- Thematic areas
- energy
- just transition
- sustainable food
- Country
- Ireland
Responsibilities
Sustainability is key in the fight against climate change. We must replenish and restore its resources. The 'Brundtland report' first asserted that sustainable development was the key to meeting future environmental challenges and tackling climate change. To say something is "sustainable" means that it can continue over time without interruption or weakening. When we talk about sustainability in relation to the environment, it means avoiding the depletion of natural resources so as to maintain an ecological balance. Earth Overshoot Day fell on 29/7/21 meaning that in just seven months we had consumed all the resources that the planet could generate in a year!
At this current rate of consumption, energy use and exploitation of natural resources, we would need almost TWO PLANETS to sustain our current way of life.
Offsetting is no longer enough; we must "heal" environmental, economic and social wounds. And this is the promise of sustainable regeneration!