Organic farming needs significant increase in funding, Committee told
23 June 2021
Organic farming
must see a significant increase in funding in order to reach Government-set
targets, the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action heard...
EPA: Ireland will fail to meet 2020 climate targets
22 June 2021
Ireland will fail to meet its 2020 greenhouse gas emissions
reduction targets, according to The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The EPA noted...
Social media isn’t just affecting humans. It’s having an impact our wildlife, too.
22 June 2021
A social media trend has threatened local duck populations over the past
weeks and campaigners fear the development is part of a...
What’s the deal with the EU-Mercosur trade agreement?
21 June 2021
Campaigners have
long-held the position that the EU-Mercosur Agreement fails to protect human
rights, critical ecosystems and the climate.
Most recently, a new report...
Our marine habitats are in bad shape. But there’s a solution.
18 June 2021
The decline of coastal habitats is set to continue unless the state takes significant action, a number of campaigners have warned....
Committee warned of potential “unintended consequences” from retrofitting
17 June 2021
Local areas should not be inadvertently gentrified as retrofitting is rolled out, the Committee on Budgetary Oversight was told this morning.
The...
New legislation to be drafted on a circular economy
16 June 2021
The Government will draft new legislation to implement a circular economy which it hopes will drastically change production and consumption.
The...
Better incentives needed for Irish beef and dairy farmers
16 June 2021
Better incentives need to be in place for Irish beef and
dairy farmers to reduce their environmental impact, an Oireachtas Committee
heard yesterday....
Climate activists are raising the ‘Poo Flag’ to highlight sewage pollution
14 June 2021
Climate activist group Extinction Rebellion is raising the ‘Poo Flag’ in their #SeaChange campaign to highlight the raw sewage pollution in...
Climate Case Ireland call on Government to recognise environmental rights
10 June 2021
Climate Case Ireland have penned an open letter to the Irish Government calling for a Citizens’ Assembly on the biodiversity crisis...
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