October 11th, 2018 A landmark climate decision in the Dutch courts has ruled that the Government must reduce its emissions by 25 per cent by 2020. Yesterday, the Hague Court of Appeal upheld the historic victory of the Urgenda Foundation and 886 Dutch citizens in their climate case against the Read more…
December 13th, 2017 A landmark legal challenge brought against the Irish Government for alleged inaction to tackle climate change has been pushed back until the end of January 2018 at the request of the State. The case brought by environmental group Friends of the Irish Environment was due to first Read more…
November 7th, 2017 For seasoned environmental campaigner Tony Lowes, his colleagues at Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) and climate activists across Ireland 21 November 2017 will be remembered as a historic day for the climate movement. The Cork-based group’s tireless campaigning against the construction of a new runway in Read more…
