The scale of the crisis we’re facing demands urgent action at every level. That’s why SDLP councillors have established climate crisis committees in councils across Northern Ireland to examine how they can mitigate climate breakdown through procurement, by reducing reliance on single use plastics, increasing the availability of water refill stations in parks and public places among other measures. Under an SDLP Minister, the Executive introduced the plastic bag levy, raising almost £30m for environmental projects
in favour of environmental protection, e.g. fighting climate change or 'green' policies or preservation of natural resources or animal rights