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What’s the deal with the Shell ruling?

27 May 2021  Yesterday was a monumental day in climate news.  Investors from Chevron put pressure on the company to cut its emissions. Directors demanding climate action ended up on the official board of Exxon Mobil. Over in The Hague, a Dutch court ruled that Shell had to cut emissions Read more…

By Kayle Crosson, 2 yearsMay 27, 2021 ago
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News

Cabinet signs off on new oil and gas exploration ban

2 February 2021  The Cabinet has signed off on introducing legislation to ban new applications for gas and oil exploration licences.  Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan gave effect to this commitment immediately, and new applications for exploration licences will be not accepted nor will there be any future licencing Read more…

By Kayle Crosson, 3 yearsFebruary 2, 2021 ago
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Calls for State to refuse ExxonMobil drilling license

April 3rd, 2019 The State should refuse an application from a project involving ExxonMobil to drill an exploratory oil well off the Cork coast due to the company’s climate record, Deputy Brid Smith has said. The Department of Climate Action (DCCAE) received an application last November from CNOOC Petroleum Europe Read more…

By Shamim Malekmian, 4 yearsApril 3, 2019 ago
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Climate Change

High Court quashes oil exploration license off Cork coast

January 30th, 2019 A license granted for oil and gas exploration off the Cork coast was today quashed in a High Court settlement following a challenge from An Taisce. The environmental charity initiated judicial review proceedings last November over the Department for Climate Action’s (DCCAE) granting of a license for sonar Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 5 yearsJanuary 30, 2019 ago
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Climate Change

‘Business as usual’ as State issues new oil licence

January 18th, 2019 One of Ireland’s biggest oil companies today received State approval for an exploration licence as the Minister for Climate Action held a landmark meeting on his All of Government climate plan. Providence Resources, under the JV Partners name together with TOTAL E&P Ireland and Sosina Exploration Limited, Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 5 yearsJanuary 18, 2019 ago
Climate Change

Minister of State for Natural Resources outlines support for oil and gas drilling

June 29th, 2018 Climate and environmental groups have lashed out at the Minister of State for Natural Resources’ support for an increase in oil and gas drilling in Irish waters. Speaking at the Our Ocean Wealth Summit in Galway today, Seán Kyne, T.D. said that the Government’s long-term intention is Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 5 yearsJune 29, 2018 ago
Oil Drill Oil well sea
Opinion

Our duty to stop oil exploration in Irish waters

September 18th, 2017 Last week, one of Ireland’s prominent oil and gas exploration companies, Providence Resources, revealed that their latest oil-drilling exploit in Irish waters hit a snag, or water in fact. In July, Providence began drilling in Porcupine Basin, 220km off the southwest coast, in search of an estimated Read more…

By Sadhbh Lee, 6 yearsSeptember 18, 2017 ago
Climate Change

New Harvard study finds ExxonMobil misled public about climate change for decades

August 24th, 2017 The petroleum giant ExxonMobil deliberately misled the public about the causes of climate change and its implications for the past 40 years. That is the conclusion of a study just published in Environmental Research Letters by renowned Harvard science historian, Professor Naomi Oreskes and her colleague Dr. Read more…

By Shane O'Reilly, 6 yearsAugust 24, 2017 ago
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Climate Change

€250,000 dished out since 2007 for scholarships linked to oil and gas industry, new data reveals

August 16th, 2017 The Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (DCCAE) paid out almost €250,000 for scholarships linked to the oil and gas industry over the past decade, new data reveals. Figures released to The Green News under Freedom of Information legislation shows that funding for 25 scholarships was Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 6 yearsAugust 16, 2017 ago
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