Climate talks end with baby steps, not the giant leap required

December 17th, 2018 The cataclysmic impacts of climate inaction were spelled out in black and white in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report...

EU must redouble climate finance efforts, new report finds

18 January 2021  Modest increases in EU climate finance in recent years are insufficient and the bloc must redouble its efforts, according to a new...

As Covid-19 spreads across Ireland, gorse fires roar in tandem

March 30th, 2020 A number of illegal gorse fires have raged across the country over the past week, burning hectares of land, impacting numerous species...

Fashion industry continues to lack transparency about impacts on environment and workers, report finds

An alarming number of companies within the fashion industry continue to lack transparency about impacts on the environment and workers along their supplies chains,...

Open Call for Citizen Scientists to take part in Whale-Watch Ireland 2017

August 25th, 2017 The All-Island Whale Watch Day is being held this weekend at headlands nationwide. This annual event is free and open to all...

Taoiseach under fire for ‘diplomatic clanger’ over Doonbeg wind farm intervention

March 16th, 2018 Opposition parties and environmental groups have accused the Taoiseach of dropping a “diplomatic clanger” over his backing of Donald Trump’s opposition to...

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...

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...

UN expert: 120m at risk of poverty due to climate change

1 July, 2019 Climate change could drive 120 million of the world’s poorest and most disadvantaged people into poverty and undo half a decade of...

Universities across Ireland set to go plastic free on Wednesday

October 15th, 2018 Sixteen third level institutions in Ireland will go plastic-free this Wednesday as part of a sick of plastic environmental campaign. University College Cork...

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