Carbon tax to be included in Budget 2019, says Taoiseach

August 7th, 2018 Budget 2019 will include an increase in carbon tax to help Ireland meet its obligations in tackling climate change, the Taoiseach said...

Hothouse Earth: planet dangerously close to climate tipping point

August 7th, 2018 Scientists have warned that the planet is at risk of entering a Hothouse Earth scenario where large parts of the world become...

Galway City Community Network creates city’s first sustainability festival

August 3rd, 2018  Community and environmental groups across Galway City are joining forces to create a festival to encourage the community to live more sustainably. Galway...

Northern Ireland to examine potential cross-border agricultural pollution

August 3rd, 2018 A complaint from an Irish environment group has led Northern Irish authorities to examine the potential for cross-border environmental and health impacts...

Plastic Free July: Five innovative ways to tackle plastic pollution

August 3rd, 2018 Plastic Free July ended this week following a month of mobilization around the world to raise awareness about plastic waste. Members of the Sick...

State of the Climate: 2017 warmest non-El Niño year on record

August 3rd, 2018 Last year was the warmest year on record without the influence of El Niño, meaning that the four warmest years on record...

Extreme weather events increasing due to climate change, says WMO

August 2nd, 2018 Extreme weather events like those seen in Ireland and countries across the world this summer are increasing as a result of climate...

Heatwaves and floods the new norm as climate change becomes reality

August 2nd, 2018 The summer of 2018 has seen unpredictable weather events moving from one extreme to the other, with the current heatwave easing down...

Earth Overshoot Day falls on earliest date since 1970

August 1st, 2018 Earth Overshoot Day falls today to mark the fact that humanity consumed nature’s entire annual ecological budget in just seven months.  Earth Overshoot...

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...

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