1 November 2021 COP26, the international climate negotiations currently taking place in Glasgow, has officially kicked off with world leaders giving speeches at the opening ceremony. We’ll be bringing you the voices on the ground throughout the next two weeks – but before we send any coverage your way on Read more…
June 4th, 2020 Fintan O’Toole likened human beings to a ‘toxic virus’, and a ‘relentless foulness’ from ‘the Earth’s point of view’, in his article about the Sign of the Times survey on public perceptions of climate change. This has become a recurring theme expressed throughout the pandemic, even as Read more…
August 8th, 2018 The oil company Providence Resources recently signed a deal with the Chinese energy consortium APEC to fund appraisal drilling 50km off the coast of Cork in the Barryroe field. Tony O’Reilly Jr, CEO of Providence, told The Irish Examiner recently that an oil find in the Barryroe Read more…
November 1st, 2017 Oil and gas will remain “significant elements” of Ireland’s energy supply into the future, the Minister of State for Natural Resources said at an industry conference yesterday. Opening the ninth annual Atlantic Ireland Conference, Sean Kyne, TD said that Ireland must walk a fine line to balance Read more…
October 5th 2016 That was the question addressed by a climate change conference held this summer by environmental groups and development charities. The Towards Climate Safety and Justice event took place in June and was run by FEASTA, Trocaire, and Cultivate. This week FEASTA published a report from the event Read more…
Following a leader’s debate in which the environment or climate change received no mention, we must continue to delve into the back pages of manifesto documents to establish what policies are being put forward by the next Dáil hopefuls. Today’s Election Diary examines the content of Fianna Fáil’s manifesto for robust environmental policies.
