Social Justice Ireland presents this paper as a contribution to public policy discourse on how to deliver a Just Transition in Ireland, meet our national and international climate…
This section of our National Social Monitor: Care looks at some ways we can care for our environment. This section of our National Social Monitor: Care looks at some ways we can care for our…
In 2023, emissions from the electricity sector fell by just over a fifth from 2022 to the lowest level since records began in 1990. This was driven by a considerable decline in the use of coal for…
The Climate Change Advisory Council ‘2024 Annual Review: Industry and Waste’ finds that volume of waste being produced in Ireland remains too high, and the rates of reuse and recycling are…
Having missed the 2020 emission reductions targets, Ireland is now on course to miss the 2030 emission reduction targets by a substantial shortfall. Ireland has set out a target of 51 per cent…
Our 2023 Annual Social Policy Conference was on the theme of 'A Just Transition'. The fundamental principle of a Just Transition is to leave no people, communities, economic sectors or regions behind…
A new report from the OECD ‘Infrastructure for a Climate-Resilient Future’ looks at the impact of climate events on our infrastructure. This report provides an overview of the impacts of climate…
Today, May 2nd, is Ireland's Earth Overshoot Day for 2024. This is a slight shift in the right direction from last years April 21st date. This is the day when, if everybody lived as we do in Ireland…
In this socio-economic review for 2024 Social Justice Ireland presents a detailed analysis of a range of key matters which are central to social justice; a vision of Ireland’s future as a…
A new report by the Irish Green Building Council and Friends of the Earth examines how Government could bridge the gap between energy poverty and energy renovation. In particular the report looks at…
