Taxing environmentally damaging practices and giving the money back through investment should be a...
Environmental groups are calling on the government to tax environmentally damaging practices to change behaviour and raise government revenue.
Three simple measures, a levy on...
Waste Reduction Bill badly needed to tackle our escalating plastic problem, Committee hears
The Government must support the straightforward and progressive policies in the Green Party’s Waste Reduction Bill to tackle our escalating plastic problem, the Oireachtas...
Environmental groups welcome long overdue public consultation on proposed UK Nuclear Power Plant
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The launch of a public consultation on the UK’s planned Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, less than 250km from Rosslare, is welcome...
BUDGET 2018: Greens back call to equalize cost of diesel
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Ireland’s leading environmental coalition welcomes the Green Party’s support of its proposal to equalise the cost of diesel and petrol in Budget 2018.
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Ireland’s Draft Forest Strategy (2022 – 2030)
This is a submission on behalf of the Environmental Pillar in response to the public consultation on Ireland’s Forest Strategy (2022 – 2030) and...
Ireland’s Fourth National Biodiversity Action Plan 2023-2027
This is a submission on behalf of the Environmental Pillar in response to the call for submissions on Ireland’s Fourth National Biodiversity Action Plan...
UN FAO report on Irish agriculture a travesty, misrepresents reality and ignores NGO warnings
IMMEDIATE RELEASE A UN case study portraying Ireland as leading in the transformation to sustainable agriculture is deeply misleading and puts forward an image...
Press Conference on State’s failure to consult Irish people on UK nuclear expansion
Concerns about the UK’s nuclear expansion program and Ireland’s failures to consult with the Irish public were raised today by TDs and Senators from across...
We must follow UK’s lead in tackling plastic pollution, say leading environmentalists
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The State must step up its game to tackle plastic pollution in the wake of the UK’s pledge to eliminate plastic waste by...
New forestry figures point to urgent need for root and branch reform of failing...
Immediate Release Ireland’s latest forestry figures are a clear sign of the urgent need for a root and branch reform of failing forestry policy,...
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