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Ciarán Cuffe
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City dweller | #ClimateVoter | Co-chair @europeangreens.eu
And so #COP30 kicks off today. Here’s hoping the rhetoric in Belém is met with urgency at home. news.un.org/en/story/202...
From pledges to action: Leaders push for faster climate progress at COP30
COP30 opened in Belém on Monday with a clear message: the era of half-measures is over. Climate change is here, devastating communities and driving up costs, but solutions are within reach. Clean ener...
news.un.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
On Monday COP30 climate negotiations kick off, 10 years after the Paris Agreement. Here's hoping for agreement on funding to help poorer countries that are suffering most from heatwaves and droughts. enb.iisd.org/belem-un-cli...
November 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Reposted by Ciarán Cuffe
🇱🇻There is still time to fight for women's rights!

Thanks to pressure from the people of Latvia, withdrawing from the Istanbul Convention is not yet finalised.

Together with @ciarancuffe.bsky.social & @progresivie.lv we stand with the protesters.
youtube.com/shorts/xrNT9...
There is still time to fight for women’s rights in Latvia & we will fight with you!
YouTube video by European Greens
youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:28 AM
😋 Good climate news: European Council agreed on a 90% emissions reduction target for 2040 yesterday.
😳 Bad climate news? Kicking the can down the road by purchasing 5% carbon credits overseas.
europeangreens.eu/news/council...
Council agreement ahead of COP30 kicks the can down the road
European Greens bring together national parties that share the same Green values, and who are active across the entire European continent - both within the European Union and beyond. We are striving f...
europeangreens.eu
November 6, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Sun is shining brightly in New York this morning. Congratulations Mayor Zohran Mamdani!
November 5, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Climate talks kick off in Brazil next week, and EU Ministers meet today to crunch the numbers. We need a loophole-free domestic 90% target, and fudging the numbers will come back to haunt us. www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
EU states gather for emergency emissions targets meeting
Officials have said the prospects of EU environment ministers agreeing ambitious targets to reduce carbon emissions by 2040 will go down to the wire when they gather for an emergency meeting in Brusse...
www.rte.ie
November 4, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Delighted for Roisín Heneghan and Heneghan Peng architects on the opening of their Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo. What an achievement more than twenty years after they won the design competition. www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
Irish architect behind $1bn Egypt museum 'very excited'
More than two decades in the making and finally one of the world's largest and most anticipated museums has opened its doors.
www.rte.ie
November 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Looking forward to reviewing the papers with @AntonSavage.bsky.social, Matt Cooper and Lise Hand at 10 on Newstalk. Anything catch your eye?
November 2, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Busy week for Zohran Mamdani in New York City. Here's hoping he bats it out of the ballpark. www.zohranfornyc.com
Zohran for NYC
Zohran Mamdani is running for Mayor to lower the cost of living for working class New Yorkers.
www.zohranfornyc.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Oíche Shamhna shona daoibh

Happy Halloween folks
October 31, 2025 at 9:09 PM
COP30 kicks off in Belém next week.

A reminder that the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change recommends 90-95% greenhouse gas emissions reductions by 2040.

climate-advisory-board.europa.eu/reports-and-...
Scientific advice for amending the European Climate Law - Setting climate goals to strengthen EU strategic priorities
climate-advisory-board.europa.eu
October 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Saving lives on the roads? The Government could make roads safer at the stroke of a pen. Our Green Transport Spokesperson Cllr. @Feljin.ie tells it like it is: www.thejournal.ie/readme/opini...
Opinion: We could make our towns safer for everyone by lowering speed limits to 30km/h
The government is dragging its feet on reducing the default speed limit in urban areas to 30 km/h, writes Councillor Feljin Jose.
www.thejournal.ie
October 29, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Violence has escalated in Sudan. EU must ramp up its humanitarian response, and ensure those responsible for war crimes are held to account. www.dw.com/en/sudan-aft...
Sudan: After RSF takeover, atrocities feared in Darfur – DW – 10/28/2025
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have taken complete control of the city of El Fasher in Sudan's eastern Darfur region. Experts and diplomats warn of widespread violence against civilians.
www.dw.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:48 PM
A President for us all, congratulation and comhghairdeas Catherine Connolly!
October 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Sacred Heart of Jesus! It's looking good for Catherine Connolly to be our next President. #Aras2025
Sacred Heart of Jesus NS, Huntstown, Dublin West #aras25
October 25, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Today's the day. I voted Catherine Connolly for President of Ireland, will you?

Polls close 10pm.
October 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Tomorrow, Ireland elects our President. Make sure YOUR vote gets Catherine Connolly across the line.
October 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Three weeks till climate talks kick off at COP30 in Brazil, and some signs of hope today: European Commission's plan to water down green laws narrowly defeated in the European Parliament. europeangreens.eu/news/green-d...
October 22, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Protecting our railways from climate change is crucial, but we need to get it right. My submission to the consultation on the East Coast Railway Infrastructure Protection. bit.ly/CufECR
October 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Thanks to all who came along to my 'Irish Life in a Changing World' #OpenHouseDublin tour this afternoon. We had a blast.
October 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
In Europe we are stronger together. My address to the Swedish Greens today.

Tack så mycket Miljøpartiet De Grønne. cuffestreet.blogspot.com/2025/10/gett...
October 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Plug-in hybrids? Not as clean as you might have thought, new research from T+E www.transportenvironment.org/articles/plu...
October 16, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Reposted by Ciarán Cuffe
Von der Leyen’s visit to Vučić sends the wrong signal:
the EU must stand with Serbia’s citizens, not its autocrat.

Read more from @vulatsetsi.bsky.social & @ciarancuffe.bsky.social here: europeangreens.eu/news/von-der...
October 15, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Ireland's water quality is declining. Minister Darragh O'Brien must do more to limit pollution from septic tanks, from urban sewage systems, from farms and forestry www.epa.ie/publications...
October 14, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The Ends of Europe? Thanks Tea Zeqaj and Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Albania for inviting me to Tiranë to discuss Europe’s shifting purpose, contested borders, and overlapping crises. It is clear: the EU must expand or die. al.boell.org/en/congress-...
October 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM