April 23rd, 2018 Thousands of shoppers across the country left their unwanted plastic packaging at their local supermarkets in the Sick of Plastic day of action on Saturday. Extra bins could be seen at major supermarkets like Lidl and Aldi, which were set up for customers to Shop and Drop Read more…
According to the latest Energy in the Residential Sector report by Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), the average household uses seven per cent more energy than the EU average. Moreover, Ireland’s household Co2 emissions are the highest in the EU, the report finds, up to 58 per cent higher than Read more…
April 13th, 2018 A new study has found that urban trees in the Irish capital led to higher house prices and may be worth up to €126 billion. The study by the National College of Ireland (NCI) measured the relationship between 20,000 housing properties sold in Dublin in the last Read more…
April 10th, 2018 The world installed a record number of new solar power projects in 2017, more than net additions of coal, gas and nuclear plants put together. This is the finding in a new report put together by UN Environment, the Frankfurt School-UNEP Collaborating Centre for Climate & Sustainable Read more…
April 9th, 2018 Take a glimpse into the not-so-distant future of 2050. Electric vehicles have taken over the busy roads of the city and all the buildings have been installed with solar panels. Surprisingly, not a single scrap of litter can be seen on the streets. Most importantly, you are Read more…
23rd March 2018 At 8.30pm tomorrow, national architectures from the Eiffel Tower in Paris to the Bird’s Nest in Beijing will be switching off their lights for an hour. They will be joining millions across the world as they celebrate Earth Hour, an annual event to spark global awareness on Read more…
March 23rd, 2018 Over 140 million people may be forced to migrate within their own country due to the effects of climate change by 2050, a new World Bank Group report has found. The report focuses on three developing regions of the world: Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Latin America, which Read more…
March 13th, 2018 Lego recently announced that their first sustainable pieces will be going on sale later this year. Lego pieces such as plants, leaves, trees will be made from recyclable plant-based plastics. The move is part of the 85-year old Danish toymaker’s promise to use sustainable elements in its Read more…
March 6th, 2018 Europe’s Environment Ministers agreed on the latest EU plastic strategy at the environment council meeting held yesterday. The EU strategy for plastics in a circular economy was introduced by the European Commission in January. The strategy aims to ensure that all plastics are recyclable by 2030 and Read more…
February 27th, 2018 On the 27th February every year, International Polar Bear Day raises public awareness about the dangers faced by polar bears in a rapidly warming Arctic. Climate change causes the rapid loss of available sea ice, which is now the main threat to the survival of polar bears. Read more…