March 11th, 2020 2019 was the second warmest year on record and finished up with an average global temperature of …
Legal challenge to Project Ireland 2040 opens today
March 10th, 2020 A legal challenge to the Government’s adoption of Project Ireland 2040 on grounds of climate change concerns …
Irish anti-fracking activist meets UN to discuss global fracking ban
March 6th, 2020 An Irish anti-fracking campaigner joined other activists, healthcare professionals and NGOs in New York this week to …
Commission launches awaited EU climate law proposals
March 5th, 2020 The European Commission has outlined its long-awaited proposal to enshrine the EU’s 2050 climate neutral commitment in …
Major policy and monetary support needed to improve our climate record, EU finds
March 2nd, 2020 The European Commission has found that the Climate Action Plan could be a “breakthrough” in the low …
Warming climate poses ‘unprecedented threat’ to transport
February 28th, 2020 Transport infrastructure in Ireland is set to face unprecedented threats in a warming climate, according to a …
Closed Season: lay down your trimmers and step away from the hedge
February 28th, 2020 Last May, TCD and UCD were found cutting trees and hedges on their campuses during the closed …
Supreme Court to hear Climate Case Ireland appeal
February 14th, 2020 Friends of the Irish Environment was yesterday granted permission to directly bring its landmark climate case that …
Shannon LNG project faces fresh legal challenge
February 14th, 2020 The High Court yesterday granted leave to an environmental group to challenge the decision of the State …
Parliament votes down motion to block gas from EU energy project list
February 12th, 2020 The European Parliament today backed the EU’s list of priority energy projects that includes dozens of gas …