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19 August 2004 

PRESS RELEASE

Government must tackle climate change now

The Green Party has called on the Government to take Climate Change seriously in the light of a report issued today by the European Environmental Agency which warns of costly storms and floods if present trends continue.

The Party's Planning spokesperson Ciarán Cuffe TD said today that;

"Recent weather events as well as this report confirm that climate change has become a reality. Ireland's climate change emissions are already running at double the increase allowed for under the Kyoto Protocol. Martin Cullen, Minister for the Environment, must take effective action to tackle this issue.”

“Building motorways and incinerators is not the answer. Instead we must improve public transport, make changes in the building regulations and get industry to play its part in reducing emissions.”

ENDS/


Ciarán Cuffe is a TD for the Dún Laoghaire Dáil Constituency. Ciarán can be contacted at Dáil Éireann, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 or 96 Patrick Street, Dún Laoghaire Tel. 284 6060 or 618 3082, Fax 618 4341, Email  Ciaran CiaranCuffe.com, or Text Ciaran on 087 265 2075.