State must remove barriers to rooftop solar for schools

May 24th, 2019 Friends of the Earth Ireland (FOE) has called for the State to remove barriers prohibiting solar power for schools if they truly...

‘This is bigger’: Palestinian and Israeli teens strike together for the climate

At a climate march in Jerusalem, students put hatred aside to tell the government that nothing matters more than a safe climate The post ‘This...

Irish scientists sign letter in support of climate strike movement

May 24th, 2019 Over 50 Irish scientists and academics have signed an open letter supporting the climate strike movement and students “justified” concerns over the...

Citizen survey to monitor honeybee colonies launched

May 24th, 2019 Researchers from NUI Galway have launched Europe’s first-ever online nationwide citizen survey to capture data on where honeybee colonies currently exist on our island....

New Studies Increase Confidence in NASA’s Measure of Earth’s Temperature

A new assessment of NASA's record of global temperatures revealed that the agency's estimate of Earth's long-term temperature rise in recent decades is accurate...

New research, May 13-19, 2019

Note! Weekly new research posts will not continue anymore. This is the last post in this series. A selection of new climate related research articles...

MEP Election: Where do Midlands North-West candidates stand on climate?

May 23rd, 2019 Irish voters will flock to polling stations in their thousands this Friday to choose thirteen candidates to represent Ireland at the European...

MEP Election: Where do Cork candidates stand on climate?

The Ireland South constituency sees 23 candidates contending for five seats in the European Parliament. Shamim Malekmian looks at some of the candidates’ stances...

MEP Election: Where do Dublin candidates stand on climate?

May 23rd, 2019 Nineteen candidates are vying for the four available MEP seats in the Dublin constituency following a period of campaigning, public debates...

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