like! Sharp contrast to many councillors in Ireland whose main duties seem to be fixing potholes and making sure that their voters can drive and park everywhere (ideally for free).

Cycling Professor 🚲 

@fietsprofessor

9 months

"It's not my duty as Mayor to make sure you have a parking spot. For me it's the same as if you bought a cow, or a refrigerator, and then asked me where you're going to put them." — @Lorespontevedra , Mayor of #Pontevedra 🇪🇸 (re-elected SIX time)

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Terrible headline combined with an obsession with ‘banning cars’ throughout the article… These articles should focus on the incredible benefits of opening up our towns and cities to people and nature, instead of obsessing about the private car.

Plan proposes most radical restriction of private traffic in Dublin city for decades

Cars to be banned from more areas to allow extra space for cyclists, pedestrians and public transport

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3 years

Increasing active transport will lead to reductions in the prevalence of heart disease, dementia & strokes, & reduce air pollution & green house gas emissions We are in a public health emergency & a climate emergency, when will we act accordingly?

Order halting works on Sandymount cycleway issued by High Court

Traffic on Strand Road was due to be reduced on Monday to facilitate opening of cycle route

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It is shocking how this article, this map, published yesterday by the Guardian, received almost no attention from the Irish media. #AirPollution is an invisible killer, that claim the lives of over 4 people per day in Ireland. Every day. Every year. We need to act.

Irish Doctors for the Environment

@IrishDocsEnv

8 months

Almost everyone in Europe is breathing toxic air. 98% of Europeans breathing highly damaging polluted air linked to 400,000 deaths a year. This is a public health emergency. We have the solutions. We need to act.

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Our response to the very disappoint news that @LeoVaradkar and @FineGael have stopped the proposed ban on the sale of turf The minority of Irish homes that primarily rely on turf for heating should be supported in switching to cleaner and more sustainable alternatives

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4 years

Hello @corkcitycouncil Healthcare workers here! We would like to ask for something please!! ☺️🚴

Cork Hospital Cycleway

Imagine cycling safely from Cork University Hospital/Cork University Maternity Hospital to Grand Parade and on to the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, all the while separated from cars...

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Our response to the news that several members of @GalwayCityCo are planning on voting to scrap the Salthill Cycleway trial. This would be a regressive and unjustifiable decision in the midst of the climate emergency. #salthillcycleway @CTribune @galwayad @GalwayCycling

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Incredibly disappointing and regressive decision. A few residents might have won, but many more have lost. Active transport has numerous health, societal and econonomic benefits for those using it, and those who don't. Is it a #ClimateEmergency or not?

Residents win legal challenge against cycle lane

Residents of Sandymount in Dublin have won a legal challenge against the construction of a two-way cycle lane along the seafront.

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There has been 124 traffic fatalities in Ireland this year - a horrific number. We need action: 🚗 Reduce speed limits. 🚦 Enforcement (speeding, breaking red lights and illegal parking). 🚸 Make it safer to walk and cycle. We need to change our transport system. Now.

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Leeson street, Baggot street, Mount street and Pearse Street. Basically four motorways heading straight into Dublin City centre from the south. No dedicated #PublicTransport corridors. No protected #ActiveTransport routes. It's all about private cars. This HAS TO CHANGE!

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9 months

Today we called on the Irish government to declare the climate and biodiversity crisis a public health crisis, urging them to act and take climate action now. A shameful statistic for Ireland. We are not doing enough. We are failing current and future generations.

EU_Eurostat

@EU_Eurostat

9 months

#GreenhouseGas emissions in Q1 2023 decreased in almost all EU countries (21) when compared with the same quarter of 2022, except for: 🇮🇪Ireland (+9.1%) 🇱🇻Latvia (+7.5%) 🇸🇰Slovakia (+1.9%) 🇩🇰Denmark (+1.7%) 🇸🇪Sweden (+ 1.6%) and 🇫🇮Finland (+0.3%) 👉

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Let’s redefine the “school run” in Ireland to something like this!!! Let’s reprioritise our street spaces and get people moving. It’s better for us. It’s better for the planet. It’s better for everyone!

