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Opinion: The Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity Loss starts this weekend. Here’s why that’s so important.

8 April 2022  Whether you’re working from home or an office, you’ve probably found yourself over recent weeks of spring taking a break or closing out the day with a walk. You might be in the countryside or in the heart of a city, but no matter where you are Read more…

By Kayle Crosson, 12 months ago
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Opinion: Fair Seas – Ireland’s new campaign to improve ocean health

25 February 2022 A Marine Protected Area or ‘MPA’ is a vital tool in improving ocean health. MPAs are being created by nations across the globe to help fight against climate change and protect biodiversity. So given their importance and the ecological crises we find ourselves in, why does Ireland Read more…

By admin, 1 yearFebruary 25, 2022 ago
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Opinion: “I am hugely disappointed about the Salthill Cycle Lane decision”

17 February 2022 On Monday, Galway City Council revoked plans for a trial cycleway along Salthill Promenade. Let’s start with some background. The €1 million investment was scrapped following the introduction of Standing Order 32 and was co-signed by 13 councillors from Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, Labour, and Independents. The Read more…

By admin, 1 yearFebruary 17, 2022 ago
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Opinion: the intersections between the housing and climate crises cannot be overlooked

4 February 2022 You often hear climate change described as an opportunity – but that approach is a technocratic myth. It hinges on electric vehicles, blanket carbon taxes, and seeing natural gas as a bridging fuel – all of which maintains the status quo when it comes to the way Read more…

By admin, 1 yearFebruary 4, 2022 ago
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Opinion: where does the climate crisis in pop culture go from here?

14 December 2021  A couple of months ago, I managed to get tickets to the Galway Comedy Festival. A group of us went out there for the weekend and we decided to squeeze in a walk along the Flaggy Shore before we headed back to Dublin.  As we parked, I Read more…

By Kayle Crosson, 1 yearDecember 14, 2021 ago
Shale Gas Drilling Rig Photo: Max Pixel
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Opinion: Ireland has joined BOGA – what’s next?

Last month, we as Not Here Not Anywhere (NHNA) members attended COP for the first time. It was a mixed experience. Activists were shut out of negotiations and even the venue. The Global North failed yet again to commit to sufficient loss and damage financing for nations already suffering the Read more…

By admin, 1 yearDecember 3, 2021 ago
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Opinion: when it comes to offshore renewables, we need to address two crises at once

5 November 2021 Decarbonising the energy sector is an important component of limiting global warming to below 1.5 degrees. But is our current approach in pursuit of offshore renewables risking the exacerbation of the biodiversity crisis? In 2019, the Dáil declared both a climate and biodiversity emergency but at present, Read more…

By admin, 1 yearNovember 5, 2021 ago
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Opinion: We need to transform our agriculture for the better. Here’s some ways we can make that change.

13 October 2021 The path towards sustainable agriculture in Ireland is one that has to be inclusive, including all those at a grassroots level. Over the past year, we’ve seen more and more media coverage about the need for agriculture to operate within planetary boundaries and for it to work Read more…

By admin, 1 yearOctober 13, 2021 ago
Opinion

How does climate change impact our homeless population?

22 July 2021 Homelessness in Ireland is not a new topic. We have been tackling it for years and will continue to do so. Homelessness is one of the immense social problems Ireland is facing currently and it is one of the most extreme forms of social exclusion.   The Read more…

By admin, 2 yearsJuly 22, 2021 ago
Dublin Fire Brigade stuck in traffic on Capel St, Co Dublin Photo: Peter Murphy
Opinion

Opinion: Driving towards progress, or driving communities apart?

5 July 2021 There is a noticeable stubbornness in Irish transport policy concerning the reduction of emissions – a reliance on electric cars to solve the problem surrounding Ireland’s second most polluting sector. Already there exists incentives for purchasing electric cars, such as electric vehicle and charging point grants and Read more…

By admin, 2 yearsJuly 5, 2021 ago

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