The extraction and burning of fossil fuels is driving the world towards catastrophic levels of climate change, leading to drought, floods, hunger and a humanitarian crisis in developing countries.
The Irish government is investing our money in the fossil fuel industry through the Irish Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF). Some of the most controversial fossil fuel companies in the world are benefitting from these investments. The same companies who are fuelling the climate change crisis.
But we can change this.
Ireland’s investments in these companies are being reviewed right now.
Please email the Ministers responsible and tell them to withdraw these investments immediately.
Your email will be sent to:
- Michael Noonan, TD Minister for Finance
- Paschal Donohoe, TD Minister for Expenditure & Reform
- Dennis Naughten, TD Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Dear Ministers Noonan, Donohoe & Naughten
The urgent need to phase out fossils fuels is clear if we are to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to well below 2°C.
We know that the majority of remaining coal, oil and gas reserves need to stay in the ground in order to reach this goal. Despite this, fossil fuel companies are continuing to extract and explore for more and more fossil fuels. The continued investment of Irish taxpayers' money in these companies via the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) is enabling them to do this.
Decisions are being made now on the ISIF's investment strategy.
Please be on the right side of history and speed up Ireland’s transition to a carbon-free society. Fully divest the ISIF's investments in the very industry which is fuelling climate change and adopt a 100% renewables policy for energy investments for the Fund. It's time to take our money out of the problem and put it into the solutions.
Yours sincerely
[Your name]