21st Century City

@urbanthoughts11

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These Dutch bicycle buses are a pretty cool way to transport children

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Why isn't this the headline for all major Irish news outlets?!?! The #ClimateDenial continues.

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@US_Stormwatch

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One of the most severe marine heatwaves on Earth has developed off the coast of Ireland and the UK, with water temperatures as high as 4-5°C above normal. NOAA's Marine Heatwave Watch has categorized this event as a Category 4 (extreme) marine heatwave.

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Pearse St., Mount St. Lower, Baggot St. Lower, and Leeson St., Lower. All major arteries into Dublin from the South East of the city. 🚳 Not an inch of safe, good quality #ActiveTransport infrastructure despite the wide streets. This is basically encouraging people to drive.

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What is the @IrishTimes ’ headline this morning? The catastrophic floods in Spain, Greece or Hong Kong? Or the abnormal heatwaves at home in Ireland? No, again, Enoch Burke trumps the #ClimateCrisis and #BiodiversityCrisis .

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The State should step in a buy this incredible area. @noonan_malcolm @EamonRyan A wonderful site for: 🌱 Rewilding 🥾 Hiking 🏕️ Camping If it was to be sold to a foreign investor, it would be an unforgivable national embarrassment.

Joe Ó Muirċeartaiġ

@muirioch

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The Conor Pass is for sale - 1,400 acres of it including Pedlar’s Lake. Asking price of €10m. It should be a National Park!

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Step 1. Watch the hilarious and sad #DontLookUp on Netflix Step 2. Read a reliable source on the gravity of the climate crisis and what it means for life on Earth Step 3. Decide if you are the kind of person who is going to look up and fight, or look down and hide

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Ireland's transport emissions continue to rise... We urgently need to change the trajectory and one of the quickest and most efficient things we can do, is to get people cycling. We need to make cycling safer in Ireland, starting tomorrow! #ActiveTransport

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Dublin is one of the most congested cities in the world with dangerous levels of air pollution across the city. We urgently need to change our transport model. We need a lot more #ActiveTransport and #PublicTransport infrastructure. Not a status quo!

Dundrum residents march over council plans to close access routes

Locals argue plan will make it more difficult to access services but council says it is ‘not realistic’ to pursue ‘business as usual’ approach to managing traffic

www.irishtimes.com

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3 months

Our statement on Paris's decision to charge SUVs higher parking fees. Irish cities should follow Paris's lead.

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4 months

Urban, wide, fast one-way motorways like Pearse Street... Do NOT create vibrant communities or help local retailers. Do NOT make people feel safe. Do NOT support walkability or accessibility. Increase air and noise pollution. We need to change our urban streets!

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The year is 2022, the place USA. Thousands of dead cattle line the road, killed by unsurvivable heat This is what climate breakdown looks like: it's happening now, and it's going to get A LOT WORSE unless we rapidly END THE BURNING OF FOSSIL FUELS

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@rawsalerts

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🚨 #BREAKING : Thousands of cattle died in Kansas due to Dangerous Heat 📌 #Kansas | #USA More than 20 states are seeing dangerously hot temperatures impacting nearly 100 million Americans as Reports of Thousands of cattle have died in Kansas due to a dangerous temperatures

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Over 90% of the world’s population are breathing polluted air. In Ireland, 1700 people die each year as a direct consequence of breathing polluted air. The solutions are simple: more active + public transport and less driving. But it requires political leadership and bravery.

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Doo Lough in Co Mayo. It might look beautiful and rugged, but this is an entirely man made landscape. The barren hills are a consequence of overgrazing by sheep and deer. The lake ought to be surrounded by lush Atlantic rainforest and trees should be climbing up the mountains.

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We need Irish roads to be safe for our cyclists and to encourage the use of active transport, it's simply healthy roads for healthy hearts #diein #irishcyclists

Cyclists stage ‘die-in’ protest outside Dublin City Council office

Series of protests to be held across the capital following death of Neeraj Jain in collision

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'New cycle routes to cover 3,500km across State by 2040 at a cost of €1.4bn' Brilliant #ActiveTransport news! Let's add in that the benefit/cost ratios for building more #ActiveTransport has been found to be as high as 10 to 1 (reference below).

New cycle routes to cover 3,500km across State by 2040 at a cost of €1.4bn

National Cycle Network will link over 200 settlements across 26 counties and will be available to 2.8m people

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This is the level of ambition we need in Ireland! We must move beyond aiming for a small incremental change in the number of people cycling and instead work towards a rapid paradigm shift. This could be Dublin in a few years IF there is political will to do so!

Brent Toderian

@BrentToderian

4 months

“A startling statistic emerged in Paris last month: during the morning and evening rush hours, on representative main thoroughfares crisscrossing the French capital, there are now more bicycles than cars – almost half as many again, in fact.”

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The #ClimateCrisis is a public health emergency.

Irish medics demand climate crisis be declared a public health emergency

Irish Doctors for the Environment called on the Government to declare a public health emergency in the midst of extreme climate and biodiversity change in recent months

www.irishexaminer.com

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Nothing represents transport planning and priorities in Dublin better than Pearse Street from Ringsend to Trinity College. 3-5 lanes for cars + parking on both sides of the road, polluted and grey ❌ No space for people. ❌ No wide, safe cycle lanes. ❌ No greenery.

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3 years

Today, a representative member of #IDE and resident signed an affidavit supporting Dublin City Council Sandymount cycleway trial. This will be read in the high court hearing next week. Please see our brief below:

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Last year, we urged the Irish media to improve their climate reporting. Last week, the Irish media again focused on the perceived negative effects of the Dublin Transport Plan on drivers, instead of the endless positive effects. We once again ask the Irish media to do better.

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@IrishDocsEnv

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This might seem like an oversimplified gimmick but it is true! If our leaders made cycling safer and more accessible through proper #ActiveTransport infrastructure and we responded by getting on our bikes, we could dramatically reduce emissions AND improve our own health!

Brent Toderian

@BrentToderian

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That protected lane ABSOLUTELY fights #ClimateChange . So does public transport & walking. And air pollution. And inequality. And preventable diseases. And public health cost increases. And tax increases. And supports economic devt & allows more trips in a lot less space. #COP28

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Liffey anyone? Or the Lee? Or the Shannon? We need ambitious green ideas for Ireland!

Hayden Clarkin

@the_transit_guy

4 months

This used to be a highway in Paris:

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2 years

A common misconception is that imported foods have a carbon footprint that means buying local is better. The overwhelming proportion of emissions come from production with beef and lamb out-front. Imported veg, fruit, beans, legumes etc almost negligible in comparison

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@IrishDocsEnv

1 year

Should this week's Late Late Show line-up include a #ClimateChange expert to discuss the most recent #IPCCReport ? We think yes. @rte thinks no. #ClimateCrisis

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@IrishDocsEnv

1 year

Our letter to the collective Irish media urging them to do both more and better climate storytelling. To turn the tide on global warming, we need a louder voice and greater presence from the media. @IrishTimes @irishexaminer @rtenews @rte @Independent_ie @VirginMediaNews

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Salthill, Galway as is: dominated by cars, grey and dangerous for cyclists. VS. A reimagined Salthill, where people are prioritised. It is not rocket science. It has been over 2 years since the councillors promised the people of Galway a better Salthill. Let's get moving!

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@IrishDocsEnv

9 months

This is the level of ambition we need for Dublin. It’s all about putting people and the planet first. Not the car.

Mike Hudema

@MikeHudema

9 months

Paris is working to become a '15-minute city' where everything you need is located locally within 15 mins. Every street will have a bike lane, 60,000 parking spots are being removed & replaced with parks. They aren't done yet. We have the solutions implement them. #ActOnClimate

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This is the type of change we need to see in Ireland! We’re too often left with substandard incremental improvements instead the transformative change seen in other European countries.

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This is beyond #GreenWashing . This is outright deception. The current Irish farming model is neither sustainable, nor done ‘alongside nature’.

Bord Bia - The Irish Food Board

@Bordbia

11 months

Irish dairy is different – and on #WorldMilkDay , we celebrate it. To Ireland, where dairy is produced in the traditional way. It's sustainable, natural, and nutritious of course. Discover the story behind every glass at

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We urgently need a similar, if not greater, level of ambition in Ireland! We need to give our streets back to people and nature! If we can do that, the planetary and human health benefits could be enormous!

