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ejni.bsky.social
@ejni.bsky.social
Promoting and building collaboration between academics, activists, NGOs and environmental decision-makers to tackle environmental injustice across the island of Ireland.

EJNI Website: https://ejni.net/
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Find out why the reliance on international offsets carry significant risks in EJNI's 2040 target paper 🔍⬇️

ejni.net/publications...

Inital reactions on the agreed 2040 target last night:

www.wwf.eu?19922441/204...

www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...
90% on paper, lower than 85% in reality: Ministers take a hatchet to climate target
Environment Ministers have agreed on a 2040 climate target: a 90% reduction in emissions in comparison to 1990. On paper, this might not sound too bad, but in reality, the reliance on international of
www.wwf.eu
November 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
While we welcome an agreed 2040 climate target: a 90% reduction in emissions in comparison to 1990. The reliance on international offsets and emergency breaks for carbon sinks means that the reality of this target is lower than 85% ⬇️ Choosing flexibility over fairness...
November 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Deadline to this consultation is midnight tonight ⏰so there is still time to submit yours, feel free to use EJNI's response to inform your own.

You can access consultation here ⬇️
www.daera-ni.gov.uk/articles/nor...
Northern Ireland’s draft Climate Action Plan 2023-2027
In 2022, Northern Ireland passed its first climate legislation. The Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 sets an ambitious target to reduce Northern Ireland’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to n...
www.daera-ni.gov.uk
October 8, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Existing resources to help guide your response:

EJNI's submission to Ireland's SCP ejni.net/publications...

EJNI's six key priorities for Ireland's SCP ejni.net/publications...

The EU's Social Climate Fund and Social Climate Plan: Implications for Ireland
ejni.net/publications...
What Ireland's Social Climate Plan must include: Six key priorities - EJNI
ejni.net
September 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
• The NECP revision process was a missed opportunity to embed a fair and just transition in Ireland’s climate policy framework.

• Ireland’s SCP acts as a key just transition initiative to deliver tangible social and environmental benefits for those most impacted by the costs of the transition.
August 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Key findings:

• A glaring gap remains in addressing structural causes of energy poverty

• Ireland must significantly improve public participation processes and ensure inclusion of vulnerable communities in both design and implementation of these plans
August 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Ahead of the launch of the main report we've produced an FAQs document available now 📝 - ejni.net/wp-content/u...

Designed to demystify the complex legal and political developments which have occurred post Brexit.
June 13, 2025 at 9:40 AM