COP28 was a “historic moment in climate negotiations” with its commitment to end the “fossil fuel era,” but the Church in Ireland’s overseas aid agency Trócaire acknowledged that more needs to be done. Trócaire CEO, Caoimhe de Barra said that the promised transition away from fossil fuels is “neither fast, fair nor funded”. “These were…
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Cork nuns open garden to support migrants
A Cork-based order of nuns has opened a new garden and biodome as part of a project providing a secure space for migrant families to grow crops from their homelands.
Creating the answer to hunger with food security
Drastic droughts are causing hugely challenging conditions for farmers and communities in Africa, which charity Concern are tackling, writes Chai Brady Many Europeans have seen the devastating impacts of climate change on their own continent, with summer conflagrations regularly on the news. This may bring home the fact that climate change is driving – to…