Stop Climate Chaos coalition (Stop Climate Chaos)

Lobbying Organisation Stop Climate Chaos coalition

Date published 21 May, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details European strategic long-term vision for a climate neutral economy

Intended results That Ireland endorse, at the European Council on the 21st and 22nd of March 2019, a strategic vision of EU-wide net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040

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? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (2-5)

Letter sent via email on 19th March 2019 to the Taoiseach and Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment asking that Ireland endorse, at the European Council on the 21st and 22nd of March, a strategic vision of EU-wide net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.

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)

Richard Bruton Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)