Major policy and monetary support needed to improve our climate record, EU finds
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2020 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming Digest #9
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African countries need rich nations to take the lead on ambition at Cop26
Developed countries must deliver on their promise to mobilise $100 billion a year by 2020 to help vulnerable countries unlock ambition
The post African...
Cork ‘earth protector’ granny found guilty of stealing Coillte timber
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A grandmother charged with illegally felling conifers in a Coillte forest beside her home in west Cork was convicted of stealing...
Warming climate poses ‘unprecedented threat’ to transport
February 28th, 2020
Transport infrastructure in Ireland
is set to face unprecedented threats in a warming climate, according to a new UN
report.
The United Nations Economic Commission...
New EPA Rule Change Saves Industry Money but Exacts a Climate Cost
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Court Rules London Heathrow Runway Plan Would Violate Climate Change Commitments
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Closed Season: lay down your trimmers and step away from the hedge
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Last May, TCD and UCD were found cutting trees and hedges on their campuses during the closed period designed to protect nesting...
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