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Is Ireland Ready for a Green New Deal? Donal Nevin Annual Lecture, NERI Institute Dr. Lorna Gold Department of Applied Social Studies, Maynooth University Laudato Si Project Coordinator, Trcaire 22 nd November 2019 The Street View

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Is Ireland Ready for a Green New Deal?

Donal Nevin Annual Lecture, NERI Institute

Dr. Lorna Gold

Department of Applied Social Studies, Maynooth University Laudato Si Project Coordinator, Trócaire

22nd November 2019

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The Street View

Ireland’s first weekly Friday ‘Climate Strike’ 13th December 2018 outside Leinster House

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Which Historical Precedent?

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Emissions Inequalities

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Third Injustice - False Solutions

Credit: Climatedepot.com

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According to the UN report on Paris pledges, at best they will use up 723 out of a 1000 Gt CO2 budget required for a 66% chance to stay below 2°C. At 40 Gt a year, this runs

ut in 7 years. The red line stretches this to 14 years with a crash abatement program. MIT says that if the pledges work as expected (not perfectly), the red line would need

to hit zero by 2040.

Global Emissions Projections

Credit: John Sweeney

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Embedded Economy

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Doughnut Economy

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Ireland’s emissions trajectory

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Emissions Sectoral Breakdown

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Imagination

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Nature

Ethiopia - 350 million trees planted in

ne day

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Community - remaking consumption

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Conclusion

A market led response to the climate crisis? Oxygen bars in

Delhi give consumers a gasp of fresh air

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The price of sacrifice

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