In the blog this week, the country of focus will be the United Nations country of Ireland. Traditionally thought of for the color green, St. Patrick’s Day, leprechauns, and an unmistakable accent, Ireland is also deeply supportive of the Sustainable Development Goals within the country. The country has created many policies, programs, and incentives to encourage the expansion of the Sustainable Development Goals throughout Ireland.
Among these incentives, the Irish government has begun a tradition of recognizing “champions”, or great advocates of the Sustainable Development Goals throughout the year (Government of Ireland, n/d). The goal of the champions program is to both show that anyone can contribute to implementing the Sustainable Development Goals, as well as raising awareness of the goals throughout the country (Government of Ireland, n/d). One of the “champions” recognized by this program is An Post, the postal service of Ireland. An Post was recognized as a “champion” of the Sustainable Development Goals because of the dedication of the service to lowering carbon emissions. One of the most notable ways that An Post has worked to achieve this goal is by investing in a fleet of emission-free vehicles to deliver the post (An Post, 2020). As of February 2020, Dublin, Ireland is the first city to have a postal delivery service with entirely emission-free vehicles. In addition to avoiding the use of 450 tons of carbon emissions, this has also created a cleaner and healthier air for the upwards of 512,000 residents of Dublin (An Post, 2020).
With An Post being the first postal service globally to attempt having an emissions-free fleet of vehicles, it will be interesting to see if this continues to be effective. If this does continue to be effective, emissions-free vehicles have the potential to be used by postal services and people throughout the globe. Among the many Sustainable Development Goal programs throughout Ireland, this one is quite unique. Ideally, Ireland will continue to utilize unique solutions such as this one, and continue leading the progress with Sustainable Development Goals.
References
An
Post. (2020). Dublin becomes first capital city globally with zero emissions
postal delivery. https://www.anpost.com/Media-Centre/News/Dublin-becomes-first-Capital-City-globally-with-ze.
Government
of Ireland. (2018). Voluntary national review: introduction. https://irelandsdg.geohive.ie/app/3e6201e7c886420ebd6cba15671a7bdf.
Government
of Ireland. (2020). Sustainable development goals champions 2019-2020. https://irelandsdg.geohive.ie/app/sustainable-development-goals-champions-2019-2020.
Good evening Eleanor,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed learning more about Ireland in your blog this week. It is great to know that Ireland has set a reward system for companies for groups that help promote environmental awareness and preserving the environment. Having a reward system is a great way to make more people want to be involved.
Hi Eleanor,
ReplyDeleteI was very interested in reading your post! I thought it was cool that Ireland implemented At Post in their country. I think it is a great way to promote a healthy environment and I hope other countries can see what Ireland is doing so that maybe they can incorporate it in their own countries.
Hi Eleanor,
ReplyDeleteYour blog on Ireland was very interesting to read. It is really creditable that Ireland has emission-free vehicles for postal services. An Post is really working well creating a pollution free environment. The "champions" program is a great way to raise awareness among the citizens as well as recognizing people's efforts towards creating a healthier environment. Hopefully, this method turns out to be effective and emission-free vehicles can be used for not just postal services, but for all other services around the world.
Hi Eleanor,
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job identifying the (12th SDG) responsible consumption and production in Ireland. It is cool to see how different countries around the world are finding ways to be more eco-friendly. I like how the Irish Government created the “Champions” program and I believe that it will encourage people to implement the Sustainable Development Goals. It is cool to see that Dublin,Ireland has the first city to have a postal delivery service with an entirely emission-free vehicle. If the rest of the world adapts to these practices this can eliminate a lot of carbon emission and cleaner air for the planet. I enjoyed reading your post and it is good that you brought awareness to this issue.
-Alexa Larzeia
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