Analysis and opinion on environmental issues. Updated first of each month.
There is enough land in Europe for wholly renewable energy without compromising nature protection or food production.
Europe 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 2023The commitment to prevent the proliferation of coal, oil and gas by ending all new exploration and production
1 Jun 2023