New agricultural strategy “detrimental” for sector, environmental groups warn
3 August 2021
The newly published Food Vision 2030 Strategy threatens to be “yet another detrimental blueprint for agriculture”, according to a coalition of environmental...
Oxfam: ‘net zero’ targets can distract and delay emissions reductions
3 August 2021
Governments and
corporations rely on ‘unreliable’ and ‘unrealistic’ carbon removal schemes to
reach ‘net zero’ by 2050, a new Oxfam report has said....
The ‘surreal’ Climate Case ruling, one year on
30
July 2021
When the landmark
Climate Case was first heard in 2019, the court room looked a lot different
from other proceedings taking place that day....
Climate campaigners hold “tug-of-war” in front of Leinster House
30 July 2021
Protesters gathered before the Dail today and staged a “tug-of-war” to highlight fracked gas imports and the climate implications of data centres.
Members...
Peat and wood burning are driving air pollution events in Dublin
29 July 2021
Peat and wood burning accounted for the vast majority of particulate matter during air pollution events in Dublin, new research has revealed.
Particulate...
What really happens to our unwanted clothes?
24 July 2021
Illegal dumping is
largely unaccepted in Ireland. Remember two years ago when that video of the
man attempting to dump a mattress in...
Climate Action Bill signed into law
23 July 2021
The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development
Bill 2021 has been signed by President Michael D. Higgins and has become law.
“Today...
Extreme heat slammed a climate similar to ours. So, could it happen here?
23 July 2021
Mia Jacobson was used to heat. Growing up in the tropical climate of Hawaii, they were accustomed to the discomfort summer...
How does climate change impact our homeless population?
22 July 2021
Homelessness
in Ireland is not a new topic. We have been tackling it for years and will
continue to do so. Homelessness is...
Supports needed to transform to sustainable agriculture, report finds
22 July 2021
A transformation and investment in Irish agriculture is necessary to
meet sustainable food system ambition, an Oxfam and Trócaire report found.
Published...
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