5 October 2021 The Government aims to have up to 80 per cent of electricity to be from renewable sources by the end of the decade. The figure was just one of many in yesterday’s launch of the National Development Plan (NDP) review, which also included almost €13 billion in Read more…
29 September 2021 The Social Democrats have today called for a moratorium on data centres until a whole-of-Government strategy is devised. Speaking in the Dáil this morning, Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore introduced the motion and stressed that there were a number of issues with the Government’s current approach to Read more…
28 September 2021 The continued expansion of data centres in Ireland could impact public support for decarbonisation efforts in Ireland, an Oireachtas Committee heard today. Speaking before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action (JOCCA), Dr. Patrick Bresnihan of Maynooth University warned members that rising energy bills and carbon taxes Read more…
24 September 2021 Hundreds of students gathered in Dublin today in-person to protest against the Irish government’s inaction on the climate crisis for the first time since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. The demonstrations in both the capital and around the country were part of a wider international action Read more…
15 September 2021 Toxic “forever chemicals” are now likely to be commonly present in Ireland, according to new analysis. Polyflourinated alkyl substances, otherwise known as PFAS, are now being used to treat many types of packaging in the Irish market and will have major consequences for waste streams and the Read more…
13 September 2021 The pace of environmental progress is currently “too slow” to achieve the Government’s targets, according to a new report. A Friends of the Earth commissioned report card awarded the Government a “C+” grade for its current standing on climate and environment commitments made in the Programme for Read more…
27 August 2021 They’ve been popping up all over the country. Opposition has been mounting against them. But they still are pretty mysterious and complicated to understand. So we think it’s definitely time they had their own explainer. Just so we’re on the same page – what are data centres? Read more…
21 August 2021 “Ireland is not for sale” was the rallying cry from demonstrators as they protested against a proposed mine in Northern Ireland last Saturday. Hundreds of people from all ages walked from the GPO to the Dáil to deliver a letter to the Irish Government, and convey Read more…
19 August 2021 A contribution from agriculture is necessary for any ‘significant’ lowering of greenhouse gas emissions in Ireland, a recent study found. An article published in Agricultural Economics earlier this month found that the EU milk quota abolition in 2015 has led to an increase in Ireland’s livestock herd, Read more…
12 August 2021 Ireland’s climate has become warmer and wetter as a result of rising greenhouse gas emissions, a new report has found. The Status of Ireland’s Climate published today by the Environmental Protection Agency, Met Eireann and the Marine Institute revealed a number of key findings, including that the Read more…
