Ireland a ‘laggard’ in European efforts to protect marine biodiversity
September 2nd, 2019
Ireland is at the back of the class in protecting ocean ecosystems and creating protected areas in our seas, a conference on...
Irish floods becoming more severe due to climate impact
September 2nd, 2019
Ireland
and other parts of North-Western Europe are most likely to suffer from extreme
flooding episodes prompted by climate change, a new study has
revealed.
The
study published in...
Activists take over Liffey Street to highlight air pollution problem
August 31st, 2019
Activists are currently blocking Lower Liffey Street and preventing
access to motor traffic in a bid to highlight the capital’s transport-linked air
pollution problems.
The...
Environmental law experts find fault with Irish planning system
30th August, 2019
A panel of legal experts has found that Irish planning law is non-compliant with requirements under an international convention to allow the...
Data centre expansion to drive up energy demand and emissions
August 28th, 2019
The ramping up of data centre development in Ireland could add 1.5 million tonnes to our carbon emissions by 2030, a new...
Activist burnout running through the climate activist community
August 27th, 2019
On a recent Sunday morning, Wren Alice Ind, a 19-year-old member of Extinction Rebellion (XR), took to Facebook to announce her temporary...
Official stats paint Ireland as EU laggard on climate and environment
August 27th, 2019
A new analysis from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) singles out Ireland as a European laggard across a range of important climate...
‘We know the threats to our habitats and species – now is the time...
August 27th, 2019
Last week, the National Parks and Wildlife Service published the third report on the assessment of the status of habitats and species that Ireland is...
Brazil rejects G7 ‘chump change’ $20m Amazon aid offer
August 27th, 2019
The Bolsanaro administration has rejected a $20 million aid offer from G7 countries to fight the Amazon fires that environmental NGOs have described...
New EV charger funding scheme ‘lacks ambition’
August 26th, 2019
The State has announced new funding support for local authorities to roll out a new stream of 1,000 on-street public charging points...
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