Interim targets “absolutely vital” for Climate Bill

15 October 2020  The need for interim targets in the Climate Bill is “absolutely vital”, the Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action heard today.  Dr Áine Ryall...

Significant number of farmers deemed ineligible for GLAS payment

May 22nd, 2018 The government has started to process balancing payments under an agri-environment scheme to farmers, however, many participants have been deemed ineligible for...

Japan’s deadly 2018 heatwave ‘could not have happened without climate change’

This is a re-post from Carbon Brief by Daisy Dunne The record-breaking 2018 summer heatwave in Japan in which more than 1,000 people died “could not...

Skeptical Science New Research for Week #31, 2021

Want to make a dangerous bet? Modes of climate science denial run across a spectrum, with the "soft" end being "climate change has happened in...

New exploration licence ‘slap in the face’ to climate movement

May 2nd, 2019 The State is undermining the climate movement by granting new licences for oil and gas exploration to the fossil fuel industry, People before Profit...

Guidelines for getting outdoors safely during COVID19

March 20th, 2020 Increasing numbers of people are seeking the natural benefits of getting outdoors, taking in fresh air, letting off pent up energy and enjoying our...

New legislation to be drafted on a circular economy

16 June 2021 The Government will draft new legislation to implement a circular economy which it hopes will drastically change production and consumption. The...

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