Locals take opposition to Bantry Bay kelp harvesting to the gates of Leinster House
March 8th, 2018
A campaign group held a mock funeral procession for Ireland’s seaweed outside the Dail yesterday in protest against the granting of a...
Small-scale farming key to rebooting our ‘flawed’ food system
April 12th, 2019
Far-reaching and
lasting support for small-scale food production is key to rebooting Ireland’s
flawed food system and addressing runaway emissions by 2030, a conference...
Interest in climate journalism on the rise
July 31st, 2019
Public interest in
climate journalism is on the rise, according to a new analysis out this week.
In response to a
request from the Colombia...
2019 was second warmest on record, WMO data
March 11th, 2020
2019 was the second warmest year
on record and finished up with an average global temperature of 1.1 C above
pre-industrial levels.
The year was...
A closer look at microgeneration
19 February 2021
It seems like microgeneration is having a bit of a moment.
A new scheme for it was announced back in January, and it...
Recent amendments have “gutted” Climate Bill
12 July 2021
Recent amendments to the Climate Bill have taken the “guts out” of the legislation, according to one of Ireland’s leading climate scientists.
A...
Climate school strikers return to the streets the country-over
24 September 2021
Hundreds of students gathered in Dublin today in-person to protest against the Irish government’s inaction on the climate crisis for the first...
Zero Waste Guru delivers inspirational talk to crowded hall in Dublin
14th March 2017
Bea Johnson, zero waste guru, blogger and author of the acclaimed, Zero Waste Home, gave a presentation on her environmentally-friendly ethos and...
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