2019 was second warmest on record, WMO data
March 11th, 2020
2019 was the second warmest year
on record and finished up with an average global temperature of 1.1 C above
pre-industrial levels.
The year was...
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"In this time of ecological and social crises, it is essential to be the best human beings we can be, to carve out conviviality...
Legal challenge to Project Ireland 2040 opens today
March 10th, 2020
A legal challenge to the Government’s adoption of Project Ireland 2040
on grounds of climate change concerns opens today in the High Court.
Last...
People isolated because of Covid 19, and those caring for them, need to be...
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3,600 scientists call for CAP overhaul to protect nature
March 9th, 2020
Thousands of European scientists have declared that the European Commission’s proposals for the next round of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) must...
EPA to hold oral hearing on Irish Cement emissions licence
March 6th, 2020
The
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold an oral hearing to re-evaluate
its decision to grant an industrial emissions licence to Irish Cement to...
Irish anti-fracking activist meets UN to discuss global fracking ban
March 6th, 2020An Irish anti-fracking campaigner joined other activists, healthcare professionals and NGOs in New York this week to meet UN officials over their...
New data reveals worrying rise in cyclist injuries
March 4th, 2020
Two in
five cyclist injuries are caused by the failure of vehicle drivers to observe
their surroundings, new figures released by the Road...
Live exports ‘unlawful’, animal rights groups warn Minister
March 4th, 2020
European and Irish animal welfare groups have called on the Minister for Agriculture to halt the approval of live exports of young...
Commission launches awaited EU climate law proposals
March 5th, 2020
The European Commission has outlined its long-awaited
proposal to enshrine the EU’s 2050 climate neutral commitment in law that
critics say is simply too...
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