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Mar 17 6 tweets 6 min read
🧵THREAD: There is nothing green about the Emerald Isle this St Patrick's Day

Did you know Ireland has the lowest ecological integrity in Europe?

Our native and natural ecology has been torn away for commercial gain
irishevs.com/reforestation-…
#ClimateCrisis #StPatricksDay2023 A map showing the ecological integrity of Europe. Countries
Ireland is three years past deadline to send long-term climate strategy to European Union

The government has repeatedly fallen short of promises to get the important strategy finished
jrnl.ie/5983785
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency
The Government’s purchase of carbon credits covers up their consistent failure to act in the face of the Climate Crisis

Costing taxpayers, worsening public health & perpetuating climate imperalism

Utter greenwashing:
irishevs.com/irish-governme…
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency A graph showing greenhouse gas emissions in Ireland between
We even have TDs who are pushing fossil fuels...

Elected officials, such as Patrick O'Donovan, continue to promote the use of fossil fuels even as the Climate Crisis worsens
irishevs.com/why-are-tds-pu…
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency A mocked-up poster in the style of the Office of Public Work
And if every person on Earth lived like an Irish citizen, the planet would already be 3°C warmer

Our Government is failing to act each & every day:
irishexaminer.com/news/arid-4107…

#ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency
Meanwhile our media fails to report on the breath, severity and urgency of the Climate Crisis at every turn

...And does all it can to avoid being held accountable
irishevs.com/rte-climate-co…
#ClimateCrisis #Ireland A photograph of the climate-caused flooding in Pakistan, in

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Feb 16, 2022
🧵#Thread Welcome to the #IGA22 Irish Greenwashing Awards 2022

The awards recognise the growing issue of #greenwashing in Ireland & aim to highlight the need for urgent legislation in this area

As corporations profit from the Climate Crisis & misinforming the people of Ireland A green graphic with out of...
The Awards also aim to raise awareness of how the Irish press are consistently overlooking the issue #greenwashing, while actively empowering brands to promote misinformation

Make your voices heard about this issue by using the #IGA22 hashtag, commenting & sharing this thread Image
So, without further ado, let us begin the Awards with our first category:

The Political Inaction Award

This Award acknowledges those with the power to act on the #ClimateCrisis & greenwashing, but who choose to do nothing to address these issues
#IGA22 A green graphic with the wo...
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