South County Dublin Association AGM
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Talk on CapGlobalCarbon at COP-23 in Bonn, Monday 6th November, 13:45-14:30
We're pleased to announce that Feasta's Erik-Jan Van Oosten will be making a presentation on CapGlobalCarbon at the COP-23 in Bonn. Erik will likely...
An Taisce calls on Teagasc to lead Irish Agriculture in effective action to tackle...
Agriculture is a significant contributor to Ireland’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and Teagasc has stated that climate targets are “a challenge to Irish agriculture”.Phil...
Greens launch Bill to empower community ownership of energy projects
November 2nd, 2017
A new Bill launched this morning by the Green Party aims to “empowers” communities to purchase up to 30 per cent of...
UN outlines gap between global emissions and Paris Agreement pledges
November 2nd, 2017
Governments across the world need to urgently revise their 2020 emissions targets pledges to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, a...
Sharks, vultures, and lions now protected globally under Convention on Migratory Species
November 2nd, 2017
Sharks, vultures, and lions are just some of the migratory species that are now protected globally following the signing of new international...
EPA named European leader in providing online access to pollution permit information
November 2nd, 2017
Ireland’s environmental watchdog is a European leader is making information about highly-polluting activities easily accessible on its website, a new NGO report...
Got Toys? Meet the Ingenious App that is every parents dream
November 2nd, 2017
With a three-year-old daughter at home, it is fair to say that toys have gradually taken over my life during the past...
Plastics found in almost 10% of whales and dolphins in Ireland
November 1st, 2017
Almost ten per cent of whales, dolphins, and porpoises examined as part of a new Irish study were found to have plastics...
Oil and gas to have “significant” role in Ireland’s future energy supply, says Natural...
November 1st, 2017
Oil and gas will remain “significant elements” of Ireland’s energy supply into the future, the Minister of State for Natural Resources said...
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