25 September 2020 The amount of premature deaths attributable to air pollution has increased from 2016, according to new data …
Green/Left alliance needed for a Just Transition in tackling waste
24 September 2020 As I travelled up the quays to Liberty Hall earlier this month (it was the first time …
FIE: Current Forestry Bill doesn’t account for “social factors”
23 September 2020 The Forestry Bill approved by Cabinet today fails to take account of “social factors”, Friends of the …
We need a Green New Deal for our climate and our health
23 September 2020 Launched in December last year, the European Green Deal is Europe’s roadmap to becoming the first climate-neutral …
EU animal farming exceeds combined climate impact of cars and vans
22 September 2020 Greenhouse gas emissions from animal farming in the European Union eclipse that of all cars and vans …
Minister for Agriculture: new CAP must ensure better environmental outcomes
22 September 2020 The new Common Agricultural Policy must ensure “better environmental and climate outcomes,” the Minister for Agriculture has …
Top Irish income bracket emits almost as much as bottom 50 per cent
21 September 2020 The richest 10 per cent of the country emits almost as much as the bottom 50 per …
EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement: deforestation would increase by at least 25 per cent
18 September 2020 Deforestation would increase by at least 25 per cent per annum if the EU-Mercosur trade agreement is …
Ireland’s climate likely to drastically change by 2050
18 September 2020 Ireland’s climate is set to look drastically different by mid-century, according to a new super-computer generated projection. …
Fossil gas subsidies within EU Just Transition Fund set to lock-in emissions
16 September 2020 The allowance for fossil gas subsidies within the EU’s Just Transition Fund will lock-in polluting emissions over …