15 December 2020 Just over half of Irish surface waters are in a satisfactory condition and trends are going “in …
Casper Gelderblom on “Make Amazon Pay” and climate
15 December 2020 “Make Amazon Pay”, an international and intersectional campaign, launched on Black Friday this year. It brought together …
Calls grow to postpone vote on Canada-Europe trade agreement
14 December 2020 Academics and civil society organisations are urging the Government to postpone a vote on a Canada-Europe trade …
European Council endorses target of “at least” 55 per emissions reduction
11 December 2020 The European Council has approved a binding emissions reduction target of “at least” 55 per cent over …
Climate groups: New ag roadmap will fail to deliver necessary emission cuts
10 December 2020 Climate groups have warned that the recently published Ag Climatise roadmap will fail to deliver the necessary …
Emissions from top EU earners have grown over past 25 years
8 December 2020 Emissions among the EU’s top income earners grew while the climate impacts of lower and middle income …
Ireland’s poor climate action performance continues
7 December 2020 While seeing a marginal improvement in its ranking, Ireland remains a low performer in the newest international …
2020 set to be 10th consecutive year with above-average temperatures
3 December 2020 This year is on course to be the 10th consecutive year above normal temperatures in Ireland, according …
Seán McCabe on community and climate justice
1 December 2020 A couple of weeks ago, TASC published The People’s Transition: Community-led Development for Climate Justice. Want to …
The Government must adopt an “overarching” environmental policy
25 November 2020 The state must pursue a national environmental policy that incorporates the climate crisis, biodiversity loss and water …