Limerick to receive multi-million funding to become smart energy city
July 12th, 2018
Limerick is set to become the first Irish city to receive multi-million funding as part of a European project to create sustainable...
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UN security council considers ‘cycle of conflict and climate disaster’
Sweden chaired the influential body's first session focusing on climate change in seven years, calling for international coordination to address the risks
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Which countries have not ratified the Paris climate agreement?
Nearly three years after it was agreed, more than a tenth of global emissions are generated in countries that have not formally adopted the...
Powering Ships with Plastic?
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New Oireachtas committee on climate action holds first meeting
July 12th, 2018
A new Special Joint Committee to examine the State’s action to tackle climate change held its first meeting yesterday.
The Committee made up...
Educating youth the key to preventing animal cruelty in the future
July 12th, 2018
Since the introduction of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, the Irish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has received...
Forest bathing: a green prescription for a healthy mind
July 12th, 2018
Irish ecotherapist Shirley Gleeson thinks a walk in the park is all we need to sooth the mind.
Gleeson is an advocate of...
€500 million Climate Action Fund for large-scale projects and other funds
July 12th, 2018
The Irish Government just launched the first call for applications under the new €500 million Climate Action Fund.
The Minister for the Environment,...
Climate Action Fund open to applicants for sustainable energy projects
July 12th, 2018
The Minister for the Environment has launched a call for applications for projects to tackle climate change and reduce emission levels in...
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