COP24: Irish State ‘sleepwalking’ citizens into climate catastrophe
December 5th, 2018
The Government is “sleepwalking” Irish citizens into an unrecognizable and highly dangerous future, the world was told today at the global climate...
The Paris Agreement rulebook explained
Vastly more complex than the Paris Agreement itself are the set of rules that will make it work
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Trump’s disbelief won’t stop dangerous climate change
“I don’t believe it,” said Donald Trump when asked about the fourth national climate assessment, authored by 13 government agencies and hundreds of the US’s...
Senators outraged as Ministers ‘dishonour’ Climate Act obligations
December 4th, 2018
Senators have heavily criticised the Government for dishonouring its obligations under the 2015 Climate Act during a Seanad session on climate change...
Katowice Brief: The first test
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Ireland fails to sign letter calling for greater EU climate action
December 4th, 2018
Ireland is failing to join progressive EU states in calling on the bloc to raise the bar in tackling climate change, a...
Solar search engine to bring renewable energy to rural India
December 4th, 2018
Fourteen years ago, Martin Scherfler, skipped out on mandatory military service term in his home country of Austria to instead fight a...
Ireland must step up to achieve targets, says Climate Minister
December 4th, 2018
Ireland needs to step up and do more if we are to achieve our climate targets, the Minister for Climate Action told...
Britain backs strong rules to bring the Paris Agreement to life
The Cop24 climate summit in Katowice, Poland, needs to turn talk into action, writes UK minister for energy and clean growth Claire Perry
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New climate change guidelines for local authorities launched
December 4th, 2018
Local Authorities have received new guidelines from the Government to help them to plan for the impacts of climate change.
Launched yesterday by...
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