Urgent climate action needed to avert health crisis
June 14th, 2019
A new report from some of Europe’s leading scientists has shown that climate action is urgently required to protect...
Irish climate school strikers to continue this summer
June 14th, 2019
Ireland’s teenage climate activists
have announced a new date for a national student strike to highlight the issue
of climate change.
In concert with...
Motion passes calling for climate revision of National Development Plan
June 14th, 2019
A motion in the Dail has passed calling for the National Development Plan (NDP) to be revised to ensure the...
Money Message for fossil fuel Bill challenged in Dail
June 14th, 2019
A challenge has been brought
forward by People Before Profit against the Government’s “money message”
requirement for a Bill that would stop the issuing...
Day of climate emergency launched as Committee debates fossil fuel Bill
June 11th, 2019
Activists have
declared a day of climate emergency with protests
and meetings taking place across the capital to demand immediate action
from the State.
The...
Cork City Council latest to declare climate and biodiversity emergency
June 11th, 2019
Cork City Council is the latest local authority to declare a climate change and biodiversity emergency.
The official recognition of a
climate crisis follows...
Gas the ‘dumbest partner’ for renewable energy
June 11th, 2019
Gas is not a viable bridge fuel toward a carbon-free energy system and is one of the “dumbest partners” in energy generation...
Petition launched for higher EU tax on aviation fuel
June 10th, 2019
A group of European citizens is hoping to gain one million signatures for a petition calling for an end to tax exemption...
Overfishing remains key threat to ocean health
June 10th, 2019
Overfishing remains the most significant threat to our ocean’s
health, experts told a conference in Cork City yesterday.
The Our Ocean Health event...
Greta named Ambassador of Conscience by Amnesty
June 7th, 2019
Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg and the Fridays for Future movement have been presented with the 2019 Ambassador of Conscience Award from...
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