An Taisce Honours Fr Seán McDonagh

An Taisce Honours Fr Seán McDonagh

Columban missionary, Fr Seán McDonagh, has been honoured by An Taisce for his contribution to the organisation and in recognition of his past work as President of the charity which works to conserve Ireland’s natural environment and built heritage. The...
COP28: Humans are Putting Life on Planet Earth Under Siege

COP28: Humans are Putting Life on Planet Earth Under Siege

Ahead of COP28 in the United Arab Emirates, Columban missionary Fr Sean McDonagh calls for binding forms of energy transition. Recently, an international group of scientists published a report in the magazine BioScience saying that “the Earth’s ‘vital signs’ are the...
Fast Fashion Fuels Climate Change and Poisons Our World

Fast Fashion Fuels Climate Change and Poisons Our World

We must buy less clothes Fr Sean McDonagh warns as he highlights the impact of fast fashion on our waste crisis, on those who work in the industry, and the climate cost of producing plastic-based textiles. Research published In May 2023 by the University of Exeter’s...
How will Humans Cope with a Serious Rise in Sea Levels?

How will Humans Cope with a Serious Rise in Sea Levels?

For the past two and a half centuries, humans have burned fossil fuels to heat their homes and travel by train, cars, and planes. Burning fossil fuel has caused climate change and a rise in sea levels. If, during the next three decades, the average temperature reaches...
COP26 and the Perils of Climate Change by Fr Sean McDonagh

COP26 and the Perils of Climate Change by Fr Sean McDonagh

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in 1988. The objective of the IPCC was to provide governments at all levels with scientific...