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Climate Change

Yesterday
1st May 2025
Loss of Culture
Ireland at risk of losing 'irreplaceable parts of our heritage' to climate change, says heritage expert
23 hrs ago
6.8k
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This week
27th April 2025 - 2nd May 2025
Savings
Government called on to ensure electricity suppliers offer customers dynamic energy price plans
30 Apr
12.3k
68
Climate Change
Union proposes maximum working temperature and four days of ‘climate leave’
28 Apr
18.7k
InvestigatesSeagrass
Robbing a bank when no one’s looking: The most important place on Earth you've never heard of
Saya de Malha Bank is among the world’s largest seagrass fields and the planet’s most important carbon sinks.
27 Apr
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Last week
20th April 2025 - 26th April 2025
MOTHER EARTH
Opinion: Farewell to The Climate Pope, who died during Earth Week
Dr Catherine Conlon
25 Apr
3.0k
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do look up
Just Stop Oil ends direct action: Being hated somehow worked for this climate campaign group
George Ferns
24 Apr
4.7k
Last month
April 2025
keep it in the ground
Ban fossil fuel ads: Stop airlines, airports, cars and cruise liners from advertising
Dr Johnny Collins & Dr Ola Løkken Nordrum
18 Apr
12.7k
84
Green Party
Roderic O'Gorman to stand for re-election as leader of the Green Party
17 Apr
10.3k
65
time to act
Rules for car advertising, more energy-efficient buildings: What's in the new Climate Action Plan
A climate activist has said the plan “ignores” some of the biggest challenges to Ireland’s progress on climate action.
Updated 15 Apr
10.9k
82
RELATED
Over 330 people killed by flooding and extreme heat in Europe last year amid record temperatures
15 Apr
Farmers, rural dwellers and townies are equally worried about climate change, study says
9 Apr
Climate Change
Over 330 people killed by flooding and extreme heat in Europe last year amid record temperatures
15 Apr
4.1k
18
Biodiversity
Have you noticed a lot of bees around lately? This might be why
12 Apr
38.2k
65
Climate Change
At least 69 killed in thunderstorms in India and Nepal
12 Apr
9.9k
21
Nature
Forest fires in Ireland: Preparation requires proper enforcement and the end of old practices
Pádraic Fogarty
11 Apr
4.5k
18
Shared concerns
Farmers, rural dwellers and townies are equally worried about climate change, study says
9 Apr
3.4k
24
Climate Change
Last month was the warmest March on record in Europe
8 Apr
5.7k
58
Explainer
Why the potential €26bn of 'fines' for missed climate targets aren't technically fines
6 Apr
9.0k
March
March 2025
Energy Hungry
Data centres to account for almost one-third of Ireland's electricity demand by 2034
25 Mar
8.9k
55
shannon lng
From loss-making to lobbying: What we know about the company behind Kerry's planned gas plant
22 Mar
10.7k
climate warriors
Fighting for Justice: How Guatemala’s Indigenous communities recover from conflict
Alejandra Castillo
22 Mar
3.6k
Climate Change
‘Matter of survival’: All of Earth’s glacier regions shrank again in 2024, says UN
21 Mar
5.7k
60
state of the climate
Five key graphs that show 2024's spiralling climate change in Ireland and worldwide
Record levels of greenhouse gas concentrations, temperatures, rainfall and glacier loss were experienced last year.
Updated 19 Mar
9.3k
91
CLIMATE CRISIS
Climate council calls on government to 'radically improve preparedness' for extreme weather events
19 Mar
5.3k
20
vance and musk
Pronatalism on the rise: Collapsing birth rates do not threaten civilisation — the opposite is true
Dr Catherine Conlon
17 Mar
15.0k
73
Energy
Does Ireland need more data centres in the near future? Yes, says Taoiseach
14 Mar
8.5k
Climate Change
The world's sea ice cover hit a record low last month
6 Mar
4.6k
67
lng
Why is the government using a ship for emergency gas reserves - and why is it a climate problem?
Cabinet has approved a plan to develop an emergency gas storage facility.
Environmentalists fear it could hurt Ireland's climate efforts and lead to importing fracked gas from the US.
Updated 4 Mar
9.3k
RELATED
Ireland could face bill of up to €26 billion if it doesn't get its climate act together
4 Mar
Government plans to create a new gas reserve in case of an 'emergency' disruption to supply
4 Mar
The Morning Lead
Ireland could face bill of up to €26 billion if it doesn't get its climate act together
Irish Fiscal Advisory Council chair Seamus Coffey described it as a “clear case of being able to reduce a massive fiscal risk”.
Lauren Boland
Updated 4 Mar
10.2k
February
February 2025
Planning ahead
Opinion: Storm Éowyn showed just how important it is to back communities
Emma Murtagh
18 Feb
3.6k
15
Paris Agreement
Ireland among list of almost all nations to miss UN deadline for new climate targets
10 Feb
6.3k
102
climate action
Irish Environmental group 'disappointed' by High Court judgement ruling in government's favour
7 Feb
15.7k
greenwashing
Michelin restaurant critics urged to take ‘stronger stance’ on sustainability
7 Feb
7.3k
24
COPERNICUS CLIMATE CHANGE SERVICE
World sees record hot January with temperatures 1.75C above pre-industrial era
6 Feb
7.1k
107
January
January 2025
earth on fire
Opinion: Under Trump 2.0, the planet is in big trouble
Sadhbh O' Neill
31 Jan
5.7k
FactCheck
Debunked: The Status Red warning during Storm Éowyn was not a 'climate lockdown'
30 Jan
11.9k
generators and batteries
Opinion: In the face of storms, has our reliance on A-rated homes and EVs created a blind spot?
Harrison Gardner
Updated 28 Jan
24.8k
92
CLIMATE ACT
Environment group brings Government to High Court over climate action plan
27 Jan
7.6k
72
Fossil Fuels
Opinion: An Irish fossil fuel lobbyist says he's part of the low carbon transition - let's get real
John Gibbons
Updated 21 Jan
6.8k
28
Climate policy
'Disingenuous': Government hopefuls want to change how livestock emissions are calculated
16 Jan
12.4k
LA wildfires
Los Angeles hoped a break in 'Devil winds' could help fight the fires - but the winds are back
14 Jan
6.7k
31
CLIMATE CRISIS
'Teetering on the edge': 2024 was first year of global warming above 1.5 degrees
10 Jan
6.3k
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