Calls for Government to ban ‘destructive’ pair trawling in coastal waters
November 20th, 2017
Environmental groups have called for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to ban the “destructive” practice of pair-trawling in Irish...
COP23: New global alliance launched to push for coal phase-out
November 20th, 2017
A global partnership dedicated to phasing out the use of coal was launched by the United Kingdom and Canada at COP23 last...
The Corruption of Capitalism by Guy Standing: review by Brian Davey
Guy Standing’s The Corruption of Capitalism (Biteback Publishing 2017) is a powerful attack on rentier capitalism and, very explicitly, a call to revolt. It...
Climate Change – John Sweeney reports from COP23 in Bonn
We bring you three reports from Professor John Sweeney on the recent COP23 Climate Conference in Bonn. Professor Sweeney is a former President...
COP23: The impacts of climate change on wildlife
November 18th, 2017
The impacts of climate change on wildlife were discussed at COP23 in Bonn with innovative assessment tools and novel funding schemes presented...
COP23: Prof John Sweeney’s Reflections on Bonn Pt 2
November 17th, 2017
The middle of the second week at COP is when the big names arrive. Prior to this it is the officials who...
COP23: Mary Robinson calls for more action to ensure climate justice
November 16th, 2017
Former Irish President Mary Robinson has called for the creation of a Climate Action Justice Unit at a high-level event on human...
Reflections on COP23: Report 2 – Prof. John Sweeney
Professor John Sweeney has been attending COP23 - He sends us his second reportThe middle of the second week at COP is when the...
Reflections on COP23: Report 1 – Prof. John Sweeney
Professor John Sweeney has been attending COP23 in Bonn and sends us this report.The COP meetings happen in different continents each year to enable...
Commons in the political mainstream?
The Labour Party in the UK, which has a good chance of taking political power at the next election, has been involved in a...
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