December 3rd, 2018 The world’s youth must lead in pushing for climate action as our politicians are “behaving like children” the 15-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg said today. Speaking during the opening day of COP24, she said that she did not come to Poland to ask world leaders to Read more…
November 29th, 2018 Countries must increase their emission-curtailing efforts five-fold to stand a chance of limiting global temperature rise to the 1.5°C limit, a new UN report has found. The Emissions Gap Report from UN Environment (UNEP) also found that countries must need to increase their efforts at least three-fold to Read more…
November 23rd, 2018 The Seanad has passed a historic Bill to make Ireland the first country in the world to fully divest from fossil fuels. Yesterday evening, Senators voted to pass the Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill to ban the state investment vehicle, the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF), from any Read more…
November 21st, 2018 Confirmation of cabinet approval to draw up an all of government plan to meet its climate commitments has been confirmed by the Minister for Climate Action. Richard Bruton confirmed yesterday evening that he secured government approval to draw up the plan that, he says, will make Ireland Read more…
7th November 2018 Tackling the challenge of climate change will require a “revolution in how we live”, says new Minister for Climate Action and Environment in his maiden speech. Speaking at the EU Climate-KIC Summit, yesterday, Richard Bruton said that the most pressing action for the State is to set Read more…
October 8th, 2018 New findings that far-reaching emission cuts can limit global warming to 1.5°C highlights the need for Ireland to rapidly improve its “dismal” record, a climate justice group has said. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) latest special report – Global Warming of 1.5 °C – it is possible Read more…
September 25th, 2018 Hundreds gathered in Dublin today to mark the third anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Coalition 2030, an alliance of over 100 Irish civil society organisations and networks, today led a street march in Dublin city centre as part of the Global Read more…
September 18th, 2018 Behavioural change will play a significant role in future global energy trends, a University College Cork (UCC) climate expert has said. Speaking at an energy lecture presented by the Irish Royal Academy on Monday, Dr Paul Deane said that human behaviour would be a crucial factor in determining Read more…
September 12th, 2018 The recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly are the best foundation on which to lay a policy roadmap for lasting leadership in tackling climate change. This was the expert view that the Environmental Pillar outlined before a new 22-member Joint Oireachtas Committee to explore how best the State Read more…
September 5th, 2018 It is now up to the state and its organs to put Ireland at the forefront of tackling climate change, the Chair of the Citizens’ Assembly said today. Justice Mary Laffoy was speaking before a new Special Joint Committee of 16 deputies and six senators that will Read more…
