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

Climate action plan ‘will not deliver revolution’ promised - climate groups

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

Bruton rejects claims that transport measures in climate plan are ‘woeful’

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

Ireland’s radical plan could stave off worst climate outcome

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

Budget 2020 must lay foundations for low-carbon future

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

Explainer: What are the main options for a carbon tax in Ireland?

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

Bruton says carbon tax is set to increase in the next budget

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

Greenwave 2019: ‘Far from overnight success’

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

Student protest calls on Government to take radical action on climate crisis

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

Climate strikes: Irish students rally across the country

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

Climate change plan: Carbon taxes seen as best way to reduce pollution

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

Draft climate plan sets out unprecedented changes

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

Report confirms acceleration of species loss and habitat deterioration

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

Government must declare ‘climate and biodiversity’ emergency

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

Climate change: ‘PAC’ for climate change proposed

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

Oireachtas support for increased carbon taxes ‘ill-judged’

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

Ireland’s climate change plan ‘way off track’ in meeting targets

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

The Irish Times view on the Oireachtas climate report: enough with the hypocrisy

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

All-party climate action committee reaches agreement on carbon tax rises

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

School strikers urge politicians to ‘take a leap’ for climate action

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

Most profitable Irish farms are most efficient in minimising greenhouse gas emissions – report

Teagasc’s 2017 sustainability report confirms income gap between dairy and other farm types

Cross-party approach to carbon tax to be sought at committee

Fine Gael TD says time for talking on carbon tax is over as public wants politicians to act

Fine Gael accused of attempting to dilute key climate action target

FF spokesman on climate action says party would support raising carbon taxes incrementally

Parties divided on carbon tax ahead of committee report

‘It is beyond the means of many people to retrofit their homes,’ says Solidarity- PBP TD

Climate action committee makes progress on decarbonisation

People Before Profit and Sinn Féin are resisting any increase in carbon tax

Carbon tax increases should be reinvested as grants, says Martin

Fianna Fáil leader says he will facilitate a fourth budget under the current agreement

Opposition accused of trying to frustrate Government climate change plans

Parties wanted to set impossibly high targets for reducing carbon footprint so Government would not reach them, meeting heard

Debate on carbon-tax increase divides Climate Action Committee

Main parties disagree on tax model, as overall report on climate change delayed

RTÉ to make climate-change programming ‘a priority’

Oireachtas committee criticises broadcaster for low level of environmental coverage

Friends of the Earth warns Government over carbon tax

Organisation says measure will not work if people feel climate-action responsibility is being pushed onto individuals

The Irish Times view on carbon taxes: it’s time for leadership

Irish emissions are going in the wrong direction, and the cost of inaction now will be considerably greater in coming years

Bord na Móna workers ‘treated abysmally’ says union

Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action told voluntary redundancy ‘inadequate’

Taoiseach must lead move to cut emissions linked to agriculture – IFA

‘Farmers ready to roll up their sleeves on climate action’

Ireland’s commitments on climate change fall far short of what’s needed, committee told

Ireland has potential to adopt ‘nature-based solutions’ such as the use of peatlands to capture carbon dioxide, climate expert says

State infrastructure must pass tougher climate change rules

Consumers, industry and business to face higher taxes on fossil fuels – Robert Watt

Theresa May’s Brexit clock is ticking as negotiations enter endgame

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Escalating carbon tax increases on the way, says Richard Bruton

Minister for Environment’s plan will need co-operation of Government and Oireachtas

Threat of climate change requires ‘revolution in how we live’, says Bruton

New Minister for Climate Action wants to make Ireland a leader in its response

Laughing all the way to the apocalypse: Ireland’s climate inaction

Kevin O'Sulivan on the climate policies we don't have and the ones we should have

State bodies to buy 200 more diesel buses before ban comes into force

National Transport Authority has two more deliveries of buses in pipeline

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