Global experts selected for critical IPCC climate change reports
August 18th, 2017
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has invited over 200 experts from countries on each continent to prepare two separate special...
Unprecedented: The heatwave causing havoc across the globe
July 30th, 2018
Summer 2018 has brought unprecedented heatwaves to Ireland and the UK, with Northern Ireland and Wales recording their
Things have been heating up at home...
Gallery: It Takes a Village – Cloughjordan & Feeding Ourselves Festival in Pictures. #People4Soil
April 10th 2017
Ireland’s ecovillage capital and rural utopia, Cloughjordan, played host to Cultivate’s Feeding Ourselves festival over the weekend. The focus of the event...
Taxing plastic not enough to solve plastic crisis, study shows
September 6th, 2018
Taxing non-recyclable plastics will only work if both consumer and producer behaviour towards plastic consumption change, a new study has found.
The study,...
Up in Flames: Data reveals extent of wildfires across Ireland this summer
July 26th, 2018
The recent heatwave has had a devastating impact across the globe. Abnormally high temperatures and a lack of rainfall have led to...
President Higgins signs Bill to ban fracking into law
July 6th, 2017
The historic Bill to ban onshore fracking in the Republic of Ireland was signed into law by President Michael D Higgins today.
The...
Flood relief scheme for Donegal farmers launched
September 14th, 2017
Farmers affected by recent flooding in Donegal can now apply for financial aid of up to €15,000 to cover damage caused by...
First sea eagle fledged in Cork for 100 years found dead on Dingle Peninsula
August 1st, 2018
A Cork-fledged wild sea eagle known as Eddie has been found dead on the Dingle Peninsula, in Co Kerry.
Eddie was born in...
World Ozone Day set to celebrate success story of the Montreal Protocol
September 13th, 2017
The climate success story of the Montreal Protocol will be celebrated on World Ozone Day this Saturday with the launch of a...
The Climate Cases: Breakthrough – Urgenda v the Netherlands
January 25th, 2018
With the landmark legal case against the Irish Government for alleged inaction to tackle climate change set to be heard before the...
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