Supreme Court rules to restrain operation of unauthorised Galway quarry

November 7th, 2018 The Supreme Court today ruled that An Taisce is entitled to an order restraining the continued operation of an unauthorised quarry in...

Company must pay for clean-up of plastic spill, says Dún Laoghaire mayor

November 7th, 2018 The Mayor of Dún Laoghaire has urged the company responsible for a recent plastic spill at Dublin’s Forty Foot to fully pay for...

Guest post: Combining renewables with direct air capture for ‘net negative’ emissions

Jan Wohland is a PhD student at Forschungszentrum Jülich, Dr Dirk Witthaut is a junior professor at Forschungszentrum Jülich, and Dr Carl-Friedrich Schleussner is...

Colorado governor-elect has US’ most ambitious renewable goal

Jared Polis' promise to phase out fossil fuel electricity by 2040 would be the fastest target in any state The post Colorado governor-elect has US’...

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