Mayo County Council has launched a Climate Action Survey for the county at the Mary Robinson Climate Conference underway in Ballina.

The Mary Robinson Climate Conference is a forum for bringing together voices from all sectors of academia and society to share climate experiences and discuss pathways for a sustainable future.

The conference theme is “Communities Creating Change”.

Mayo County Council, like local authorities nationally must submit a Climate action Plan to government next year. In an attempt to ensure community involvement in the Mayo plan, Laura Dixon Climate Action Co-ordinator with Mayo County Council and the county Cathaoirleach Michael Loftus launched the Mayo Climate Action Survey at the conference in the Ballina Arts Centre yesterday.

Afterwards Midwest News Editor Teresa O’Malley spoke to both Laura and the Cathaoirleach. Laura began by outlining the purpose of the new county wide survey….