Explainer: peak and average electricity demand in data centres
7 October 2021
Well, data centres have had quite a media run of it the past couple of weeks – and most recently they’ve been...
UN FAO report on Irish agriculture a travesty, misrepresents reality and ignores NGO warnings
IMMEDIATE RELEASE A UN case study portraying Ireland as leading in the transformation to sustainable agriculture is deeply misleading and puts forward an image...
National Development Plan: Up to 80 percent of electricity to be renewable by 2030
5 October 2021
The Government aims to have up to 80 per cent of electricity to be from renewable sources by the end of the...
Green Party’s Defective Dwelling Bill to ensure homes are fit for purpose
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Motion for a data centre moratorium brought before the Dáil
29 September 2021
The Social Democrats have today called for a moratorium on data centres until a whole-of-Government strategy is devised.
Speaking in the Dáil this...
Data centre expansion could impact public support for decarbonisation, Committee told
28 September 2021
The continued expansion of data centres in Ireland could impact public support for decarbonisation efforts in Ireland, an Oireachtas Committee heard today.
Speaking...
Greens welcome move to reunite families as 500 additional places announced under Afghan Admission...
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Climate school strikers return to the streets the country-over
24 September 2021
Hundreds of students gathered in Dublin today in-person to protest against the Irish government’s inaction on the climate crisis for the first...
Gas prices are spiking. What does that mean for climate?
23 September 2021
Over the past couple of days you’ve probably come across a flurry of headlines about ever-climbing gas prices across Europe.
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Jennifer Whitmore on the Just Transition Bill
17 September 2021
It’s a big week – we’re back from a short stint of a holiday, the Dáil is back from its summer...
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