Brent Toderian

@BrentToderian

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Amsterdam’s plan to remove 11,200 parking spaces from its streets by the end of 2025 is even more inspiring when we realize the kind of people-places that are possible where cars used to be. Example — #Amsterdam ’s Elandsgracht between 2014 & 2019, via @schlijper ’s great pics.

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Imagine being able to safely swim in and enjoy the Liffey, the Lee or the Shannon, or during the colder months be able to enjoy adjacent public swimming pools or lidos? This is what #BlueHealth could look like 🌊

Jon Moses

@jm0ses

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While we learn that *every single river* in England is polluted, here is the River Limmat in Switzerland. It runs through the centre of the largest city, Zürich (population: 436,000). Water Quality: Excellent Public Swimming Baths: 11 We have been mugged. #WildIsles

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Mary Robinson getting straight to the crux of the issue with a very flippant @_RyanTubridy : either we borrow and spend our children’s money now on an unprecedented society-wide transformation to zero carbon*, or we permanently and irrevocably steal their future from them

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The Irish media are doing a terrible job when it comes to covering #SustainableTransport . They focus on the negatives and the 'poor' motorists, barely mentioning the endless positive environmental and health effects of getting more people to walk, cycle or use public transport.

RTÉ Prime Time

@RTE_PrimeTime

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“The MetroLink is going to public hearing in the next two weeks.” Minister for Environment, Climate, Communications and Transport @EamonRyan tells @MiriamOCal that he expects the troubled rail line to get permission this year. WATCH: @rtenews | #rtept

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Covid-19 is a pandemic, an emergency. Nobody wants delays in treatment when there's an emergency. Strand Road Route was a practical solution to a problem we have - for people to be safe and healthy. We favoured it. 2:1 favoured it. We need emergency action, not delays.

RTÉ News

@rtenews

4 years

Plans for a two-way cycleway in Dublin's Sandymount that would have reduced cars to one lane have been put off until the New Year following opposition from local residents. It is understood that overall the submissions were running 2:1 in support |

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This graphic ought to be on the front page of every Irish newspaper this weekend & next week. Simply put: there's no wild nature left in Ireland. #BiodioversityCrisis #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency * Majority of Irish 'forests' are spruce monocultures i.e. NOT forests.

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Our addiction to super-sized SUVs is killing us. Instead of rewarding pedestrians and cyclists, we punish them as second-class travelers. We need smaller cars to make walking and cycling safer for everyone.

Our national addiction to super-sized SUVs is killing us - The Boston Globe

Instead of rewarding pedestrians and cyclists, we punish them as second-class travelers.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Terribly dangerous statement from the Taoiseach, bordering on #ClimateDenial . The all-island rail plan cannot be used to justify more roads, but rather even MORE #ActiveTransport and #PublicTransport infrastructure! #ClimateCrisis #BiodiversityCrisis #AirPollution

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Our national emissions only decreased by 1.9% in 2022. Urgent, dramatic action is needed, if we are to preserve #PlanetaryHealth and human health. 🚲 Urgently reallocate road space away from cars and get people cycling/ walking. 🫘 A more plant based diet. 🌳 Rewilding.

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Stockholm to ban petrol and diesel cars in city centre by 2025 in an effort to reduce #AirPollution . This is what ambitious and transformative #ClimateAction looks like. There is no reason why the likes of Dublin shouldn’t be as ambitious! via @rte

Stockholm to ban petrol, diesel cars in city centre

Stockholm will ban petrol and diesel cars in a central area of the city as of 2025 in a bid to improve air quality, a vice-mayor has said.

www.rte.ie

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Let's reimagine our rivers, let's clean them up and make them safe. The benefits to both human and planetary health could be enormous! #BlueHealth

Irish Doctors for the Environment

@IrishDocsEnv

7 months

The Liffey, the Lee, and Shannon should all be swimmable. Fantastic piece in the @IrishTimes this morning on what we could have in Ireland with a bit of ambition and political leadership. Let's clean up our waters and get swimming! #BlueHealth

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This is what political leadership looks like. 1700 deaths are attributed to dangerous levels of air pollution in Ireland every year. This is the public health crisis that is the climate and biodiversity crisis. It’s time for Irish politicians to step up and act!

