Stop Climate Chaos coalition (Stop Climate Chaos)

Lobbying Organisation Stop Climate Chaos coalition

Date published 21 Sep, 2019

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details Climate Emergency Measures Bill

Intended results Progression of the Climate Emergency Measures Bill & political support to end fossil fuel exploration

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Catherine Devitt, Head of Policy, Stop Climate Chaos coalition

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? We sent an email to our supporters on May 29th, urging them to email or call their TDs to tell him to stand up for climate action by calling for a ban on issuing of licenses for fossil fuel exploration. We sent an email to our supporters on July 10th asking them to email their TDs to commit to introducing or supporting legislation in the next Dáil to end new exploration for fossil fuels. On June 7th, we emailed our supporters asking them to attend a Dail rally on the Climate Emergency Measures Bill and a public meeting on next steps for the Bill.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

Invitation to a number of TDs asking them to speak at a public meeting on progression of the Climate Emergency Measures Bill in Buswells Hotel, June 11th.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Pringle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Stanley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)