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The EU’s fisheries ministers agreed this morning to maintain current fishing quota limits for 2019 despite calls from NGOs and experts to...
Calls to reject new CAP grow day before crucial vote
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Campaigners have taken to Twitter the day before the European Parliament is set to vote on the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)...
Next “real battle zone” for climate targets will be sectoral emissions
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The next battle for meeting national climate targets will come down to who gets the biggest “slice of the emissions cake” one...
Antarctica losing ice at an alarming rate
January 17th, 2019
Antarctica is losing ice at a far more rapid pace than over the last four decades due to rising levels of warm...
Small-scale farming key to rebooting our ‘flawed’ food system
April 12th, 2019
Far-reaching and
lasting support for small-scale food production is key to rebooting Ireland’s
flawed food system and addressing runaway emissions by 2030, a conference...
Replace peat with LNG, says senior Trump energy official
June 25th, 2019
Ireland
should replace peat with US Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) in its fuel
transition, a senior Trump energy official has said.
The
US under-secretary for Energy...
New climate change guidelines for local authorities launched
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Local Authorities have received new guidelines from the Government to help them to plan for the impacts of climate change.
Launched yesterday by...
How can you influence environmental policy?
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Have you ever wanted your actions on environmental matters to have a greater impact at a local level? You can make a difference...
Elections 2019: Greens win big with voters
May 27th, 2019
There are signs of a changing climate within the political sphere as tallies in both local and European elections confirm big gains...
Frank and Honest to use only compostable coffee cups from September
May 18th, 2018
Frank and Honest will become the first national coffee brand to do away with non-recyclable-single-use cups and use only compostable cups and...
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