France proposes 2050 carbon-neutral law

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Biodiversity protection needs a ‘Paris Agreement moment’

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Seven take-aways from the Green New Deal launch

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Galway hospice plans refused over biodiversity concerns

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Irish e-waste found dumped in developing countries

February 7th, 2019 Electronic waste from Ireland and other EU countries is being dumped in developing countries, a new international study has found. The findings were...

UK tells fracking industry it won’t relax rules on earth tremors

The Conservative government has long backed shale gas exploration, but denied industry calls to loosen 'unworkable' limits on seismic activity The post UK tells fracking...

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