December 16th, 2019 On Thursday, the official penultimate day of COP25, the energy in the conference halls seemed low as …
COP25: Name and shame those holding the world to ransom
December 16th, 2019 And so after two weeks of negotiations, COP25 finally came to a fractious end last night, some …
Deadlock at COP25 – Can the Chilean President deliver progress?
December 12th, 2019 There are many contradictions at COP25 here in Madrid. Since the meeting was originally scheduled for Santiago …
COP25: Still waiting for real leadership
December 10th, 2019 The end of the first week of most COPs is probably what is best described as ‘peak …
Time to listen to science and end overfishing in our seas
December 9th, 2019 The industrialisation of European fisheries after World War II drove overfishing across the North Atlantic. Overfishing has, …
COP25: Time to make a dent in rising emissions curve
December 8th, 2019 The annual Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change rotates …
COP25: Shake-up needed for a clean, equitable and just future
December 6th, 2019 After the chaos of the change of venue from Chile to Madrid, COP25 kicked off this week …
A year of climate strikes, a year of hope
December 6th, 2019 Today, I will pick up my tattered climate strike sign for the 52nd week running and take …
Missed opportunity for societal dialogue on climate crisis
December 3rd, 2019 Last Wednesday, the Department of Climate Action and the Environment (DCCAE) launched a public consultation on Ireland’s …
Derrybrien: Our dismal failure to uphold the law
November 15th, 2019 The European Court of Justice (ECJ) took Ireland to the cleaners on Tuesday. The highest court in …