Supreme Court issues significant ruling in favour of climate action in wind farm case The Journal Supreme Court upholds order overturning wind farm refusal RTE.ie Supreme Court to clarify climate law obligations of planning authorities The Irish Times Decision to refuse permission for Laois wind farm to be quashed after court judgment The Irish Times Source link
Singapore, a global hub of innovation and economic prosperity, has been called upon to intensify its environmental and climate-related actions, according to Astrid Puentes Riaño, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment. Following her official visit to the city-state, Puentes Riaño lauded Singapore’s accomplishments while … Read more
Healy-Rae’s peatland forestry plan ‘about the dumbest thing we can do’, says climate scientist The Journal Minister Healy-Rae wants return to peatland forestry planting The Irish Independent Healy-Rae comments on forestry and peat draw IPCC ire Agriland Healy-Rae tells farmers to ‘wait’ until agroforestry scheme is improved Agriland Source link
Why the potential €26bn of ‘fines’ for missed climate targets aren’t technically fines The Journal Source link
The unravelling of the international climate change architecture, a fear that has become real following the withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Agreement for the second time, could mean “a death sentence for most of humanity”, UN Climate Change chief Simon Stiell said, hoping that the US would eventually return to the Paris … Read more
The Adaptation Gap Report estimates that a group of 39 small island developing states – including Saint Kitts and Nevis – will need more than U$5 billion annually to adapt to climate change. But those nations only have access to a fraction of that funding, the report found. Alford, the farmer from Saint Paul’s, plants … Read more