September date set for provisional application of controversial CETA trade deal
The controversial Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) will be provisionally applied from 21 September after Canada and the European Union reached an agreement...
US isolated over climate stance at G20 meeting in Hamburg
July 10th, 2017
The United States’ isolated stance on climate change was made clear at this weekend’s G20 meeting in Hamburg as the other nineteen...
Greens: Government must act on Repair – Lease Scheme housing failure
The Green Party today called on the Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy TD to rethink the approach to housing in the light of the...
PRESS RELEASE: Three key budget policies to net over €200m in revenue and protect...
Immediate Release
Leading environmental organisation outlines three key budget policies to net over €200m in revenue and limit environmentally damaging activities.
Taxing environmentally damaging practices and...
Opinion: Trudeau and the Environment: Trump with better hair
July 10th, 2017
Since his election as leader of the Canadian government in 2015, Justin Trudeau has been celebrated as a liberal icon due to...
The Green Party’s Waste Reduction Bill to be debated in Dáil tomorrow
July 10th, 2017
The Green Party’s Waste Reduction Bill is set to be debated in the Dáil tomorrow evening after the Labour Party agreed to...
Negative Emissions Technologies: Curse or Salvation?
Barry McMullin, who prepared this presentation, is involved an Dublin City University-based project that examines the potential for Negative Emissions Technologies (NETs) in Ireland....
Environmental standards must remain aligned across island of Ireland post-Brexit, Seanad report finds
July 6th, 2017
Government action is required to ensure that environmental regulation is aligned across the island of Ireland in a post-Brexit world, a new Seanad...
All new Volvo cars to be electric or hybrid from 2019
July 6th, 2017
Volvo has announced that it will only produce fully electric or hybrid cars from 2019, making it the first mainstream car manufacturer...
President Higgins signs Bill to ban fracking into law
July 6th, 2017
The historic Bill to ban onshore fracking in the Republic of Ireland was signed into law by President Michael D Higgins today.
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