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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 agencies – including the National Read more…

By Shane O'Reilly, 6 yearsAugust 11, 2017 ago
Moneypoint Power Station - nocturne in blue and gold
Climate Change

New EU emissions standards may “herald the closure” of Moneypoint

August 9th, 2017 New EU emissions standards to tackle pollution from large combustion plants could “herald the closure” of Moneypoint power station, one of Ireland’s leading environmental NGOs has said. Good Energies Alliance Ireland (GEAI) praised the adoption of new European Commission rules that will force Europe’s power plants to Read more…

By Lia Flattery, 6 yearsAugust 9, 2017 ago
Climate Change

Air pollution caused by climate change will increase premature deaths

August 3rd, 2017 Future climate change is expected to cause about 60,000 additional deaths from air pollution in the year 2030 and 260,000 deaths in 2100, new research has found. The study, published in Nature Climate Change is one of the most comprehensive of its kind to date, using data from several Read more…

By Shane O'Reilly, 6 yearsAugust 3, 2017 ago
Climate Change

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 increase in global temperature to below 2 degrees Celsius, a new US-based study has found. The Paris Agreement set two major temperature goals: a long-term goal of keeping the increase Read more…

By Lia Flattery, 6 yearsAugust 2, 2017 ago
electric car
Climate Change

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 total phase-out of petrol and diesel vehicles on Irish roads. These comments follow plans from both the UK and France to ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars in Read more…

By David Hayden, 6 yearsJuly 29, 2017 ago
Ms. Justice Mary Citizens Assemply
Climate Change

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 question of how Ireland can lead in tackling climate change. Ms Justice Mary Laffoy said that the decision will allow the Assembly to fully consider one of the “most complex topics Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 6 yearsJuly 27, 2017 ago
Climate Change Advisory Council
Climate Change

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 emissions targets will impact on our longer term decarbonisation plans. In its first major report released today, the Council states that Ireland is “unlikely” to meet its 2020 emissions target Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 6 yearsJuly 26, 2017 ago
Climate Change

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 due to a “biological annihilation” of wildlife in recent decades. According to the new study, human overpopulation and overconsumption are driving the loss of species and ecosystems around the world. Read more…

By Lia Flattery, 6 yearsJuly 21, 2017 ago
Climate Change

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 for its lack of ambition or meaningful targets. The Plan, released yesterday, outlines policy measures to tackle Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions in line with EU and international obligations and meet Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 6 yearsJuly 20, 2017 ago
Climate Change

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 order to meet the targets set out in the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. In a letter published in the journal Nature, the authors and co-signatories – represented by eminent scientists, Read more…

By Shane O'Reilly, 6 yearsJuly 10, 2017 ago

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