Air pollution reducing life expectancy by nearly 2 years
November 23rd, 2018
Air pollution is reducing life expectancy by nearly two years, a new pollution index has revealed.
The new index from the Energy Policy...
Court halts injunction case on unlicensed peat extraction
November 22nd, 2018
The High Court has adjourned injunction proceedings brought by the Environmental Protection Agency to halt unlicensed peat extraction at a Co Westmeath...
State spends €120m since 2007 on carbon credits to plug emissions gap
November 22nd, 2018
Ireland will have to resume the purchase of emissions allowances and renewable credits as we are “far off course” to meet our...
Greenhouse gas levels in atmosphere reach new record, WMO finds
November 22nd, 2018
The levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached another new record high with no sign of a reversal in sight,...
Dairy-driven agri-policy ‘not compatible’ with zero emissions pathway
November 21st, 2018
Ireland’s export-driven dairy policy is not compatible with the level of ambition needed to limit rising emissions, international climate experts told the...
Cabinet approval for all of government climate action plan
November 21st, 2018
Confirmation of cabinet approval to draw up an all of government plan to meet its climate commitments has been confirmed by the...
Intensive agriculture ‘affecting’ EU drinking water quality
November 21st, 2018
Europe’s intensive agriculture strategy is affecting the EU’s drinking water quality, one of Europe’s leading conservation NGO has said.
Birdlife Europe has said...
Motion on one-off housing wastewater treatment poses health risk, An Taisce warns
November 20th, 2018
A Sin Fein motion to allow Local Authorities to grant wastewater treatment licences to one-off houses in areas that have failed percolation...
Protesters across Ireland demand action to halt species extinction
November 19th, 2018
Protesters gather across Irish cities this weekend to demand an end to Government inaction to tackle climate change and for leaders to...
Brexit draft withdrawal agreement seeks to quell any rollback on environmental standards
November 16th, 2018
A provision seeking to sustain current levels of environmental protection across the island of Ireland post-Brexit has been included in the draft...
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