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Climate Change

Loss of Culture

Ireland at risk of losing 'irreplaceable parts of our heritage' to climate change, says heritage expert

1 May

6.8k

Savings

Government called on to ensure electricity suppliers offer customers dynamic energy price plans

30 Apr

12.3k

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

8.3k

MOTHER EARTH

Opinion: Farewell to The Climate Pope, who died during Earth Week

Dr Catherine Conlon

25 Apr

3.0k

do look up

Just Stop Oil ends direct action: Being hated somehow worked for this climate campaign group

George Ferns

24 Apr

4.7k

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

Green Party

Roderic O'Gorman to stand for re-election as leader of the Green Party

17 Apr

10.3k

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

Climate Change

Over 330 people killed by flooding and extreme heat in Europe last year amid record temperatures

15 Apr

4.1k

Biodiversity

Have you noticed a lot of bees around lately? This might be why

12 Apr

38.2k

Climate Change

At least 69 killed in thunderstorms in India and Nepal

12 Apr

9.9k

Nature

Forest fires in Ireland: Preparation requires proper enforcement and the end of old practices

Pádraic Fogarty

11 Apr

4.5k

Shared concerns

Farmers, rural dwellers and townies are equally worried about climate change, study says

9 Apr

3.4k

Climate Change

Last month was the warmest March on record in Europe

8 Apr

5.7k

Explainer

Why the potential €26bn of 'fines' for missed climate targets aren't technically fines

6 Apr

9.0k

Energy Hungry

Data centres to account for almost one-third of Ireland's electricity demand by 2034

25 Mar

8.9k

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

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

CLIMATE CRISIS

Climate council calls on government to 'radically improve preparedness' for extreme weather events

19 Mar

5.3k

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

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

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

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

Planning ahead

Opinion: Storm Éowyn showed just how important it is to back communities

Emma Murtagh

18 Feb

3.6k

Paris Agreement

Ireland among list of almost all nations to miss UN deadline for new climate targets

10 Feb

6.3k

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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

COPERNICUS CLIMATE CHANGE SERVICE

World sees record hot January with temperatures 1.75C above pre-industrial era

6 Feb

7.1k

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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

CLIMATE ACT

Environment group brings Government to High Court over climate action plan

27 Jan

7.6k

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

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

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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