Christian Aid Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Christian Aid Ireland

Date published 22 Sep, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 May, 2018 to 31 Aug, 2018

Specific Details Launch of CAN Europe Report ranking EU States ambition on climate change

Intended results To highlight the governments low ranking for ambition on climate change

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jennifer Higgins

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? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Social Media (6-10)

Social media posting and sharing of the launch of the report in June 2018, which ranked Ireland as second last in Europe on Climate ambition, including sharing coverage from traditional media

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.

Leo Varadkar Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Denis Naughten Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)