Interim targets “absolutely vital” for Climate Bill
15 October 2020
The need for interim targets in the Climate Bill is “absolutely vital”, the Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action heard today.
Dr Áine Ryall...
Climate Bill faces first round of Committee scrutiny
14 October 2020
The newly published Climate Bill faced its first round of pre-legislative scrutiny today before the Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action and numerous...
Budget 2021: where do climate and biodiversity stand?
13 October 2020
The word has really worn itself out this year, but both this Budget and the times we find ourselves in are truly...
Our Climate Bill checklist, revisited
9 October 2020
It’s here. It’s in our (virtual) hands – the long-awaited, much-anticipated, sure-to-be-debated Climate Bill.
Last week, we put together a checklist of some...
Government publishes much-anticipated Climate Bill
7 October 2020
The Government has published its much anticipated Climate Bill today with a number of features that aim to set out and strengthen...
European Parliament votes in favour of higher climate ambition
7 October 2020
The European Parliament has voted to up the bloc’s climate target to a 60 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by...
Colombian coal workers still “actively committed” to strike
3 October 2020
Members of the Sintracarbón workers’ union have been on strike from the Cerrejón Coal Company in Colombia for the past month and...
Some key things to look out for in the Climate Bill
2 October 2020
Climate governance can be a tricky thing to get your head around, but it’s incredibly important. It sets the stage for economy-wide...
EPP planning to “seriously undermine” EU climate ambition
2 October 2020
Leaked documents from the European People’s Party (EPP) show that they are planning to “seriously undermine” EU climate ambition, a European coalition...
“Huge efforts” required to meet existing 2030 climate targets
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Ireland will fail to meet its EU 2020 climate targets and “huge efforts” will be needed to meet existing 2030 targets, the...
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