Environment Ireland 2008 Conference

Environment Ireland 2008, 9th - 10th September 2008, Croke Park Conference Centre, Dublin


Date: 9th - 10th September 2008
Venue: Croke Park Conference Centre, Dublin

 

 

 

 

To watch a recording of the presentations given by some of the speakers at Environment Ireland 2008, see below:

Day 1

Ministerial Address: Towards a sustainable environmental future for IrelandJohn Gormley
John Gormley, TD
Minister for the Environment, Heritage & Local Government

 

Protecting and improving Ireland’s environmentMary Kelly
Mary Kelly
Director General
Environmental Protection Agency

 

Addressing Northern Ireland’s environmental policy prioritiesStephen Peover
Stephen Peover
Permanent Secretary
Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland)

 

Adapting to climate change: It’s time to act nowMartin Parry
Professor Martin Parry
Co-Chair, Working Group II, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Climate Scientist, Met Office, UK

 

Round-table discussion forum: Ireland’s environment in 2030

Mary Kelly
Director General
Environmental Protection Agency
Donal Buckley
Head of Business Infrastructure
IBEC
Duncan Stewart
Environmental Broadcaster
RTE
Eanna Ni Lamhna
President
An Taisce
Cllr David Healy
Chair, Environment Strategic Policy Committee Fingal County Council
Jerry Dempsey
Director
Greenstar

 

Day 2

Ireland’s National Hazardous Waste Management Plan 2008-12Gerry Byrne
Dr Gerry Byrne
Programme Manager
Environmental Protection Agency

 

A crisis of waste: Understanding the rubbish societyMartin O'Brien
Martin O’Brien
University of Central Lancashire

 

Moving climate change to the top of the international agendaLiam Aylward
Liam Aylward MEP
Vice Chair
Temporary Committee on Climate Change, European Parliament