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan

@MayorofLondon

8 months

The experts are clear: London’s toxic air is a public health crisis. It should never have been allowed to get this bad, but today we’re doing something about it. #ULEZ #CleanAir 📺 @BBCBreakfast

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Paint is not infrastructure. We need wide, protected, well connected cycle paths.

Cycling Professor 🚲 

@fietsprofessor

3 months

Safety first. (by @tomflood1 )

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@IrishDocsEnv

8 months

Absolutely shocking that this man is given air time. Allowing someone to blame an increase in road deaths on pedestrian behaviour unchallenged like this borders on dangerous journalism, @NewstalkFM . Speed kills! Lowering our speed limits is a no-brainer that will save lives!

NewstalkFM

@NewstalkFM

8 months

Reducing speed limits on roads affects 'the totality of people for the sins of a few'.

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@IrishDocsEnv

9 months

A terrifying message from @antonioguterres ! The most heartbreaking aspect is that our leaders could change our collective trajectory and start reducing emissions over night, but instead remain idle.

Sky News

@SkyNews

9 months

'The era of global warming has ended. The era of global boiling has arrived' UN Secretary General António Guterres warns of 'unbreathable' air and 'unbearable' temperatures to come. 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube

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Cutting meat/dairy intake is vital to tackling the climate & biodiversity crisis! But the amount of public money spent on plant-based alternatives was just 0.1% of £35bn spent on meat/ dairy. In the EU, cattle farmers get >50% of income from subsidies.

‘Gigantic’ power of meat industry blocking green alternatives, study finds

Analysis of EU and US shows livestock farmers receive about 1,000 times more public funding than plant-based and cultivated meat

www.theguardian.com

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@IrishDocsEnv

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This plan will make Dún Laoghaire town centre more pedestrian and cycle-friendly. 🖐️ The scheme was approved by 30 votes to seven. 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Strong public support. 📰 Overwhelming scientific evidence for such changes. This is NOT controversial!

Controversial Dún Laoghaire plan to restrict cars, create more pedestrian spaces is approved

Councillors sign off on €20 million ‘Living Streets’ scheme after marathon meeting ends after 2am

www.irishtimes.com

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@IrishDocsEnv

7 months

The bank of the Liffey or the Lee in 2025?! This is the type of ambitious change we ought to expect from politicians and planners. Add to this that the Seine will be safe for swimming again after a 100 year ban. Come on Ireland!

Brent Toderian

@BrentToderian

7 months

The bank of the Seine in Paris. This used to be space for cars, now for several years it’s been a special place for people. All it took was leadership. Oh, and fighting and winning a court battle when that leadership was challenged. HT @EmmanuelSPV for pic.

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@IrishDocsEnv

7 months

Let's get Ireland cycling. #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction #ActiveTransport

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@IrishDocsEnv

6 months

Let's look at some of the arteries into Dublin in terms of #ActiveTransport infrastructure. 🟢 Excellent, safe, wide, Dutch-style protected cycle lanes. 🟡 OK, some positives, but far from perfect. 🔴 Poor, non-existing, or dangerous infrastructure. We have a lot of work to do!

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7 months

Replacing 50% of meat and milk products with plant-based alternatives by 2050 can reduce agriculture and land use related greenhouse gas emissions by an incredible 31% and halt the degradation of forest and natural land according to this @NatureComms study. #SustainableDiets

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8 months

Almost everyone in Ireland breathing toxic air. Air pollution is linked to ~1700 deaths per year in the republic. This is a public health emergency. Shockingly high levels in inner city Dublin. We need to change this.

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@IrishDocsEnv

7 months

This could be Connolly, Pearse, Heuston, Galway , Limerick, or Cork stations. If we build good #ActiveTransport infrastructure, be it wide protected cycle lanes or incredible brilliant storage facilities like below, people will cycle!

Dutch Cycling Embassy

@Cycling_Embassy

7 months

In the Netherlands, around 40% of train passengers arrive by bicycle. In order to make cycling a sensible transport option, urban development should be oriented around public transport nodes, so that people can walk or cycle to the station.

