December 16th, 2019 And so after two weeks of negotiations, COP25 finally came to a fractious end last night, some 40 hours past the scheduled close. As the remaining bleary-eyed delegates gathered for the final plenary, the stands were being dismantled, the protesters had departed and the motto of the Read more…
January 22nd, 2019 When young people are asked why they are involved in climate activism, it strikes me as a confusing question. Before we started to burn fossil fuels during the industrial revolution, our atmosphere typically contained about 280 parts per million (ppm) of carbon dioxide. Climate scientists agree that Read more…
January 30th, 2018 A landmark legal challenge brought against the Irish Government for alleged inaction to tackle climate change has been pushed back for a second time at the request of the State. The Judicial Review brought by environmental group Friends of the Irish Environment (FiE) was due to appear Read more…
January 29th, 2017 After the success of the Urgenda climate case discussed in the first of our Climate Cases series, a number of citizens’ groups and NGOs stood up across the world and took the brave move of taking their governments to court over climate inaction. With many climate movements Read more…
January 25th, 2018 With the landmark legal case against the Irish Government for alleged inaction to tackle climate change set to be heard before the High Court next week, The Green News we will take a look at some of the international cases that have paved the way for the Read more…
