51 private water supplies tested positive for E. Coli in 2017
November 23rd, 2018
Fifty-one small private water supplies serving the likes of nursing homes, crèches and hotels tested positive for E. Coli in 2017, the...
Air pollution reducing life expectancy by nearly 2 years
November 23rd, 2018
Air pollution is reducing life expectancy by nearly two years, a new pollution index has revealed.
The new index from the Energy Policy...
Q&A: What next for UK capacity market after surprise EU ruling?
The UK capacity market, the main government policy for “keeping the lights on”, has been rendered illegal after a surprise EU court ruling issued...
Lead or sue? Pacific islands take twin tracks on climate change
Vanuatu becomes the first nation state to threaten oil majors with climate damages lawsuits, while the Marshall Islands submits updated climate plan to the...
Court halts injunction case on unlicensed peat extraction
November 22nd, 2018
The High Court has adjourned injunction proceedings brought by the Environmental Protection Agency to halt unlicensed peat extraction at a Co Westmeath...
The Carbon Brief Interview: Prof Terry Hughes
Prof Terry Hughes is the director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University in Townsville....
State spends €120m since 2007 on carbon credits to plug emissions gap
November 22nd, 2018
Ireland will have to resume the purchase of emissions allowances and renewable credits as we are “far off course” to meet our...
Greenhouse gas levels in atmosphere reach new record, WMO finds
November 22nd, 2018
The levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached another new record high with no sign of a reversal in sight,...
Dairy-driven agri-policy ‘not compatible’ with zero emissions pathway
November 21st, 2018
Ireland’s export-driven dairy policy is not compatible with the level of ambition needed to limit rising emissions, international climate experts told the...
Polish government split over coal ahead of UN climate summit
The energy minister has published a statement in defence of coal, which was swiftly disavowed by the presidency of the upcoming Cop24 climate negotiations
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