SEAI outlines ‘urgent need’ to reduce fossil fuel reliance
13 December 2018:
Ireland continues to face an uphill challenge to reduce fossil fuels reliance across transport, heating and electricity, the Sustainable Energy Authority of...
Low pesticide exposure found among horticulture workers
December 14th, 2018
Scientists from NUI Galway have found low levels of glyphosate exposure among professional gardeners and amenity horticultural workers in Ireland following four...
Global alliance pledges to step up climate action at COP24
December 13th, 2018
Ireland did not join other European states at the climate summit in Poland in directly pledging to increase their climate targets by...
Taoiseach’s criticism of NGO climate report ‘falls short’
December 13th, 2018
The Taoiseach’s criticism of a well-established NGO report that puts Ireland as Europe’s worst-performing country on climate action has been rebuffed by...
NGOs call on Irish State to cut coal ties in Philippines
December 13th, 2018
A coalition of environmental and civil society organisations from the Philippines has written to the Minister for Climate Action urging him to...
Time running out for overfishing
Next Monday’s EU level fisheries negotiations will be a litmus test of the Irish Government’s commitment to ending overfishing, writes Fintan Kelly
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Low emissions bus trial set to be launched
December 12th, 2018
A new trial programme to assess buses based on green criteria was launched by the Minister for Transport this week.
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Deflection: Leo brushes off worst in Europe climate tag
December 12th, 2018
It was a case of deflection and rejection in the Dail yesterday as the Taoiseach chose to pass up an opportunity for...
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