November 27th, 2017 Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions increased by 3.5 per cent in 2016 with significant increases observed in agriculture, transport, and energy, new data from the Environmental Protection Agency shows. The environmental watchdog’s Provisional Greenhouse Gas Emissions report estimates that total national greenhouse gas emissions were over 61Mt CO2 Read more…
November 22nd, 2017 A newly released document highlights the Irish Government’s attempts to water down a European Directive to promote the use of renewable energy across the European Union. The document released last Friday outlines Irish comments on the revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) sent to the Council of Read more…
November 21st, 2017 The High Court today recognised for the first time the constitutional right of Irish people to an environment that is consistent with the human dignity and well-being of citizens. The judgement was made today in relation to a challenge brought by Friends of the Irish Environment against Read more…
November 20th, 2017 A global partnership dedicated to phasing out the use of coal was launched by the United Kingdom and Canada at COP23 last week. The Powering Past Coal Alliance will have over 20 partners consisting of national and state governments, such as Vancouver and Washington, who have committed Read more…
November 18th, 2017 The impacts of climate change on wildlife were discussed at COP23 in Bonn with innovative assessment tools and novel funding schemes presented as possible solutions. World Wildlife Fund (WWF) hosted a panel discussion Wildlife and Climate Change in the Panda Hub conference room in Bonn on Wednesday. Read more…
November 16th, 2017 Former Irish President Mary Robinson has called for the creation of a Climate Action Justice Unit at a high-level event on human rights at COP23 event. Speaking this afternoon in Bonn, Ms Robinson said that such a unit could help build upon previous work to ensure climate Read more…
November 16th, 2017 Minister Naughten’s speech at the Bonn climate conference confirms Ireland’s support of “tokenism” over concrete action to tackle our changing climate, a leading expert has said. Speaking alongside Heads of State and other Ministers at a high-level event at COP23 today, the Minister for Climate Action said Read more…
November 16th, 2017 It is time for Ireland to step up and stop the exploration for oil and gas in our offshore waters, the Green Party leader said this morning. Speaking at the launch of the party’s Prohibition of Fossil Fuels Bill 2017, Eamon Ryan, TD said that the Government Read more…
November 16th, 2017 Severe flooding, coastal disasters, and other unpredictable severe weather event are just some of the impacts of climate change spelled out in detailed over the past week at COP23 in Bonn, Germany. In the direct line of such extreme weather variations on a day-to-day basis are the Read more…
November 15th, 2017 The Minister for Climate Action today announced that the Government will provide additional funding to support vulnerable countries hit hardest by the impacts of climate change. Speaking prior to his departure to the COP23 Conference in Bonn, the Minister said that the Government will now provide an Read more…
