Leaders acting like kids on climate, Greta Thunberg tells COP24
December 3rd, 2018
The world’s youth must lead in pushing for climate action as our politicians are “behaving like children” the 15-year-old Swedish climate activist...
Barriers to environmental justice ‘widespread’ across EU
December 3rd, 2018
Taking a legal challenge against environmentally damaging decisions is burdensome as barriers to justice are widespread across the EU, a report from...
Strong UK environmental watchdog needed post-Brexit
December 3rd, 2018
Some of Europe’s leading environmental group have called on the European Commission to push for the creation of a strong environmental watchdog...
REVEALED: Moneypoint power station out of action for over two months
December 3rd, 2018
All three coal-fired units at ESB’s Moneypoint power station have been out of action for the past two months due to a...
An Bord Pleanála grants permission for Skibbereen plastic factory
December 3rd,2018
An Bord Pleanála (ABP) has granted planning permission for a plastic factory in Skibbereen, Co Cork despite deep reservations from concerned locals over...
David Attenborough warns extinction of natural world ‘on horizon’
December 3rd, 2018
The collapse of our civilisation and the extinction of much of the natural world are “on the horizon” if we don’t take...
COP24 kicks off with world in ‘deep trouble’ over climate change
December 3rd, 2018
The annual UN Climate Change Conference (COP24) opened this morning with the vital goal of finalising guidelines on how to implement the...
Five-fold increase in climate action needed to keep below 1.5°C limit
November 29th, 2018
Countries must increase their emission-curtailing efforts five-fold to stand a chance of limiting global temperature rise to the 1.5°C limit, a new UN...
EU strategy not enough to save us from ‘brink of climate breakdown’
November 29th, 2018
The EU’s new strategy to achieve a climate neutral Europe by 2050 is a welcome move but not enough to limit temperature...
Government dishes out first chunk of €500 million Climate Action Fund
November 29th, 2018
Seven projects with the potential to reduce annual emissions by over 200,000 tonnes of carbon has been chosen as the first recipients...
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