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2 years

We can’t just say ‘net zero’. We have to live it. It means completely decarbonising almost every sector of our economies. It means radically changing how we live our lives and organise our societies. If we can’t even trial a few km’s of cycle way what hope have we got?? 😢

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3 months

Instead of bullying and personal attacks, let's get the facts straight. Ryanair is one of the ten most pollution companies in Europe (alongside nine coal companies). They produce more CO2 per year than several countries. Let's have a look 👇

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@IrishDocsEnv

2 years

Our statement on @anbordpleanala agreeing decision to quash the Galway Ring Road. @GalwayCityCo , @GalwayCoCo , @TIITraffic , and @1Hildegarde should use this decision to spark the change needed in our transport sector towards #ActiveTransport and #PublicTransport !

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7 months

It is frightening to see the Galway Ring Road once more being pushed by politicians as the one and only solution for Galway. Two years ago, we wrote a letter opposing the ring road. The arguments against remain as valid as ever. We need active & public transport, not more cars.

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1 year

Our thoughts go to @GalwayCityCo and their inability to make Galway a sustainable, liveable city. In a year, Utrecht did this. Over a year ago, Galway city councillors cancelled the #SalthillCycleway trial, promising a better plan in the near future. Since then, NOTHING.

Mark Wagenbuur

@BicycleDutch

1 year

So much can change in a year! Utrecht is converting its inner ring road into a city boulevard with more space for green and for walking and cycling. Motor traffic keeps only one lane per direction. More info (in Dutch)

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9 months

Climate change is the single biggest health threat facing humanity. We need to step up and start acting like we are in a crisis. We call on the Irish government to declare the #ClimateCrisis and #BiodiversityCrisis a public health emergency!

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10 months

The world is literally on fire as yesterday was the world’s hottest day on record. Meanwhile, in Ireland, the national broadcasters' front page contains 7!!! articles/ items about themselves or Ryan Tubridy. The Irish media is completely failing to cover the #ClimateCrisis .

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2 years

Disappointing article from ⁦ @IrishTimes ⁩, since it is already illegal to park along this road due to the cycle lane. The installation of bollards will simply enforce the law in a way ⁦ @GardaTraffic ⁩ routinely fail to do…

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@IrishDocsEnv

9 months

We desperately need more forest in Ireland, not spruce plantations. Read this piece today! #BiodiversityCrisis

Eoghan Daltun 🌍

@IrishRainforest

9 months

This is a time of catastrophic climate and ecological breakdown, and in very, very few countries globally is nature doing as badly as Ireland. *That*, above all else, must determine the future of forestry in Ireland. My piece for the @irishexaminer

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3 months

€215 million could’ve transformed active transport infrastructure in Cork almost beyond reckoning! Instead, it’s used to build one more road, one more lane, one more interchange. More roads are not the answer.

Alan Barry

@Alanpbarry

3 months

I mean, just as well we spent €215 million on eliminating traffic on the N40 by upgrading @dunkettleint 🤔🤔🤔 no crash reported, just traffic.

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6 months

Worrisome journalism by RTE. According to Kenny Jacobs, DAA CEO, less flights from Dublin Airport could hinder sustainability ambitions ?!?! Statements like these can't go unchallenged RTE. #ClimateCrisis

RTÉ News

@rtenews

6 months

The operator of Dublin Airport says if a decision to increase the cap on passenger numbers is made quickly, it could prevent the number of flights in and out of the airport in 2024 and 2025 being reduced | Read more:

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2 years

A billion people in India are currently experiencing a life threatening heatwave. 50% of all animals on earth face extinction in our lifetimes. UN estimates half a billion climate refugees by mid century. We cannot just continue as if nothing is wrong

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5 years

IDE consultant members Ronán Conroy and Jaenette Golden took part in the #slowcyle through Dublin this morning 🙌 #climatestrike #extinctionrebellion

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@IrishDocsEnv

1 year

How on god’s earth can a city council get away with spending €4m on parking in the midst of a #ClimateCrisis @EamonRyan ?! Imagine the #ActiveTransport infrastructure you could get for €4m. It could spark a transformation for Galway, but instead we get more cars. @GalwayCityCo

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@IrishDocsEnv

6 months

Proportion of students and staff cycling to Trinity College Dublin falls 60% in a decade. Very worrisome trend, but unsurprising given the complete lack of safe #ActiveTransport infrastructure in Dublin. This needs to change - starting tomorrow!

