Sustainability

Government widens rich/poor gap. Leaves poor further behind.

Wednesday, 28 September 2022

The Government’s Budget 2023 widened the rich/poor gap by €199 next year. Despite the welcome temporary measures to address the cost of living and energy crisis, in the long run this Budget will be…

Environment taxes in Ireland

Monday, 26 September 2022

The most recent data on environmental taxes in Ireland relates to 2021 and was published in by the Central Statistics Office in July. The data shows a total of €4.8 billion of environment related…

Budget 2023 must invest in improving our energy infrastructure and a Just Transition

Monday, 19 September 2022

One of the fundamental principles of a Just Transition is to leave no people, communities, economic sectors or regions behind as we transition to a low carbon future. There is enough room for…

SDG 13- Climate Action

Friday, 26 August 2022

The CSO have recently published their thirteenth SDG update, ‘Ireland's UN SDGs – Goal 13 Climate Action, 2021’. Sustainable Development Goal 13 (SDG 13) is about taking urgent action to combat…

Wellbeing in Ireland - What Counts?

Friday, 29 July 2022

In October 2020, the Irish Government published its first paper on the introduction of a Wellbeing Framework and, since then, has been working on what should be included to measure how well Ireland…

Earth Overshoot Day 2022

Thursday, 28 July 2022

Today, July 28th, is Earth Overshoot Day for 2022. This is the day when globally, we have used all the biological resources that our Earth regenerates during the entire year. We now need 1.75 Earths…

Budget 2023 must begin the process of a Just Transition

Monday, 4 July 2022

One of the fundamental principles of a Just Transition is to leave no people, communities, economic sectors or regions behind as we transition to a low carbon future. Transition is not just about…

SDG 14 - Life Below Water

Friday, 1 July 2022

Overall, the EU has achieved steady progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 14) ‘Life below water’. A recent article from Eurostat shows that "marine protected areas have increased and…

Immediate investment in renewable energy key to mitigating worst impacts of climate change

Monday, 13 June 2022

Four key climate change indicators – greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rise, ocean heat and ocean acidification – set new records in 2021 according to the World Meteorological Organisation ‘…

Waste and recycling rates in Ireland

Friday, 10 June 2022

According to figures from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in 2019, Ireland created 3.1 million tonnes of municipal waste and recycled only 37 per cent of it. Ireland also generated over 1.…