10 November 2020 Fossil gas will fall into the scope of the €672.5 billion EU recovery fund and “contradicts the …
Energy emissions decline by 4.5 per cent
9 November 2020 Energy emissions fell by 4.5 per cent in 2019, according to the latest figures from the Sustainable …
Planning permission for Shannon LNG quashed
9 November 2020 Planning permission for the controversial Shannon LNG terminal has been quashed by the High Court. Following a …
Delivering on Paris Climate Agreement will require a “New Deal or Marshall Plan”
4 November 2020 Genuinely delivering on Paris climate agreement targets will take measures like “the New Deal or the Marshall …
Ireland’s 2050 climate target: too little, too late
3 November 2020 Language of “degrees” and “targets” often alienates people from the climate crisis. Yet, while they might seem …
Ireland plays a “leading role” in allowing overfishing
2 November 2020 Ireland has played a “leading role” in the EU-wide failure to end overfishing, a new report concludes. …
Biodiversity essential to “address future climate shocks”
29 October 2020 Failing to adequately consider biodiversity in the Climate Bill could reduce our ability to respond to future …
Forestry: an emissions “source” rather than sink
29 October 2020 Ireland’s forestry sector is now a source of greenhouse gas emissions rather than a sink, a Department …
Sanctions for failing to meet targets might not be “implementable”
28 October 2020 Sanctioning government departments for failing to meet their carbon budgets under the new Climate Bill might not …
Current Climate Bill cannot drive necessary emission reductions
27 October 2020 The Climate Bill in its current state cannot be expected to drive necessary emission reductions, the Joint …