Erosion threat at 30% of coastal sites surveyed, Coastwatch reveals
December 6th, 2018
A threat of erosion has been identified at 30 per cent of all coastal sites surveyed in 2017 by Coastwatch during its...
Soil degradation as big a threat as climate change
December 5th, 2018
The widespread degradation of soil across the world is as big a threat to our existence as climate change, a leading environmentalist...
Only minor decrease in Ireland’s emissions in 2017, EPA finds
December 5th, 2018
Ireland’s emissions dropped by less than one per cent in 2017, leaving us well off track to meet our 2020 climate targets,...
COP24: Irish State ‘sleepwalking’ citizens into climate catastrophe
December 5th, 2018
The Government is “sleepwalking” Irish citizens into an unrecognizable and highly dangerous future, the world was told today at the global climate...
Senators outraged as Ministers ‘dishonour’ Climate Act obligations
December 4th, 2018
Senators have heavily criticised the Government for dishonouring its obligations under the 2015 Climate Act during a Seanad session on climate change...
Ireland fails to sign letter calling for greater EU climate action
December 4th, 2018
Ireland is failing to join progressive EU states in calling on the bloc to raise the bar in tackling climate change, a...
Solar search engine to bring renewable energy to rural India
December 4th, 2018
Fourteen years ago, Martin Scherfler, skipped out on mandatory military service term in his home country of Austria to instead fight a...
Ireland must step up to achieve targets, says Climate Minister
December 4th, 2018
Ireland needs to step up and do more if we are to achieve our climate targets, the Minister for Climate Action told...
New climate change guidelines for local authorities launched
December 4th, 2018
Local Authorities have received new guidelines from the Government to help them to plan for the impacts of climate change.
Launched yesterday by...
Poor countries bare brunt of climate impact over last 20 years
December 4th, 2018
The highest weather-related losses ever were recorded last year, with poorer countries baring the brunt of the damage, a new report has...
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