Tag Archives: Brian Lenihan

Greens Flavor of the Day in Domestic Climate Policy

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Joseph Curtin

Amid the white noise surrounding last week’s budget, the government made a number of announcements with potentially profound and long-term implications for Irish climate policy. Much as the PD’s allegedly provided the sauce in the meaty Fianna Fail coalition sandwich, … Continue reading →

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Out with the old…

Posted on December 30, 2008 by John Gibbons

And so, out with the old, in with the new. According to insurance giant, Munich Re, 2008 has been one of the worst ever for natural disasters. Overall global losses ran to around $200bn, with uninsured losses totalling $45bn, about … Continue reading →

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