2 June 2021 The Government’s recently published Economic Recovery Plan “feels more like ‘build back quick’ than ‘build back better’”, according to environmental organisations. Director of Friends of the Earth Oisín Coghlan commented that the €500 million towards ‘Advance the Green Transition’ is just a down payment on the much Read more…
15 July 2020 The post-pandemic recovery presents a “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity in rebuilding the Europe-wide economy by overseeing a just and rapid transition from coal to renewable energy, according to a European environmental campaign. The Europe Beyond Coal campaign released its Fool’s Gold update for 2020, a report which examines how Read more…
14 July 2020 Investment in offshore wind energy has shown “great resilience” in the face of ongoing economic and public health crises this year, according to new international analysis. Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) reported that offshore wind had “by far its busiest half year ever” in terms of investment, Read more…
10 July 2020 Global temperatures could exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels by 2024, according to World Meteorological Organization projections. Between 2020 and 2024 there is a 20 per cent chance temperatures will surpass the 1.5 threshold in at least one year, the WMO said on Thursday. The international Read more…
7 July 2020 Sustainable land management and habitat protection are key elements of preventing future zoonotic outbreaks like COVID-19, the UN has said. In a joint report by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the “rising trend” in zoonotic diseases is attributed to Read more…
3 July 2020 Despite a 9.5 per cent emissions reduction this year, Ireland will still fail to meet its 2030 climate targets in the absence of systemic change, a new state-commissioned analysis reveals. The Economic & Social Research Institute (ESRI) released its environmental and economic impact assessment of COVID-19 and Read more…
April 2nd, 2020 The automobile industry is pushing the European Commission to relax car industry CO2 targets in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Representatives for car manufacturers, suppliers, tyre-makers and dealers wrote to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen last week asking for the let-up, stressing that the pandemic Read more…
March 26th, 2020 Right now, millions of people around the world are waking each day with a sensation of panic in the pit of their stomach, a feeling that likely gnaws at them constantly, and is sharpened with every news bulletin and headline. For anyone who has been closely following Read more…
March 24th, 2020 As the Coronavirus pandemic shutters public strikes and demonstrations, teenage climate strikers are labouring to find a powerful way to raise public awareness online about climate breakdown. Saoi O’Connor, one of Ireland’s most prominent teenage strikers, says that the seriousness of the health emergency also makes highlighting Read more…
March 23th, 2020 Any COVID-19 triggered emission reductions cannot substitute concerted climate action, the World Meteorological Organization has said. The UN climate body has warned that while there was an estimated 25 per cent CO2 emission reduction over a four week period, levels of the greenhouse gas have been higher Read more…
