CLARE County Council’s ambition to be “a national leader in climate change” has been bolstered by recent projects including delivering flood protection in Springfield and installing LED lights at Lee’s Road. The local authority’s work on its Climate Action Plan was highlighted at this week’s meeting of the Physical Development SPC, where Community Climate Action Officer Dara …
*Saoirse Exton. Photograph: John Mangan A teenage climate activist from South-East Clare will be among one of only 14 young people across the world to partake in the inaugural C40 Global Youth and Mayors forum.
Clare properties in both the residential and commercial industry could potentially be hit with large scale flooding and coastal erosion by 2050, incurring damages of up to €264 million.
*Waves on the Atlantic Ocean during Storm Lorenzo. Photograph: John Mangan A new strategic policy committee (SPC) dedicated solely to climate change and biodiversity will not be introduced in Co Clare.
Clare’s youngest climate change activists were once again demonstrating in Ennis on Friday.
The actions of three Munster rugby players has caused annoyance among environmentalists in Clare.
Ennis’ amount of bike lanes “is laughable” according to one of the county’s youngest and most vocal climate change activists.
An Ennis student who skipped school to protest for climate change is hopeful her actions will “demonstrate to people in power that we really care”. On Friday, Eleanor-Dagnell Wise took to O’Connell Monument in the county town where she stood for “a couple of hours” as part of a global movement where students left school …
Ireland is completely off course when it comes to meeting its climate change targets for 2020 and 2030 according to the Climate Change Advisory Council and one Clare TD believes it is another “failure” of Leo Varadkar’s Government. Founded in 2016, the Climate Change Advisory Council published its annual review and called for an increase …
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