Irish families sought for Glyphosate exposure study

July 25th, 2019 NUI Galway is looking for volunteers to take part in the first Irish study to investigate the levels of glyphosate exposure on...

State of the climate: 2019 set to be second or third warmest year

With the data now in for the first half of the year, Carbon Brief estimates that 2019 is most likely to be either the...

Commission tackles Ireland on peat extraction problems

July 25th, 2019 The European Commission is taking action against Ireland for a continued failure to ensure that peat extraction is properly assessed for environmental...

Former UK energy minister Claire Perry appointed Cop26 president

A champion of phasing out coal power internationally, Perry has been named to lead critical UN climate talks in 2020, which the UK expects...

Pressure grows on Govt to speed up Just Transition

July 25th, 2019 Pressure is mounting on the Government to push forward with its just transition plans after the refusal of ESB plans to convert...

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