Seanad debates

Friday, 2 July 2021

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage

 

9:30 am

Photo of Alice-Mary HigginsAlice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 6:

In page 6, to delete lines 34 and 35, and in page 7, to delete lines 1 to 3 and substitute the following: “ ‘climate justice’ reflects the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change commitment to common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities and—
(a) supports those who are most affected by climate change but who have done the least cause it,

(b) supports the human rights and wellbeing of local communities, indigenous peoples and the most vulnerable,

(c) is informed by science, responds to science, and acknowledges the need for equitable stewardship of the World’s resources particularly biodiversity and ecosystems, and

(d) helps address inequality and progressively distribute the financial responsibility for climate mitigation and adaptation measures;”.

I reserve the right to bring it back on Report Stage and see if we can find another way to progress the elements in it.

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