Dear parents of planet earth…

February 22nd, 2019 Lorna Gold calls for parents to get behind our young people as they continue to strike on Fridays for...

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Ireland ranks low for action on Sustainable Development Goals

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German climate law draft calls for net-zero emissions by 2050

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Guest post: Energy efficiency contributed 25% of UK economic growth since 1971

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Protecting Ireland’s biodiversity needs funding, not ‘lip service’

February 21st, 2019 The Green Party has called on the government to stop paying lip service to biodiversity protection and invest €50m in the chronically...

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February 21st, 2019 The Government must follow the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and ensure environmental laws are enforced to save our increasingly fragile eco-system, the...

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