Coal-generated elecricity falls by almost a third in the EU
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The EU has reduced its coal-generated electricity usage by almost a third in the first half of 2020, new analysis reveals.
A report...
Sinn Féin and Greens to hold series of policy talks
February 24th, 2020
Representatives of Sinn Féin and the Green Party met today and have agreed to continue exploratory coalition talks on a number of...
Fish oil supplements: debatable health benefits but clear environment impact
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For decades, fish oil supplements have been advertised as key to improved cardiovascular health, and the secret to dodge Alzheimer’s disease later...
Manifesto Watch: Fianna Fail on climate and biodiversity
February 3rd, 2020
After almost a decade out of power, Fianna Fail is vying to
govern again. The party previously ruled in the ill-fated coalition with...
Mock funeral for humanity to mark World Wildlife Day
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Hundreds of activists are expected to mark World Wildlife Day this weekend with a mock memorial service in the centre of Dublin...
NGOs fear EU emissions targets set to be weakened
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The head of Europe’s largest network of environmental NGOs has raised concern with the potential weakening of European emission reduction targets ahead...
Ireland to be a key backer of fund to protect environmental defenders
21 October 2021
Ireland will be a key financial backer in a fund to protect environmental defenders, the Minister for the Environment has announced.
Over the...
President Higgins: Timeframe to halt extinction crisis ‘perilously short’
February 21st, 2019
The voices of conservationists, environmental NGOs and biodiversity specialists must be prioritised in the face of the extinction crisis currently facing the...
Devastating and enduring impact of conflict on our planet
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On a warm afternoon in August 1945, when World War II was taking its last breaths, an atomic bomb fell on the...
Jewels of the Irish bog on display during Biodiversity Week 2018
May 17th, 2018
The elaborate and colourful nature of Ireland’s bogs is set to feature at a series of public events during National Biodiversity Week...
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