August 3rd, 2017 Future climate change is expected to cause about 60,000 additional deaths from air pollution in the year …
Only five per cent chance of meeting Paris Agreement target, new US-based study finds
August 2nd, 2017 There is only a five per cent chance of meeting the Paris Agreement target of limiting the …
Ireland should phase out petrol and diesel cars by 2035, says Fine Gael TD
July 28th, 2017 Fine Gael TD Noel Rock and Green Party leader Eamon Ryan have voiced their support for the …
Additional weekend announced for Citizens’ Assembly on climate change
July 27th, 2017 The Chair of the Citizens’ Assembly has called for an additional weekend to “truly do justice” to the complicated …
Ireland’s low-carbon transition at risk without “concrete commitment” from State, warns expert council
July 26th, 2017 The Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) has warned that Ireland’s near certain failure to meet our 2020 …
Five Irish species at risk in the ‘sixth mass extinction’
July 21st, 2017 There was widespread media coverage last week as scientists warned that a sixth mass extinction is underway …
Launch of long-awaited National Mitigation Plan met with heavy criticism
July 20th, 2017 The long-awaited National Mitigation Plan has been met with widespread criticism from environmental organisations and opposition parties …
Three years and six goals to meet targets in the Paris Climate Agreement
July 10th, 2017 A grouping of climate change experts has published six goals that must be achieved by 2020 in …
US isolated over climate stance at G20 meeting in Hamburg
July 10th, 2017 The United States’ isolated stance on climate change was made clear at this weekend’s G20 meeting in …
All new Volvo cars to be electric or hybrid from 2019
July 6th, 2017 Volvo will only produce fully electric or hybrid cars from 2019, making it the first mainstream car …