June 24, 2009 View all publications Our briefng document on a climate change law, June 2009 PDF 106.36k | Download Now Friends of the Earth believes that a climate change law can be a cornerstone of a low-carbon recovery that is economically, socially and environmentally sustainable. Putting our long-term emissions targets into law will give certainty to businesses and households. A law is the best way to make sure all departments across government and all governments across time take climatechange seriously and take action consistently. Ireland was not rich in the natural resources of the fossil-fuel age. We are rich in the natural resources of the post-carbon age. A climate law would send a strong signal that we are building the institutional framework to support a green enterprise economy and make Ireland a leading location for green technology, and jobs that will last rather than being the product another boomand bust economic cycle.