January 6th, 2020 The Government has outlined the key aspects of its proposed new climate Bill that it says aims …
UN calls on Ireland to halt Colombian coal imports over human rights concern
December 23rd, 2019 The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has called on the Government to consider halting …
US anti-fracking activist calls on Port of Cork to halt any gas import plans
December 21st, 2019 A US anti-fracking activist delivered a petition in Cork yesterday against the potential importation of liquefied natural …
Climate change: the human rights challenge of our time
December 19th, 2019 Climate change is the utmost human rights challenge of our generation, the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme …
Smoky coal ban extended but no nationwide ban yet
December 18th, 2019 The Minister for the Environment and Climate Action has announced that the smoky coal ban will be …
COP25: Youth voice the silver lining to a dark cloud
December 16th, 2019 On Thursday, the official penultimate day of COP25, the energy in the conference halls seemed low as …
COP25: Name and shame those holding the world to ransom
December 16th, 2019 And so after two weeks of negotiations, COP25 finally came to a fractious end last night, some …
Irish students strike in solidarity with activists inside COP25
December 13th, 2019 Youth activists are currently holding their weekly climate strike inside the UN climate talks in Madrid to …
Climate litigation key in absence of political will
December 13th, 2019 Climate litigation and activism are the key tools to push policymakers to take concrete action to tackle …
Ireland failing to decouple emissions from economic growth, SEAI
December 12th, 2019 Ireland’s demand for energy is rising in line with economic growth, the latest data from the national …