How Trump’s climate U-turn exposed the limits of European power
When the world needed someone to step up as a climate power broker, why did no-one think it would be the EU?
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Family planning has role to play in climate battle
July 12th, 2019
Improved access to
contraception would benefit conservation, environmental and sustainability
efforts across the board, a UN-backed campaign has said today.
The Thriving
Together Campaign launched by...
Asset managers worth $15 trillion make climate risk promise to Macron
The French president gathered the world's biggest investors on Thursday to push them to back climate-friendly projects
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State should reevaluate plans to grant Galway mineral exploration licence
July 12th, 2019
An Taisce has called on the Department for Climate Action to
protect Connemara’s natural amenities by re-evaluating its intention to issue a
licence for...
Fears raised over cross border impact of proposed fracking in the North
July 12th, 2019An Irish environmental group has raised concerns with the Government over possible cross border impacts from proposed fracking operations in the North.
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Families appeal EU court dismissal of ‘People’s Climate Case’
Plaintiffs including a Portuguese forester and Swedish indigenous reindeer herder argue inadequate climate action threatens their human rights
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Through Smoke and Fire, NASA Searches for Answers
Follow the space agency this summer to learn how NASA investigates fires to improve lives and safeguard the future.
The effects of fires linger long...
Poor air quality in Dublin exceeds EU safety limits
July 11th, 2019
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) levels in parts of the capital have
exceeded EU limits for the air pollutant, the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) has warned....
Skill shortage major challenge for retrofit plans
July 11th, 2019
Addressing skills
shortages will be essential in order to meet retrofitting targets outlined in the
Government’s new climate plan, the Oireachtas Committee on...
Why we need a non-proliferation treaty for fossil fuels
Most reserves of coal, oil and gas are unburnable if we are to prevent climate crisis. The international approach to nuclear weapons offers a...
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