Proportion of students and staff cycling to Trinity College Dublin falls 60% in a decade

Lack of accommodation close to college and fears of unsafe city cycling cited for reduced cycling numbers

www.irishtimes.com

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@IrishDocsEnv

4 months

It's nearly TWO years since Galway councillors rejected the Salthill cycleway proposal. Nothing has happened. Satlhill remains a treacherous place to cycle. Cars are kings. Congestion dominates. Time to act councillors? Make Galway a more sustainable, people-friendly city!

Galway Cycling Campaign (Feachtas Rothaíochta na G

@GalwayCycling

1 year

It’s nearly a year since councillors rejected a proposal, shot down a compromise, and promised an alternative plan. Eco Eye asks, “Whatever happened to the temporary Salthill cycleway?” Our Martina Callanan & Gráinne Faller #Sundays4Safety give an update. 📺 Tonight RTÉ1 8pm

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7 months

Fantastic! Restricting car access, means buses can move more efficiently and reliably, and reduces the need for bus lanes, which again means that more space can be used for cycle lanes and people. This is the future of transport!

Paschal Sheehy

@PaschalSheehy

8 months

Cork City centre had its first #carfree day for 20 years today. Well, the afternoon was car free. What did you think, #Cork ?

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@IrishDocsEnv

8 months

Shocking findings. These oversized pick-ups have no place in urban areas. Luckily, these pick-ups are rare in Ireland, but the ever growing oversized SUV fleet is extremely worrisome.

European Transport Safety Council

@ETSC_EU

8 months

BREAKING: New large-scale Belgian study shows shocking impact of vehicle weight increases on road death and injury. e.g. When a cyclist or pedestrian is hit by a pick-up, the risk of serious injury increases by 90% compared to a car. The risk of death increases by 200%. They…

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Paris cycling numbers DOUBLE in ONE YEAR thanks to massive investment and it's not stopping! Despite challenges like inclement weather, cycling has become fundamental aspect of the city’s identity. Cycling is changing Paris for the better!

Paris cycling numbers double in one year thanks to massive investment and it's not stopping

The report delves into the nuances of Parisian cycling culture, exploring the vibrant community of riders who navigate the city's streets

momentummag.com

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@IrishDocsEnv

9 months

For comparison, in the last hour, Dublin’s (a city twice the size of Zurich) two main train stations, Heuston and Connolly, have had 6 and 32 departures, respectively. Twice the size, twice the time, but only half the departures. The All Island Rail Review is most welcome!

Hayden Clarkin

@the_transit_guy

9 months

Zürich’s main train station, a city with 400k people in a country with half the density of New Jersey, sees 57 train departures in the span of 36 minutes.

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Why can't we do something like this in Ireland instead of inventing our own substandard, or sometimes even dangerous Irish solutions? This is the kind of #ActiveTransport infrastructure we need if we are to spark the modal shift required in our transport section.

The Dutch Way

@The_DutchWay

9 months

Dutch-inspired street redesign in Latvia, 2 Gaujas iela, Ādažu pagasts: Pavers replacing asphalt , 30km/h limit, detached cycle paths, floating bus stops & safe roundabouts transformed the area. Check 2011 Streetview for incredible before-after change!

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@IrishDocsEnv

3 months

The tweets coming from Ryanair's account in the last 24h are simply shocking. This is bullying unacceptable behaviour. This is #GreenWashing . Ryanair is one of the most polluting companies in Europe. They cannot be allowed to dictate our environmental and economic policies.

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@IrishDocsEnv

9 months

This is the type of infrastructure we need to build in Ireland TOMORROW. We need wide cycle lanes that can accommodate the masses, not the brave few who currently cycle in our towns and cities. Temporary cycle lanes could be put in place tomorrow. We need #ClimateAction NOW!

21st Century City

@urbanthoughts11

9 months

How long a traffic jam, had every cyclist been driving their own car? ~100 cars x ~5 metres? vid @BoxbikeLondon

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