Elections 2019: Greens win big with voters
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There are signs of a changing climate within the political sphere as tallies in both local and European elections confirm big gains...
Next “real battle zone” for climate targets will be sectoral emissions
26 October 2021
The next battle for meeting national climate targets will come down to who gets the biggest “slice of the emissions cake” one...
TidyTowns turning over a new leaf and ramping up biodiversity efforts
July 30th, 2018
Fionnuala Fallon, The Irish Times gardening correspondent, asked last year if the TidyTowns competition was “out-of-step” with our increasingly “environmentally-minded approach” to...
Is there a role for LNG in Ireland’s ‘fair share’ of global climate action?
October 22nd, 2019
If we are to hold global temperature rise to limit climate change impacts to “tolerable” or “adaptable” levels, the best current scientific...
What’s going on with Shannon LNG?
25 June 2021
Well – it’s been quite a news week for all things LNG-related.
In case you missed it, it looks like the developers of...
Weakening ocean currents system may have disastrous climate consequences over coming decades
July 29th, 2018
Irish climate scientists have warned that the expected weakening of the ocean current circulation system that gives Ireland its mild climate may...
Submission to the Public Consultation on the Design and Implementation of a Renewable Heat Incentive
The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) subsidy aims to make savings against penalties likely to be incurred by
Ireland for not meeting the EU 20% Renewables...
Greens call for Government to act on NAMA warning
The Green Party has called on Government to heed NAMA’s warning on Land Hoarding, and implement legislation to ensure speculators cannot hold on to...
Greens: Referendum result ‘a dignified, compassionate revolution’
The Green Party have paid tribute to the tens of thousands of volunteers who campaigned in favour of a Yes vote, as early tallies...
Greens: Government must act to restore Luas reliability
Despite a 10% increase in passenger numbers in 2017, and 30% extra Green Line to service, tram numbers increased by only 7
The Green Party...
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