| 24/06/2010 | Comhar SDC The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity Conference | Clarion Hotel, IFSC, Dublin | Comhar SDC would like to invite you to attend a conference on The
Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity on the 24th June 2010.
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| 10/02/2010 | Workshop on Skills and Training for the Green New Deal | Comhar Offices, Irish Life Centre | This workshop will explore the role played by skills and training in ensuring that Ireland is positioned to take full advantage of present and future employment opportunities in the move to a low carbon and resource efficient economy. At the workshop, presentations will be given on the work that Comhar SDC is conducting in the area of skills and training for the Green New Deal and a discussion session will seek stakeholder feedback on this work and the best way forward in advancing this agenda.
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| 08/02/2010 | Green Infrastructure Workshop | Anna Livia Suite, Hotel Isaacs | Comhar SDC have commissioned a research project on green infrastructure. The initial findings of the baseline research will be presented and
participants will be provided with an to input into this, and the recommendations
we will make to Government.
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| 26/11/2009 | Education for Sustainable Development: National Consultation | The Coach House, Dublin Castle | The Regional Centre for Expertise and Comhar SDC are organising an event on Education for Sustainable Development. The event consists of two sessions. The first presents a vision for
Education for Sustainable Development drafted by the RCE, which open
for discussion and feedback. The second session examines the the role
of the media and there will be a panel to open up the conversation.
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| 17/07/2009 | Financing the Green New Deal | Comhar SDC Seminar Room | This workshop will explore the possibilities for different
financial instruments to contribute in setting Ireland on the path to
becoming a low carbon society. Expert speakers will present their views
on the role that they foresee their respective finance mechanism
playing in providing the funding necessary to make the transition over
to a more sustainable and ‘smart’ green economy. | View Details |
| 16/06/2009 | Green New Deal Workshop | Comhar SDC Seminar Room | On 16th June 2009 Comhar SDC hosted a half-day workshop on the theme of “Green New Deal”. The purpose of the workshop was twofold. Firstly,to facilitate a discussion with stakeholders and experts on the elements for creating a Green New Deal. Secondly, to help Comhar SDC formulate policy recommendations to Government in relation to a Green New Deal for Ireland.
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| 18/03/2009 | IEA Presentation on World Energy Outlook 2008 | Comhar SDC seminar room | Dr. Barbara Buchner, Energy and Environmental Analyst at the IEA, Paris, will provide an overview of the different IEA scenarios in the World Energy Outlook 2008. This will include analysis of the underlying assumptions such as energy prices and identifying the greenhouse gas emissions mitigation potential in different sectors. | View Details |
| 27/08/2008 | Cap-and-Share Project Stakeholder Workshop | Morgan Hotel, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. | A stakeholder workshop will take place at which the findings of Comhar SDC commissioned research on a "Cap and Share" scheme to reduce Irish greenhouse gas emissions will be presented. Stakeholder views and feedback will help to inform final project outcomes and policy recommendations arising from the project. | View Details |
| 22/07/2008 | Irish-Japanese Workshop on Emissions Trading | Comhar SDC seminar room | On Tuesday 22nd July 2008 Comhar SDC held a workshop on the subject of greenhouse gas emissions trading in Europe and Japan. The objective of the workshop was to better understand the realities of applying emissions trading as a policy instrument to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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| 19/06/2008 | Carbon Proofing Central Government Decision Making in Ireland Workshop | Comhar SDC Offices | A morning-long workshop will be hosted in Dublin on 19th June 2008 regarding the issue of Carbon-Proofing Central Government Decision-Making in Ireland. The purpose of this workshop is to explore the means of treating carbon and carbon equivalent emissions in the cost benefit analysis of central government policy and projects in Ireland. | View Details |
| 12/06/2008 | Implementing Sustainable Development: Empowering Local Communities Workshop | Comhar SDC, 17 St. Andrew Street, Dublin 2 | Comhar SDC is hosting a small stakeholder workshop focusing on the theme of ‘Empowering Local Communities’. | View Details |
| 05/06/2008 | Biodiversity Forum Submission Launch | Comhar Sustainable Development Council, 17 St. Andrew Street, Dublin 2 | Launch of "Conserving Ireland’s Biodiversity", the Biodiversity Forum Briefing Paper. | View Details |
| 03/06/2008 | Sustainable Transport Event | Hotel Isaacs, 1 Beresford Place, Dublin 1 | Seminar to present a summary of the Comhar SDC recommendations on sustainable transport, launch a new book on sustainable automobile transport, and facilitate a discussion on the subject. | View Details |
| 15/01/2008 | Transport Seminar 5: Policy Measures to Manage Road Freight Transport | Comhar SDC seminar room | This seminar is the fifth and last in the Comhar transport seminar series to develop policy recommendations for sustainable transport. It will focus on policy to manage road freight transport environmental impacts and demand.
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| 04/12/2007 | Transport Seminar 4: Mobility Measures to Manage Transport Demand | Comhar lecture room | This is the second part of two transport seminars examining measures to manage transport demand and environmental impacts. This seminar will focus on mobility measures such as ecodriving, workplace travelplans and modal shift. | View Details |
| 21/11/2007 | Transport Seminar 3: Fiscal Instruments to Manage Transport Demand | Comhar SDC lecture room | This seminar focuses on the experiences internationally and in Ireland in using fiscal instruments to manage the demand for and the environmental impacts of transport. | View Details |
| 21/09/2007 | Transport Seminar 2: Rural Transport and Social Inclusion | Custom House, Dublin 1 | This seminar, the second in Comhar SDC's series on transport policy, examines the challenges of meeting the transport needs of a dispersed rural population. It examines demographic changes in Ireland and past and potential policy initiatives.
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| 11/07/2007 | Comhar Stakeholder Event on the Review of the NSDS Sligo | Institute of Technology, Sligo | Stakeholder event on the review of the National Sustainable Development Strategy held in Sligo.
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| 09/07/2007 | Comhar Stakeholder Event on the Review of the NSDS Cork | Aula Maxima, University College Cork | Stakeholder event on the review of the National Sustainable Development Strategy held in Cork.
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| 21/06/2007 | Transport Seminar 1: The role of Cycling and Walking in Irish Transport Policy | Comhar SDC, Dublin | This is the first of a series of seminars on transport policy in Ireland. It focuses on ways to realise the potential contribution of cycling and walking, two modes of transport that are often ignored in national policy despite their benefits.
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| 19/04/2007 | Comhar Education for Sustainable Development Workshop | Cultivate Centre, Dublin | Supported by Comhar, Sustainable Development Council, in association with the UK Commission for Sustainable Development, Northern Ireland, this full-day conference will provide an opportunity for interested members of the public and stakeholder groups to have their say in the review of Ireland’s National Sustainable Development Strategy. | View Details |
| 18/04/2007 | Comhar Stakeholder Event on the review of the NSDS Dublin | Cultivate Centre, Dublin | Stakeholder event on the review of the National Sustainable Development Strategy held in Dublin. | View Details |