Analysis and opinion on environmental issues. Updated first of each month.
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There is enough land in Europe for wholly renewable energy without compromising nature protection or food production.
1 Jun 2025Europe urgently needs to improve its resilience and ensure sustainable freshwater supplies for people and the environment
1 May 2025Fossil fuel subsidies are financial incentives from the government that lower the prices of fossil fuels and their derivative products, such as plastics, or services, such as flight travel.
1 Apr 2025The need to rapidly move away from fossil fuels to sustainable systems of electrification and clean fuels
1 Mar 2025Bright moments and wins from 2024 that show why we keep fighting for positive, systemic change.
1 Feb 2025Earthjustice lawsuit against one of the largest meat companies in the world for trying to deceive consumers about its climate impact.
1 Jan 2025Do safe and sustainable options exist for handling plastics?
1 Dec 2024On the serious risk of a major ocean circulation change in the Atlantic
1 Nov 2024Who is speaking on behalf of the farmers, and what interests do they represent
1 Oct 2024Independent experts acknowledge Ireland has ‘turned a corner’ but conclude Programme for Government commitments were not strong enough in the first place. Faster action now needed.
1 Sep 2024Factors that have resulted in the devastating spread of blue green algae in the internationally important Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland
1 Aug 2024An overview of the EU’s largest climate problem
1 Jul 2024A joint statement signed by over 140 civil society organisations to protest the rollback of green measures in the EU
1 Jun 2024A useful entry into the extensive 4-volume Climate Change Assessment by the Irish EPA
1 May 2024The EEA has published the first ever European Climate Risk Assessment (EUCRA) to help identify policy priorities for climate change adaptation and for climate-sensitive sectors.
1 Apr 2024EC Assessment of Ireland’s recent update of its National Energy and Climate Plan
1 Mar 2024First-ever EU law to protect individuals from SLAPPs (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation)
1 Feb 2024A snapshot of the new energy economy and how fast it is emerging.
1 Jan 2024Europe’s auto industry has a decades-long track record of doing too little, too late.
1 Dec 2023Pope Francis’ recent Apostolic Exhortation on climate change
1 Nov 2023Critical need for citizen participation in EU National Energy and Climate Plans
1 Oct 2023Has the adoption of a EU 2040 climate target fallen in the hands of procrastinators?
1 Sep 2023Do cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin amount to climate arson or a clean-energy boon? Well, it’s complicated.
1 Aug 2023All gas cooking appliances release pollutants that are harmful to human health and the environment.
1 Jul 2023