Current CAP strategic plan would not deliver sufficient climate action
11 May 2021
Ireland’s current
Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Strategic Plans would fail to deliver
sufficient climate action, a new report has detailed.
The report, by
Climate...
OECD warn that Ireland’s environmental targets appear unachievable
11 May 2021
Ireland’s climate targets appear out of reach despite the impact of Covid-19 on lowering emissions, according to the OECD.
The 10-year...
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This is a re-post from Carbon Brief by:
Dr Robert M. DeConto, professor of geosciences and co-director of the School of Earth and Sustainability at the University...
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