What were some key trends in the latest EPA report?
22 October 2021
The Environmental Protection Agency’s latest projections on greenhouse gas emissions for 2020 are out – and we took the day to dive...
Modi’s ‘gamechanger’ palm oil push raises concerns for Indian forests and women
Prime minister Narendra Modi has big plans for palm oil cultivation in northeastern India. But the experience of farmers in Mizoram state does not...
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US climate credibility in doubt as legislative wrangles go down to the wire
Ten days before Cop26 climate talks, president Joe Biden's climate policies are being blocked by coal state senator Joe Manchin, weakening his hand internationally
The...
Ireland to be a key backer of fund to protect environmental defenders
21 October 2021
Ireland will be a key financial backer in a fund to protect environmental defenders, the Minister for the Environment has announced.
Over the...
Current marine planning Bill threat to offshore renewables, eNGOs warn
21 October 2021
Ireland is headed towards substantial obstacles for renewable energy if it does not immediately change course on marine planning, according to environmental...
Five Facts to Help You Understand Sea Ice
One way that scientists monitor climate change is through the measure of sea ice extent. Sea ice extent is the area of ice that...
Emerging economies slam Cop26 net zero push as ‘anti-equity’
In a rebuke to the UK hosts of next month's climate summit, countries including China, India and Saudi Arabia said a call for net...
We don’t have time to dismiss carbon markets as a climate solution
Concerns carbon markets could become a new form of colonialism are not unfounded - but with robust safeguards, they can deliver much-needed climate finance
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New national retrofit scheme set to be launched shortly
19 October 2021
A new
national retrofitting scheme is set to be launched shortly, the Minister for
the Environment told an Oireachtas Committee today.
Speaking before...
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