Pictured at the launch of Mayo’s Climate Action signage at the Jackie Clarke Collection as part of Mayo’s Climate Action Gathering are (at back, from left) Martin Keating, Mayo County Council; Laura Dixon, Mayo County Council; Gerry Luskin, president of Ballina Chamber of Commerce and Ballina Green Town; Councillor Michael Smyth, cathaoirleach of Mayo County Council; Councillor Blackie Gavin, chair of Mayo County Council’s Environment, Climate Action, Agriculture and Emergency Services SPC; Tom Gilligan, Mayo County Council; Susan Heffernan, The Mary Robinson Centre and Ballina Green Town; and Councillor Mark Duffy, Ballina Green Town. At front: Declan Turnbull, Mayo County Council; Deputy Alan Dillon, Mags Downey-Martin, Ballina Chamber of Commerce and Ballina Green Town, and Deputy Dara Calleary. Photo: John O’Grady.

Mayo climate action signage strategy launched

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MAYO County Council, in conjunction with the Climate Action Regional Office, have developed a climate action signage strategy to create awareness of the climate action and biodiversity measures being delivered across the county.

The government’s Climate Action Plan 2021 published last week sets out a roadmap to becoming a climate neutral economy and resilient society by 2050.

Mayo County Council has been working with local communities for many years to address climate-related issues, driving practical policy and behavioural change locally, supporting community-led climate action and supporting enterprise in moving to a resilient and low carbon society.

Students from Moyne College Ballina join Martin Devaney of Ballina Community Clean Up Group, Patrick Brogan and Ger Coyne of Homeland Ballina and Councillor Mark Duffy of Ballina Green Town to launch Homeland’s ‘30,000 Trees in 30 Days’ campaign as part of Mayo’s Climate Action Gathering, an initiative of Mayo County Council, Atlantic Seaboard North CARO, Ballina Green Town, The Mary Robinson Centre and Ballina Chamber. Photo: John O’Grady.

One of the aims of the signage strategy is to highlight some of the actions being delivered and supported by the council to help reduce emissions, build resilience to the impacts of climate change and to protect and enhance our biodiversity. The signage will raise awareness of some less obvious actions, and, in particular, help build knowledge and awareness around the role of nature-based solutions in tackling climate change.

The strategy includes a strong climate action branding that is hoped will be become recognisable to the public as a point of information on climate action undertaken at that location. Central to the strategy is the use of QR codes that will be linked to more detailed information on the specific site and relevant climate action initiative.

The new strategy was launched by the cathaoirleach of Mayo County Council, Councillor Michael Smyth, in Ballina on Friday at the Jackie Clarke Gardens.

Speaking at the launch, Councillor Smyth said: “Mayo County Council and the communities and businesses in Mayo are working together to transition to a carbon neutral and resilient society. These new signs help highlight the good work being done across the county and help build awareness on what can be done at a local level to move towards a more sustainable future.”

Environmentalist Duncan Stewart, special guest of Ballina Green Town at the Mayo Climate Action Gathering which took place last weekend joins students from Moyne College Ballina, Patrick Brogan and Ger Coyne of Homeland Ballina and Councillor Mark Duffy of Ballina Green Town to mark the launch of Homeland’s ‘30,000 Trees in 30 Days’ campaign. Photo: John O’Grady.

To help promote the new signs Mayo County Council has organised a climate action hunt around the town. Participants will need to search for climate signs placed around the town and scan the QR codes to get the information needed to answer eight questions. Participants who answer all eight questions correctly will go into a draw to win one of three vouchers from local sustainability focused businesses.

The competition will run until November 26. A map showing the general location of the signs, the eight questions and further details on the competition can be found at https://www.mayo.ie/climateactionsignage.

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