December 13th, 2019 Climate litigation and activism are the key tools to push policymakers to take concrete action to tackle the growing threat of climate disruption, attendees at COP25 in Madrid have heard. Speaking at an event on climate litigation yesterday, Sadhbh O’Neill of Friends of the Irish Environment said Read more…
December 12th, 2019 Ireland’s demand for energy is rising in line with economic growth, the latest data from the national energy authority shows. According to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), the demand for energy across the country rose by 4.5 per cent last year in line with economic Read more…
December 10th, 2019 The Supreme Court today heard proceedings over a near-decade old dispute to determine the owners of land that form part of a large scale peat extraction cluster operating without planning permission in Co Westmeath. The case brought by Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) against An Bord Read more…
December 10th, 2019 Ireland has been singled out as one of the worst-performing countries in Europe in tackling the climate crisis for the third year in a row. Launched this morning at COP 25 in Madrid, the 2020 Climate Change Performance Index indicates that Ireland still ranks among some of Read more…
December 6th, 2019 Citizens across Europe continue to face difficulties in gaining access to information on environmental matters despite clear national, EU and international rights, a new report has found. An analysis carried out by the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) shows that citizens are becoming increasingly engaged in a desire Read more…
December 3rd, 2019 Ireland’s contribution to funding climate projects in developing countries must increase six-fold in order for the State to appropriately pay its way in the global effort to tackle climate breakdown. This is the warning in a new report released this week by Christian Aid Ireland and Trócaire Read more…
Natural gas pipeline USA Photo: Bilfinger
December 3rd, 2019 Average temperatures over the past decade are almost certain to be the highest on record, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). New data released by the WMO also indicates that 2019 is on course to be the second or third warmest year on record following a Read more…
December 4th, 2019 Europe is failing across the board to protect the natural world and continues to face environmental challenges on an unprecedented scale, the EU’s environmental watchdog has warned. The European Environment Agency’s (EEA) latest State of the Environment report provides a stark snapshot of where Europe stands in Read more…
December 3rd, 2019 The Government has shown either “gross incompetence” or is trying to stymie scrutiny of its climate policy by failing to hold a meaningful public consultation on Ireland’s long term climate strategy, An Taisce has warned. Under EU law, Ireland must prepare and submit its long-term strategy to Read more…
