Mr. Sorley McCaughey:

I thank the joint committee for affording the Stop Climate Chaos coalition an opportunity to address members. We are a coalition of agencies which are campaigning to ensure Ireland plays its part in preventing runaway climate change. We have worked slowly on climate change since our launch in 2007. The coalition is a diverse group of developmental, environmental, youth and faith-based organisations, ranging from Trócaire, Christian Aid and Oxfam through to BirdWatch Ireland, the Climate Ireland Action Platform, CIAP, Sustain West Cork and Cultivate, an organisation based in County Tipperary. We are a national organisation with a diverse membership. My colleagues and I will now address any questions members may have based on our submission.