{"id":823,"date":"2019-10-08T15:39:11","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T14:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/budget-2020-fails-to-shift-gear-towards-tackling-climate-change\/"},"modified":"2019-10-08T15:39:11","modified_gmt":"2019-10-08T14:39:11","slug":"budget-2020-fails-to-shift-gear-towards-tackling-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/budget-2020-fails-to-shift-gear-towards-tackling-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Budget 2020 fails to shift gear towards tackling climate change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reacting to Budget 2020, Social Democrats Spokesperson on Climate Change, Dublin Bay North Cllr. 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