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 …
Hot Air: Ireland and the Climate Crisis
November 8th, 2019 If I ever tell you that it will only take an hour to interview you, you have …
Peatland emissions: the unspoken caveat to our net-zero ambitions
November 1st, 2019 Yesterday, the Government published the first progress report on its cross-departmental climate action plan that it says …
The ecological evidence is clear – multiple benefits of on-farm nature protection
October 23rd, 2019 Every day we make decisions about how best to prioritise our time, money and energy. Sometimes we …
Is there a role for LNG in Ireland’s ‘fair share’ of global climate action?
October 22nd, 2019 If we are to hold global temperature rise to limit climate change impacts to “tolerable” or “adaptable” …
Rebellion Week: On the side of the people
October 18th, 2019 On Thursday morning highly distressing footage emerged on social media of the public pulling down two Extinction …