4 August 2021 Climate campaigners have worked for years in Ireland to see this kind of legislation enacted. Once proposed by the Government, the Bill went through months of campaigning, debating, and amendment-adding. Now that the Climate Action Bill was signed into law just two weeks ago, what do we Read more…
23 July 2021 The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2021 has been signed by President Michael D. Higgins and has become law. “Today is a landmark day, as we turn climate ambition into law, and set out on a journey to net zero emissions” said Minister for the Read more…
16 July 2021 The Climate Bill and its subsequent amendments have passed through both houses of the Oireachtas for a final time and it is now set to go before the President to be signed into law. The Government lauded the ambition in the Bill both in the Dáil and Read more…
13 July 2021 A spokesperson for the Minister of the Environment, Climate and Communications has said that recent amendments are not “fundamental changes” to the Climate Bill. In a statement to The Green News, a spokesperson for Minister Eamon Ryan said the new amendments brought forward by the Seanad on Read more…
12 July 2021 Recent amendments to the Climate Bill have taken the “guts out” of the legislation, according to one of Ireland’s leading climate scientists. A number of amendments were proposed and passed by the Government last Friday in the Seanad, including those which say the Government shall make regulations Read more…
8 July 2021 After weeks of campaigning and coverage, voters of the Dublin Bay South constituency are heading to the polls today. Housing, the ongoing pandemic and its rippled-out effects have been issues right at the forefront over the past few weeks. We wanted to dig a little deeper and Read more…
2 July 2021 Campaigners have expressed dissatisfaction with an amendment to the Climate Bill that will allow for sequestration to be taken into account of carbon budget reviews. An amendment brought forward in the Seanad today by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael Senators sought to alter the definition of carbon Read more…
8 June 2021 Criticism of the Climate Bill continues to accumulate from campaigners as the legislation makes its way through the Oireachtas. The Bill is currently undergoing Select Committee Stage, whereby over 200 amendments have been proposed by TDs. However, early on in the process Minister for Climate Action Eamon Read more…
31 May 2021 The highly-anticipated Climate Bill is up for Select Committee Stage this week. It’s come a long way from when its first iteration was published back in October. We’ll be following all the ins and outs of Select Committee Stage of course, but in the meantime, we wanted Read more…
22 April 2021 The United States’ new climate pledge “aligns with Ireland’s increased ambition” in the recently revised Climate Bill, the Minister for Climate Action said today. Speaking at US President Joe Biden’s Climate Summit, Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan welcomed the pledge from the White Read more…
