Ireland’s climate likely to drastically change by 2050
18 September 2020
Ireland’s climate is set to look drastically different by mid-century, according to a new super-computer generated projection.
Annual average temperatures could climb as...
Fossil gas subsidies within EU Just Transition Fund set to lock-in emissions
16 September 2020
The allowance for fossil gas subsidies within the EU’s Just Transition Fund will lock-in polluting emissions over the coming decades, a coalition...
EU Commission proposes a 55 per cent emissions reduction by 2030
16 September 2020
The European Commission has proposed increasing its greenhouse gas emissions reduction target to “at least” 55 per cent by 2030.
The announcement was...
UN: Only 6 out of 20 biodiversity targets “partially achieved”
15 September 2020
Only 6 out of 20 international biodiversity targets have been “‘partially achieved” over the past decade, a new UN report concludes.
The figure...
Wind and solar must double by 2030 to meet EU climate targets
15 September 2020
Wind and solar capacity must double over the next decade if the European Union is to meet its 2030 climate targets, a...
Affiliated Extinction Rebellion group call for a radical change to agriculture
14 September 2020
Members of an affiliated Extinction Rebellion group gathered outside the Department of Agriculture today and called for a radical change to Irish...
Over 300 scientists urge the EU to end overfishing
11 September 2020
Over 300 scientists have urged the EU Commissioner for the Environment, Ocean and Fisheries to end overfishing in response to the ongoing...
82 renewable energy projects given the green light
11 September 2020
82 renewable energy projects have been given the green light following the first Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) auction.
Solar farms made up...
European Parliament Committee votes to significantly increase climate targets
10 September 2020
The European Parliament’s Environment Committee has voted in favour of significantly increasing the bloc’s 2030 climate target.
The members of the committee endorsed...
WWF: Two-thirds of wildlife have vanished since 1970
10 September 2020
Two-thirds of the world’s wildlife have disappeared over the past 36 years, according to the World Wildlife Fund.
The global organisation published the...
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