Key issue will be whether there is a programme of successive yearly rises

Measures ‘do not add up to bringing Irish emissions down far enough fast enough’

People Before Profit TD says the Government is continuing to issue exploration licences, build runways and construct a gas terminal

Bruton’s move is ambitious but we must all engage as citizens to save our planet

Ireland has the capacity to develop ambitious climate policy – what we need now is strong implementation

Can carbon tax be used to change behaviour while also protecting less well off?

Minister says climate action plan will see ‘massive shift’ from fossil fuel-powered electricity, transport and heating

Surge in support ‘different’ as Greens reinstate presence in Cork, Limerick and Galway

Thousands of students around the country take to the streets to demand action

Second national protest led by secondary school pupils in Dublin, Cork and across country

Draft proposal analysis calls for rapid decarbonisation of Irish economy and society

Success of Government’s efforts will hinge on people’s willingness to embrace technology

Study says 50 per cent of freshwaters are polluted, leading to decline in salmon stocks

Children may have to be taught about life forms ‘in the past tense’, claims Senator

Report calls for laws to set more ambitious climate and renewable electricity targets

People Before Profit says there was every risk carbon taxes would become the only tool deployed to address carbon emissions

EU’s climate action group says national plan ‘does not demonstrate high ambition’

The onus is now on the Government to incorporate the report into its own plans

Last-minute amendment agreed to support those on low income before taxes imposed

Students tell Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action to ‘stop taking baby steps’