November 15th, 2019 The European Investment Bank (EIB) will cease to fund fossil fuel projects from 2021. The bloc’s lending body made the landmark announcement following a colossal 11-hour meeting yesterday to bang out the finer details of its new energy lending policy. In the future, the bank will focus Read more…
July 26th, 2019 A new analysis shows that energy generation from coal collapsed by 79 per cent in the first half of 2019 in Ireland. The study from the environmental think-tank Sandbag found that coal use fell across the board in Europe, with overall usage down 19 per cent. The Read more…
February 27th, 2019 A lawsuit launched against the ESB’s coal supplier in Colombia heightens the urgency for the semi-state to divest from buying coal from the South American country, an Irish human rights group has said. Last week indigenous and afro-descendent communities in the state of La Guajira – one Read more…
January 23rd, 2019 An Icelandic politician has introduced a Bill to limit future fossil fuel exploration inspired by Irish legislation currently held up in limbo with the climate action and environment committee. Andrés Ingi Jónsson of the Left-Green Movement in the Nordic state yesterday introduced his Bill that would limit Read more…
August 29th, 2018 Environmental organisations in 13 countries have urged the Irish state to refuse to buy renewable energy credits generated from burning wood alongside oil shale in Estonian power stations. In a letter sent to the Government this week, 29 groups including An Taisce outlined Estonian plans to allow Read more…
May 15th, 2018 Renewable energy now employs 10.3 million people globally, a 5.3 per cent increase from 2017, with solar energy being the largest employer. Predictions are now being made that renewable energy will be as cheap as oil consistently by 2020. Similar predictions were being made in towards the Read more…
January 26th, 2018 A Bill to ban any new explorations for oil, coal, and gas on Irish territory is set to appear before the Dail early next month. The Climate Emergency Measures Bill seeks to stop the Government from issuing any new licenses for the exploration and extraction of fossil Read more…
November 16th, 2017 It is time for Ireland to step up and stop the exploration for oil and gas in our offshore waters, the Green Party leader said this morning. Speaking at the launch of the party’s Prohibition of Fossil Fuels Bill 2017, Eamon Ryan, TD said that the Government Read more…
November 5th, 2017 The Citizens’ Assembly voted this afternoon in favour of a radical overhaul in how the Irish State tackles climate change. Following two weekends of deliberation, the Assembly voted for recommendations such as the establishment of a carbon tax on agricultural emissions, the phasing out of peat subsidies and Read more…
