Government funding of €10 Million for energy efficiency design projects
April 11th, 2018
Ten million euros has been allotted from the 2018 budget to support the Excellence in Energy Efficient Design (EXEED) project.
Sustainable Energy Authority...
Fingal Co Co to reduce use of controversial pesticides
Environmentally friendly alternatives to glyphosate being trialled
Fingal County Council is to reduce its use of pesticides, implementing policy changes sought by Green Councillors David...
Minister for Climate Action urged to meet pledge under Paris Agreement
April 10th, 2018
The Minister for Climate Action has been urged to support increases in EU climate pledges to match the targets set in the...
Greens plan to question Data Protection Commissioner on INM data breaches
Helen Dixon will appear before the Oireachtas Communications Committee on April 17th
Green Party Leader Eamon Ryan TD said today that he will be looking...
Record level of new solar power projects installed in 2017
April 10th, 2018
The world installed a record number of new solar power projects in 2017, more than net additions of coal, gas and nuclear...
Trinity scientists discover method to predict effect of climate change on infectious diseases
April 10th, 2018
Scientists from Trinity College Dublin (TCD) have developed a method to predict the effect of climate change on infectious diseases.
According to the...
Greens call on Naughten to back more ambitious EU climate targets
Netherlands, France and Germany seeking increased 2030 emissions reduction targets
Green Party leader Eamon Ryan TD today called on Minister for Climate Action Denis Naughten...
Dublin Environmental Gathering highlights need for action at local level
April 9th, 2018
Community members from across Dublin came together for the first ever Dublin Environmental Gathering on Saturday.
The inaugural event in Dublin City Council’s...
Irish scientist selected for senior position on leading UN climate body
April 9th, 2018
The director of Maynooth University’s climate analysis unit has been appointed to a leading position on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change...
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