Dublin Climate Action Week officially launched

Dublin City Council are delighted to announce the official launch of Dublin Climate Action Week. The Round Room in Dublin's Mansion House was the venue for today's official launch of Dublin Climate Action Week 2024, with the Lord Mayor of Dublin welcoming the Mayors of Fingal and South Dublin County Councils and An Cathaoirleach of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council into the city.

Today marks the first day of a busy programme which will see over 50 public events take place across the four Dublin Local Authorities. There are many aspects to climate action and this year's broad and inclusive programme seeks to offer something for young and old, for the climate advocates and those that are simply curious. The variety of events includes festivals, workshops, youth conferences, stories from inspirational businesses, advice on energy, film screenings, and walks and talks with experts, authors and artists. See the Dublin Climate Action Week websitefor the full list of events and follow #DCAW24 for updates.

The mayors of the four Dublin Local Authorities jointly stated "The actions in each of the local authority Climate Action Plans, adopted earlier this year, continue our commitment to lead on climate action. The climate challenge requires collaboration across local authorities, businesses and communities. The newly established Community Climate Action Programme supported by the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications and administered by local authorities, exemplifies how working together can deliver tangible improvements at a local level. The community groups represented here today demonstrate the local level benefits of coordinated and collaborative climate actions. It is heartening to see the variety of themes covered in over 50 events taking place during Dublin Climate Action Week, as it illustrates the breadth of solutions being undertaken in Dublin to support climate action."

Minister for the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan added "Climate action needs system change. That system change is quicker when it comes from the community. I am excited to announce the Community Climate Action Programme that is funding people, communities, to deliver projects that delivers the system change we need. Climate action works when it's for the people by the people, with Government support."

Now in its third iteration, Dublin Climate Action Week is organised and delivered through a partnership of the four Dublin Local Authorities, the Dublin Metropolitan Climate Action Regional Office (CARO) and Codema - Dublin's Energy Agency.