Fair carbon tax model could be ‘ideal Robin Hood tax’
July 12th, 2019
A reformulated carbon tax that supports low-income households and helps fund the low carbon transition could be the “ideal robin hood tax”,...
US anti-fracking activist calls on Port of Cork to halt any gas import plans
December 21st, 2019
A US anti-fracking activist delivered a petition in Cork yesterday against the potential importation of liquefied natural gas from Brownsville Port in...
Peace Forest project aims to plant thousands of trees along border counties
May 15th, 2018
A peace forest project was launched in Dublin today with plans to plant a tree for each child born in the border counties...
Budget 2020: Urgency for climate & biodiversity emergency?
October 9th, 2019
The climate movement has seen a meteoric rise over the year, with the school strikes and Extinction Rebellion cranking up the pressure...
‘It’s been a rollercoaster’ – the rise of the Irish school strike movement
September 18th, 2019
One food stall at this month’s A Taste of West Cork festival stood out, not so much for its offerings but for a...
Irish students set to strike again over climate inaction
May 8th, 2019
Students across Ireland are planning to strike once more next month to demand stronger Government action to tackle climate change.
The strike...
An Taisce calls for art competition boycott over fossil fuel funding
February 14th, 2019
An Environmental charity has called on the public to boycott the upcoming Children’s Art Competition over concerns with its sponsorship by the...
Irish floods becoming more severe due to climate impact
September 2nd, 2019
Ireland
and other parts of North-Western Europe are most likely to suffer from extreme
flooding episodes prompted by climate change, a new study has
revealed.
The
study published in...
Advertising watchdog overwhelmed by complaints against new national milk campaign
November 9th, 2017
The advertising standards watchdog has been overwhelmed by complaints against the National Dairy Council’s (NDC) new campaign promoting Irish milk as a...
Interest in climate journalism on the rise
July 31st, 2019
Public interest in
climate journalism is on the rise, according to a new analysis out this week.
In response to a
request from the Colombia...