The world is at a crossroads. The decisions we make now can secure a liveable future. We have the tools and know-how required to limit warming. But we must act immediately, and every sector must…
The publication of the Whole of Government Circular Economy Strategy and the Circular Economy Bill marks significant policy progress for Ireland. Embedding the circular economy principles into our…
Equity and justice must be at the core of climate action policy according to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and…
The immediate policy challenges facing Ireland and hampering a fair and inclusive recovery are a totally inadequate supply of social housing; a two-tier healthcare system; climate change; digital…
Fairtrade Fortnight 2022 highlights the growing challenges that climate change brings to farmers and workers in the communities that Fairtrade works with. For two weeks each year, hundreds of…
On Friday, 18th February, Social Justice Ireland published Measuring Success: Sustainable Progress Index 2022, analysing Ireland's progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals and…
Ireland ranks 10th out of 14 comparable EU countries in this year’s Sustainable Progress Index, commissioned by Social Justice Ireland. Written by Prof. Charles M.A. Clark of St John’s…
Measuring Progress: The Sustainable Progress Index 2022 ranks 14 comparable EU countries based on their delivery of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Written by Prof.…
The OECD has recently released its Covid-19 Recovery Dashboard, a selection of twenty indicators that aims to monitor the recovery of OECD countries from the pandemic. Spread across four dimensions…
Electricity consumption by data centres has increased by 144% between 2015 and 2020. This is according to the most recent data from the CSO on the metred electricity consumption of data centres. …