September 13th, 2017 Readers will no doubt be familiar with the oft-quoted statement that ’97 per cent of scientific studies conclude that climate change is real and humans are causing it’. You may have also wondered about the remaining 3 per cent. As some have …
World Ozone Day set to celebrate success story of the Montreal Protocol
September 13th, 2017 The climate success story of the Montreal Protocol will be celebrated on World Ozone Day this Saturday with the launch of a new UN campaign to celebrate the protection of the ozone layer. This year marks the thirtieth anniversary of the Montreal …
Impact of climate change ‘locked in’ for decades – National Risk Assessment
September 6th, 2017 The diverse and wide-ranging impacts of climate change on Ireland’s environment, society, economic and natural resources are “locked-in” for decades to come, according to the 2017 National Risk Assessment (NRA). The annual assessment conducted by the Department of the Taoiseach seeks to …
Grassroots movement helping Caribbean reefs to recover
August 25th, 2017 In a rare piece of good news on the status of our coral reefs, a new report has documented the spectacular recovery of reefs in Belize thanks to a grassroots movement bringing together scientists, environmentalists, fishermen and tour operators. The Healthy Reefs …
New Harvard study finds ExxonMobil misled public about climate change for decades
August 24th, 2017 The petroleum giant ExxonMobil deliberately misled the public about the causes of climate change and its implications for the past 40 years. That is the conclusion of a study just published in Environmental Research Letters by renowned Harvard science historian, Professor Naomi …
Citizens’ Assembly to start a ‘new national dialogue’ on climate change
August 23rd, 2017 The Citizens’ Assembly can help to start a “new national dialogue” on how we tackle climate change, the leader of the Green Party said today. Speaking after the publication of the party’s submission to the Assembly upcoming session on climate change, Deputy …
Global experts selected for critical IPCC climate change reports
August 18th, 2017 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has invited over 200 experts from countries on each continent to prepare two separate special reports on how climate change will impact critical aspects of the Earth. The reports will document existing scientific knowledge and …
€250,000 dished out since 2007 for scholarships linked to oil and gas industry, new data reveals
August 16th, 2017 The Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (DCCAE) paid out almost €250,000 for scholarships linked to the oil and gas industry over the past decade, new data reveals. Figures released to The Green News under Freedom of Information legislation shows that …
Citizens’ Assembly has received over 1,200 submissions on climate change
August 15th, 2017 The Citizens’ Assembly has received over 1,200 submissions from the public, as well as environmental and civil society coalitions, farming groups and politicians ahead of its session on tackling climate change. Submission for the topic – ‘How the State can make Ireland a …
Environmental Pillar’s submission to the Citizen’s Assembly
August 14th, 2017 The Irish Citizens Assembly will be putting deliberative democracy to the test very soon in relation to Ireland’s implementation of environmental policy. The Assembly closed submissions for ‘How the State can make Ireland a leader in tackling climate change’ last Friday. The …
OPINION: Our short-termism is short-changing our future generations: A Constitutional change is the way forward
August 12th, 2017 Climate change is unequivocally one of the most pressing international concerns of our time. It comes then as no surprise that the Citizens’ Assembly will next examine the question: How the State can make Ireland a leader in tackling climate change. The …
ANALYSIS: Leaked report shows ‘real’ climate change impacts at odds with Trump’s ‘fake’ news rhetoric
August 11th, 2017 A leaked federal climate science report reveals how serious the impacts of climate change have already been in the US and will give Trump and his administration a new headache. The 673-page report was prepared by 50 leading scientists from 13 federal …