Greta THUNBERG, Swedish climate activist Photo: European Union / DAINA LE LARDIC
Good Friday Agreement can address Brexit biodiversity impacts
April 15th, 2019 Unleashing the full potential of the Good Friday Agreement could address some of the main risks posed …
Fine Gael MEPs vote against moves for more ambitious climate targets
March 22nd, 2019 A Sinn Féin MEP has criticised her Fine Gael counterparts for voting against amendments to ramp up …
Irish climate plans fall short of urgent action needed
February 27th, 2019 The European Commission has found that the State’s climate plans fall far short of the level of …
Ireland ranks low for action on Sustainable Development Goals
February 22nd, 2019 Ireland is falling behind on its environmental commitments under the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a new …
Live export ban would ‘annihilate’ Irish farming as we know it
February 12th, 2019 Calls from animal welfare groups to ban the live export of livestock to non-EU countries would “annihilate …
European Chemical Agency proposes broad microplastic ban
January 31st, 2019 The EU’s chemicals regulator has proposed a wide-ranging ban on microplastics that is expected to reduce 400,000 …
EU action against Ireland over range of environmental issues
January 25th, 2019 The European Commission is taking action against Ireland for failure to comply with a range of environmental, …
Fears that microplastics spread on agricultural land
December 10th, 2018 Concentrated levels of microplastics are more likely to be found in sewage sludge commonly applied as a …
EU strategy not enough to save us from ‘brink of climate breakdown’
November 29th, 2018 The EU’s new strategy to achieve a climate neutral Europe by 2050 is a welcome move but …