Historic Bill to ban onshore fracking in Ireland has passed through the Dáil
A historic Bill to ban the practice of onshore fracking in Ireland has passed, becoming the first Private Members’ Bill to pass through the...
Trump to withdraw from Paris Agreement – reports
US president Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would announce his decision on the Paris Agreement on climate change in the coming days, amid a flurry...
‘Just Transition’ is launched by Greens ‘to prevent Midlands becoming Ireland’s rust belt’
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The Green Party has warned the government today that the Midlands could become Ireland’s rust belt unless a comprehensive economic plan is...
Environmental protections are under siege across the world
As President Donald Trump mulls over whether to pull out of the Paris climate agreement, it is hard to imagine that he’s listening to...
Workers and communities must be protected in ‘just transition’ to carbon-free future
May 31st, 2017
Policymakers have ignored the potential impact on jobs of moving toward a low-carbon economy, which could lead to a “chaotic” restructuring harming...
Anti-vaccers, climate change deniers, and anti-GMO activists are all the same
Posted on 31 May 2017 by Guest Author
I imagine that quite a few people were upset by the title for this post, so let...
UN secretary general: ‘Get on board the climate train or get left behind’
UN secretary general António Guterres has warned that nations that choose not to rapidly shift away from fossil fuels will be “left behind”.The remarks were made...
Environment MEP’s vote to strengthen EU’s most powerful climate law
May 30, 2017
MEP’s voted today to increase the ambition of the EU’s most powerful climate law, the proposed Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR).
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