The growth in clean electricity in Ireland last year was entirely “eaten up” by new data centre demand over the same period, cancelling out any emissions reduction impact, the Business Post can reveal. businesspost.ie/news/revealed-…

🌍🚨 77 Nobel Laureates & World Leaders are sounding the alarm on the United Nations Summit not mentioning fossil fuels 🚨🌍 The omission of fossil fuels from the draft Pact for the Future is a critical issue as the #SummitOfTheFuture2024 nears. 🌿💔 🔗 Read more: FossilFuelTreaty.org/summit-of-the-…

Protecting children from harm & giving them the best chance for their future is a most basic shared duty of any society. Urgently reducing GHG emissions is securing that future. The proposed expansion of Dublin Airport for increased flights is the opposite friendsoftheearth.ie/news/mothers-a…

We’d like to bring people from across the broader movement for a better world together for some relaxation and regeneration 💓 Join us for a Summer Social on Saturday 24th August 1pm-3pm in the Iveagh Gardens by the waterfall in Iveagh Gardens 🌳

1/4🪧Join our protest to say No to LNG imports and No to Fracked Gas on Saturday, 24th August. We'll meet at 4:45pm at the Spire on O'Connell St.

The UN Summit of the Future is coming up in September. Call on Minister Ryan to stand up for our future at the summit by pushing for the inclusion of a clear commitment to end fossil fuel extraction. Take our e-action now! friendsoftheearth.ie/act/demand-min…

Act now to demand Minister Eamon Ryan advocates for a fossil-free future at the UN Summit of the Future. I've called on the Minister to stand up for our future. Will you join me by taking this e-action? friendsoftheearth.ie/act/demand-min…

Do you want to learn how you can support environmental defenders worldwide? Our webinar next week is a great opportunity!🖥️ You'll get to discover how the Internationalist Solidarity System supports environmental defenders globally.✊ Register now➡️friendsoftheearth.ie/events/webinar…

The Pact for the Future draft, the proposed agreement to be agreed at the UN Summit of the Future in September, omits any reference to fossil fuels! Take our e-action to urge the Irish Government to advocate for a fossil-free future at the Summit: friendsoftheearth.ie/act/demand-min…

The Government's "Leaving Cert" results on climate & environment are out today care of Friends of the Earth #ReportCard2024, independently assessed by Diarmuid Torney, Paul Deane & I. This is our 4th & final year undertaking this eval. friendsoftheearth.ie/news/governmen… All coverage in this 🧵

The Irish Times Kevin O'Sullivan Friends of the Earth Shauna Corr 🌍 Irish Daily Mirror The Irish Examiner coverage of Friends of the Earth #ReportCqrd2024 irishexaminer.com/news/arid-4146…

Today Friends of the Earth publishes the 4th annual scorecard of the Irish govt's progress in honouring climate & environmental commitments in the Programme for Govt, independently assessed by Dr. Cara Augustenborg Paul Deane & me This year we awarded a grade of B- friendsoftheearth.ie/news/governmen…

FF, FG & GP agreed 278 climate & environment related pledges when forming a government in 2020. Friends of the Earth commissioned an assessment drawing on 80 brains to see how the coalition has been getting on with delivering them m.independent.ie/irish-news/rep…

Join us for a webinar on global solidarity in the climate movement! Learn how to support national groups in fighting the interests of transnational corporations and complicit states. On Zoom this Thursday 29th August at 6:30pm Register here 👇 friendsoftheearth.ie/events/webinar…

How well has the Irish Government fulfilled their own climate and environmental promises?🌍 Is enough being done for our collective health and safety? Find out here in our report card of the Irish Govt.'s progress: friendsoftheearth.ie/news/governmen…

Two weeks ago the UN Pact for the Future didn’t mention “fossil fuels” once. 🧵Learn more fossilfueltreaty.org/pact-for-the-f…

These regional gathering events are a crucial moment to reflect on our past campaigns, assess the current political landscape, and, most importantly, plan our actions for the upcoming general election. Your involvement matters! friendsoftheearth.ie/news/your-voic…

Highlights include: - Ireland generated more energy from wind than from natural gas in 2023, for the first time. - But since 2016, all the growth in wind energy production has matched the growth in data centre electricity demand. We are running up a down-moving escalator!

"It will make it all the harder to speed up the deployment of renewables if public acceptance of wind and solar projects wobbles because they are seen as feeding the insatiable appetite of a few dozen data centres rather than greening the power usage of 1.9m homes."