July 26th, 2016 Last Thursday, the all-time heat record for the Eastern Hemisphere of 54°C was set in Kuwait. Some meteorologists suggest that it may even be the hottest verified temperature on the planet. Surprisingly, however, this story received very little mainstream media coverage. The all-time heat record for the Eastern Hemisphere was Read more…
July 22nd, 2016 Irish Environmental organisations have expressed their dismay at the carbon reduction targets for 2030, which were published by the European Commission on Wednesday, saying that they are not sufficient to meet the objectives of last year’s United Nations agreement in Paris. The new targets require Ireland to Read more…
With temperatures hitting +30° in parts of the country today, people across the country are heading to bathing locations in droves. If you want to check the quality of the water before diving in, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have developed an online platform where they post up-to-date information regarding bathing quality, the presence of lifeguards and other important information about beaches, lakes and rivers.
Public figures and NGOs in the U.K. have expressed concern over new Prime Minister, Theresa May’s decision to abolish the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).
It was announced this week, following her cabinet reshuffle that the DECC would be dismantled and that its functions would now be carried out by the newly formed Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy under Secretary of State Greg Clark, M.P.
This is seen by many as a downgrading of the priority status given to Climate Change, given that the department does not have the words Climate Change in its title.
[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-left”] July 12th, 2016 The Irish Environmental Network today held a prize-giving event and launch of their photography exhibition of the Biodiversity Photographer of the Year Competition. With support from the Read more…
While there are few environmental issues upon which environmental scientists, activists and communicators universally agree, there are none as divisive as the question of whether or not a price should be put on nature as a way of protecting it. The concept that the value of healthy forests, rivers, animals and insects to the global economy could be monetised, and indeed prove crucial to the continuation of economic activity, sparked off a debate that continues to this day.
June 30th, 2016 Dáil Éireann is to vote today on a Private Members’ Bill to ban hare coursing following debates on the issue last week. The Bill, which was drawn from the house’s lottery system, was introduced by Maureen O’ Sullivan, T.D., and would see a ban on the practice Read more…
June 28th, 2016 Two representatives from the Environmental Pillar spoke at the opening of yesterday’s plenary session of the National Economic Dialogue (NED). Mindy O’Brien and Cillian Lohan of the environmental advocacy coalition addressed the floor during the first session of the two-day event, which aimed to host an inclusive exchange on Read more…
June 24th, 2016 Conservation Groups, Environmental Policy Campaigners and Green politicians have today spoken of the risks posed to the environment in the aftermath of the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union. The first point of concern is the environmental stance of high-profile Brexit campaigners like Nigel Farage, who Read more…
June 21st, 2016 Local Surfing groups and Irish Environmental NGOs An Taisce and Friends of the Irish Environment were among those who submitted objections to Clare County Council over Donald Trump’s proposed sea wall adjacent to his golf links at Carrowmore Dunes, Doonbeg, County Clare. The local authority were accepting submissions Read more…
