Citizens’ Assembly: Policy expert calls for agricultural carbon tax
November 4th, 2017
Taking the bold step of extending a carbon tax to agriculture will make Ireland a genuine climate leader, Ireland’s leading agricultural policy...
France set to become new watchdog in safety assessment of glyphosate
August 8th, 2018
The European Commission looks set to make France the new lead evaluator in an overhaul of the safety assessment of the controversial...
Pass on plastic: Sky Ocean Rescue to launch in Ireland
June 14th, 2018
The vast majority of Irish citizens are concerned with plastic pollution and its impact on our waters across the country, a new...
Fine Gael accused of greenwashing over Green Week campaign
August 24th, 2018
Environmental, conservation and opposition groups have criticised Fine Gael’s environmental record following the announcement of their Green Week campaign.
The campaign, introduced on Monday, saw the Tánaiste Simon Coveney TD and several...
Most EU states failing to meet air quality standards
September 13th, 2018
Most European Union countries are failing to meet the bloc’s air quality standards, a new report has revealed.
The report released this week...
Documents expose carmaking countries blocking vehicle checks that would reduce air pollution
April 25th 2017
Major carmaking countries, Germany, Italy and Spain, along with Poland, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic, are preventing efforts to strengthen the system...
Irish Greenhouse gas emissions from companies in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme increased in...
7th April 2017
A press release from the EPA has warned that Greenhouse gas emissions from Irish companies have in fact increased under the EU...
The key air pollution problems in Ireland
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Today marks World Environment Day 2019 and the theme this year is air pollution. The Green News looks at some of the...
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