14 December 2021 A couple of months ago, I managed to get tickets to the Galway Comedy Festival. A group of us went out there for the weekend and we decided to squeeze in a walk along the Flaggy Shore before we headed back to Dublin. As we parked, I Read more…
9 November 2021 Members of the Indigenous Peoples Articulation of Brazil (APIB) gathered outside the gates of entry to the COP26 climate conference and called repeatedly for the Brazilian government to demarcate their land. Their calls come after the international climate negotiations resumed in Glasgow yesterday and are set to Read more…
13 September 2021 The pace of environmental progress is currently “too slow” to achieve the Government’s targets, according to a new report. A Friends of the Earth commissioned report card awarded the Government a “C+” grade for its current standing on climate and environment commitments made in the Programme for Read more…
17 November 2020 The ambition in the recently published Climate Bill must be increased, according to a coalition of over 40 civil society organisations. Stop Climate Chaos published their recommended amendments to the Bill and have additionally urged the Government to close the existing loopholes within the document. The demands Read more…
29 October 2020 Failing to adequately consider biodiversity in the Climate Bill could reduce our ability to respond to future climate shocks, the Committee on Climate Action has heard. Professor of Zoology Yvonne Buckley at Trinity College Dublin issued the warning in today’s pre-legislative scrutiny and noted that such shocks Read more…
July 10th, 2019 Last May, a major UN biodiversity report gave a stark warning that nature is declining at unprecedented rates globally. Ireland’s National Biodiversity Conference Report lays bare the urgent challenges of protecting biodiversity nationally. In May, the Dáil committed to establishing a citizens’ assembly on biodiversity loss. What Read more…