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New insights into how Ireland sees the climate crisis

25 January 2022  Irish research is paying more and more attention to the social science side of the climate crisis these days.  Late last year we had the Environmental Protection Agency’s Climate Change in the Irish Mind report and now today we’ve got brand-new research out of the Economics and Read more…

By Kayle Crosson, 2 yearsJanuary 25, 2022 ago
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Majority of Irish public think climate action will be positive

28 October 2021  Sixty per cent of the Irish public believe the impact of climate action will be positive, according to a newly published opinion poll.  Carried out by Ireland Thinks and published by Friends of the Earth, the poll also found that 80 per cent of the public back Read more…

By Kayle Crosson, 2 yearsOctober 28, 2021 ago
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Progress “too slow” on Government climate and biodiversity targets

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…

By Kayle Crosson, 2 yearsSeptember 13, 2021 ago
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Oxfam: ‘net zero’ targets can distract and delay emissions reductions

3 August 2021 Governments and corporations rely on ‘unreliable’ and ‘unrealistic’ carbon removal schemes to reach ‘net zero’ by 2050, a new Oxfam report has said. Using land alone to remove global carbon emissions, and thus achieving ‘net zero’ by 2050, would require 1.6 billion hectares of new forests. The Read more…

By admin, 2 yearsAugust 3, 2021 ago
Clodagh Daly speaking at talk on Irish coal imports Photo: Niall Sargent
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Campaigners’ criticism of Climate Bill continues to grow

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…

By Kayle Crosson, 2 yearsJune 8, 2021 ago
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Experts voice serious concern over key Climate Bill aspect

16 April 2021  The revised Climate Bill must be amended if it is to deliver on the Programme for Government’s commitments, a letter from experts to party leaders has warned.  Andrew Jackson of the Sutherland School of Law at UCD, Barry McMullin at the Faculty of Engineering and Computing at Read more…

By Kayle Crosson, 2 yearsApril 16, 2021 ago
Eamon Ryan of Green Party at climate hustings Photo: Niall Sargent
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Our Climate Bill checklist, revisited

9 October 2020  It’s here. It’s in our (virtual) hands – the long-awaited, much-anticipated, sure-to-be-debated Climate Bill.  Last week, we put together a checklist of some key things to look out for in the Bill. As big fans of a follow-through over here at Green News, we went back over Read more…

By Kayle Crosson, 3 yearsOctober 9, 2020 ago
Climate Change

Ireland still lagging behind in climate action policy

October 24th, 2019 Ireland’s emissions are still going in the wrong direction, the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency warned this morning, leaving Ireland lagging behind in playing its part in global climate action. Speaking this morning at a briefing on the latest EPA emissions data, Laura Burke thanked the Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 4 yearsOctober 24, 2019 ago
MEPs Lynn Boylan and Mairead McGuinness at Brexit and Environment Conference in Dundalk, 2017 Photo: Niall Sargent
Climate Change

Fine Gael MEPs vote against moves for more ambitious climate targets

March 22nd, 2019 A Sinn Féin MEP has criticised her Fine Gael counterparts for voting against amendments to ramp up EU emissions targets in the bloc’s proposed climate strategy. Last Thursday, MEPs voted in favours of a non-binding resolution for a more radical climate strategy that would boost the bloc’s Read more…

By Shamim Malekmian, 5 yearsMarch 22, 2019 ago
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Climate Change

Ireland shows lack of appetite for increasing EU climate targets

October 11th, 2018 The Irish government did not support a push for increasing the EU’s climate target to limit global temperature rise at an EU climate policy meeting yesterday. The meeting attended by the bloc’s Environment Ministers was organised to work on adopting a uniform climate policy ahead of the Read more…

By Shamim Malekmian, 5 yearsOctober 11, 2018 ago
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