Irish scientist selected for senior position on leading UN climate body
April 9th, 2018
The director of Maynooth University’s climate analysis unit has been appointed to a leading position on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change...
Cool Planet Experience: Step into a Climate Friendly Future
April 9th, 2018
Take a glimpse into the not-so-distant future of 2050. Electric vehicles have taken over the busy roads of the city and all...
Europol crackdown on trafficking of endangered European glass eels
April 9th, 2018
A pan-European operation backed by Europol has seized 350 kg of live glass eels and disrupted an organised crime ring involved in...
Ryanair was Europe’s worst polluting airline in 2017, says European NGO
April 6th, 2018
Ryanair has been named as Europe’s most polluting airline in 2017 by a leading European NGO following an analysis of newly released...
Great Pacific Garbage Patch growing at alarming rate, new research finds
April 5th, 2018
A three-year research study has documented 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic weighing 80,000 metric tonnes drifting across the Great Pacific Garbage Patch...
Extreme weather events more frequent and costly over past four decades
April 5th, 2018
Extreme weather events have become more frequent and more costly over the past four decades, according to a new report from Europe’s...
Ireland experiences wettest decade on record, new data reveals
April 5th, 2018
Ireland is wetter now than at any stage in the last 300 years, according to a new study led by Maynooth University.
The study...
Locked Out: Community garden project locked out of plot and left in limbo
April 4th, 2018
For several years now, the Our Farm community garden at the National College of Art and Design has been using a small...
Emissions of three main air pollutants increased in 2016, warns EPA
April 4th, 2018
Emissions from three of the five main air pollutants in Ireland increased in 2016, latest figures from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
Dublin City Council to ban disposable coffee cups in its offices
April 4th, 2018
Dublin City Council is set to bring in a ban on the use of disposable coffee cups and single-use plastics in its...
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