Submission to the Joint Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services in...
Whilst there is much that is welcome in the report, it includes one obvious and serious contradiction. It states that Excessive or wasteful use...
Better Europe Alliance response to European Commission 2017 Country Report for Ireland
As part of the annual European Semester process, the European Commission published its Country Reports on each EU Member State, including Ireland, in February...
Press Release: Draft National Mitigation Plan wholly inadequate to tackle climate change, say leading...
The Government’s long overdue draft National Mitigation Plan is almost wholly inadequate to meet the climate challenges ahead, according to Ireland’s leading environmental organisations.
The...
BUDGET 2018: Greens back call to equalize cost of diesel
Immediate Release
Ireland’s leading environmental coalition welcomes the Green Party’s support of its proposal to equalise the cost of diesel and petrol in Budget 2018.
Launching...
PRESS RELEASE: Happy Pear Twins fly the Foodie Flag for People4Soil Campaign
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With just four weeks left to reach Ireland’s target, The Happy Pear twins are calling on all food lovers to add their signature...
Press Release: Environmental organisations welcome recommendation of Oireachtas Committee to ban fracking
Environmental organisations welcome the recommendation of the Oireachtas’ environmental Committee to ban fracking in the Republic of Ireland.
The Environmental Pillar welcomes the decision to...
Press Release: Over 450 European and Canadian civil society groups urge legislators to reject...
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Over 450 public interest groups from across Europe and Canada today urged legislators to vote against the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
The...
Press Release: Ireland named & shamed at international awards ceremony for subsidising peat burning
Immediate Release
Ireland was among nine countries named and shamed at the Fossil Fuel Subsidy Awards ceremony in Brussels today for the Government’s commitment to...
Ireland’s Fourth National Biodiversity Action Plan 2023-2027
This is a submission on behalf of the Environmental Pillar in response to the call for submissions on Ireland’s Fourth National Biodiversity Action Plan...
State must stop incentivising farmers to engage in environmentally-damaging forestry
The State must stop incentivising farmers to engage in environmentally-damaging commercial timber schemes and shift support toward more sustainable native tree cover initiatives, Ireland’s...
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