Budget 2015: Social housing investment and renovation scheme reaction
Investment in Social Housing The Environmental Pillar today welcome government investment of €2.2bn in social housing provision but are calling on the government to ensure this housing is of the...
View ArticleEnvironmental Pillar’s response to EU Climate Targets 2030
In the early hours of Friday morning, EU leaders in Brussels agreed three targets for carbon reductions in 2030. However, the Environmental Pillar are concerned at the low levels of these targets which...
View ArticleIreland is way off track for 2020 climate targets, European study finds
The Environmental Pillar is calling on the government to end its disjointed approach to emissions targets and put Ireland at the forefront of climate change action. The Environmental Pillar, which is...
View ArticleNew government Agri-Food plans welcomed by Environmental Pillar
The Environmental Pillar welcomes the decision of the Minister Simon Coveney to make the new agri-food strategy a government initiative rather than an industry led plan. The Environmental Pillar, which...
View ArticleEnvironmental Pillar highlight serious deterioration in fish stocks behind...
Annual consultation by Minister Coveney with industry and environmental groups reveals catastrophic deterioration in fish stocks. The Environmental Pillar wishes to highlight the serious...
View ArticleAction on climate change needs to happen at home and abroad
The Environmental Pillar calls on the government to help those affected by climate change in developing countries not just with aid but also by doing more at home to cut emissions. The Environmental...
View ArticleThe Challenges Faced at COP 20
Fr. Seán McDonagh, SSC At 10 o’clock on December 1st 2014, Manuel Plugar-Vidal, the Peruvian Minister of State for the Environment and President of COP 20 – the Conference of the Parties to the UN...
View ArticleBurning peat is costing our environment and the taxpayer dearly and needs to...
The Environmental Pillar condemns the decision to continue burning peat in power stations past 2019 and calls for a transition to sustainable jobs in the Midlands. The Environmental Pillar, an advocacy...
View ArticleEU critical of Ireland’s failure to tax environmental harm
The Environmental Pillar wish to highlight the concerns raised around the failure to make Ireland’s tax system environmentally friendly. The Environmental Pillar, an advocacy coalition of 28 Irish...
View ArticleThe Environmental Pillar rejects eco-label given to an Irish salmon farm
The Environmental Pillar wishes to make clear to consumers and public that it rejects the awarding of an environmental certificate to Deenish Salmon farm by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC)....
View ArticleThe Environmental Pillar welcomes the Pope’s call for action on climate change
The Environmental Pillar, which is made up of 28 Irish environmental NGOs, welcomes the stance taken by the Pontiff in his teaching today. The encyclical entitled ‘Laudato Si’ calls on all nations to...
View ArticleHazardous chemical being used in Irish forests needs to be phased out
The Environmental Pillar are calling for an end to the use of the hazardous chemical Cypermethrin in Irish forests. This chemical which kills insects is being used in significant quantities over a...
View ArticlePress Release: Ireland can be proud of the UN’s Global Goals, test now is...
NGOs urge the Taoiseach to commit to a national action plan – to overcome Irish “implementation deficit disorder” Friday 25th September – New York Ireland can be proud of the role our diplomats played...
View ArticlePress Release: Environmental Pillar calls for savings from Smoky coal ban to...
For immediate release The Environmental Pillar welcomes Minister Alan Kelly’s announcement that the ban on smoky coal is to be extended nationwide. The Environmental Pillar has long campaigned for the...
View ArticleEnvironmental Pillar welcome the passing of Climate Bill but warn real work...
The Environmental Pillar welcomes the passing of the Climate Bill but warns that we need a solid emissions reduction plan in place now. Today the Climate Action and Low Carbon Bill 2015 passed Dáil...
View ArticlePress Release: Budget 2016 is not future proof
The Environmental Pillar welcome Budget 2016 but warn that a number of measures do not effectively prepare the country for a low carbon future. The Environmental Pillar, a coalition of 28 Irish...
View ArticlePress Release: An Taisce Dingle road appeal welcomed as decision could impact...
The Environmental Pillar welcome the decision of An Taisce to challenge the High Court ruling on the N86 road as it could have a substantial knock on impact. Today An Taisce – the National Trust for...
View ArticlePress Release: Environmental groups call for native woodland scheme to be...
The Environmental Pillar welcome calls for the use of forestry on farms to balance carbon emissions from agriculture, in an effort to increase sustainability and protect livelihoods.
View ArticlePress Release: Taoiseach’s stance that climate change is ‘not a priority’ is...
The Environmental Pillar are calling on the Taoiseach Enda Kenny to retract his statement that ‘climate change is not a priority’ and start to build a country and economy fit for the 21st century. The...
View ArticleCatastrophic winter flooding will increase with climate change unless we...
The Environmental Pillar is calling on the government to bring in substantive land use changes to protect communities from increasingly frequent high rainfall events.
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