In June 2022 Northern Ireland finally had a Climate Act to call its own. But what really happened behind the scenes before the unprecedented 2-bill race with the Climate Change (No. 2) Bill gaining Royal Assent?

This is the story of how Northern Ireland’s climate change law started with a conversation in a café. It’s the story of how civil society stepped in to write it when the minister refused. It’s about how local people gained political support for a Climate Act and forced Northern Ireland to stop being a climate laggard.

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