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Climate change
Our latest news coverage, analysis and comment on the global climate crisis
Experts call for tighter air pollution rules as tougher standards loom
Ireland’s air quality meets existing requirements but falls short of new criteria
Thirty obstacles to meeting climate targets identified by all-party committee
Most are ascribed to shortfalls in Government planning, policies, action and communications
Are Paris Agreement targets unachievable?
Ireland is not alone in failing to meet climate goals, with even big EU countries well off target
Environmental breakdown isn’t a distant possibility – it’s a threat to world stability
The message is clear: climate change should be prioritised as a security crisis, not just an environmental one
Flood defence walls not the answer?
Our urban areas should also be adapted for the new climate regime
Keep your front garden intact and other nature-based solutions to urban flood risks
Slowing the runoff from heavy downpours into struggling Victorian drainage systems in urban areas protects property and water quality
Flooding is a battle between Mother Nature and government action. I know which my money’s on
Each winter, severe weather is framed as exceptional
Bangladesh’s health system cracks under weight of climate change and industrial pollution
Dhaka, the world’s second most populous city, faces healthcare crisis that is ‘impossible’ to cope with
Should Ireland introduce a legal ‘duty of care’ for rainwater?
In the Netherlands and Germany, nature-based solutions are the first step in flood prevention. In Ireland, they’re the last
Blaming Met Éireann for floods is wrong. Who rezoned the floodplains?
It is now over 20 years since I led the project to give the first scenario-based projections of Ireland’s future climate. We warned Ireland’s winters would become significantly wetter
Third of Ireland’s wintering waterbirds vanish in just 30 years
Some species increased numbers but others have declined by more than 50%
Storm Chandra: Does climate change make small streams and more frequent flooding new risks?
As Johan Keating dragged sodden possessions from his home this week, the little river that trickled uneventfully through his life had left scars previously unimaginable
Richard Nairn: How green are greenways?
The proposed Wicklow to Greystones Greenway route runs right along the edge of the ecologically sensitive coastal area known as the Murrough Wetlands
The Irish Times view on Storm Chandra: underlining failure to prepare for the ‘new normal’
The increasing frequency and ferocity of extreme weather is clearly linked to climate change
Our economic system relies on growth – an obsessive compulsion of neoliberal capitalism
Environmental deterioration evident all around us if we choose to look; and the alarms are flashing red
Storm Chandra flooding: How to apply for Emergency Response Payment and who is eligible?
Support is available to people whose homes or businesses were affected
Ireland’s vote against Mercosur down to baseless fears, says von der Leyen’s deputy
Teresa Ribera, the European Commission’s second in command, said trade agreement would build bridges
Ireland to benefit from North Sea clean energy ‘reservoir’
Sharper focus on renewables come as EU backs complete ban on Russian gas imports by late 2027
New €260m climate transition fund launched by Aon and Irish Life Investment Managers
Scheme will align with targets to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees
Mary Robinson calls for law to block fossil fuel investments flowing through Irish-based firms
Former president said move to clean energy should include an end to fossil fuel subsidies, such as the tax breaks on fuel enjoyed by airlines
When it comes to discarding used batteries, there’s a right way and a dangerous way
Batteries are considered hazardous and require special handling. The good news is they can be recycled for free
Booker winner George Saunders: ‘I can rage against Trump all day long. But is it helping?’
Author says he doesn’t consider himself a proper novelist
The Dublin half hectare that became a self-sustaining sanctuary for nature
Bequeathed to the nation, the Grove in Donnybrook has been a haven for plants and wildlife. The intention was to keep it that way
Gardeners are close observers of nature’s clock and the havoc wreaked by climate change
It’s not just the delicately balanced cycle of the seasons that’s being disrupted, but also our understanding of that cycle
Storm Éowyn one year on: ‘It took away the last few things my son enjoyed ... his world really narrowed’
People who were affected by the storm are already dreading the next big weather event
The universal law of getting too hot
Life on a temperature roller coaster is getting more precarious
A battlefield of wounded trees: How one historic estate is recovering from Storm Éowyn
Co Down’s Montalto lost 200-year-old oaks and carefully curated walking trails in the destruction
Ireland is living through tomorrow’s weather with yesterday’s infrastructure
National policy must deliver locally to help communities cope with changing climate
Member of ‘Swiss Grannies’ who won climate change case urges Irish activists to continue legacy
Isabelle Jorg says most politicians and public do not support their campaign, but is encouraged by more action
Ireland has much to learn from Pakistan when it comes to scaling up on solar energy
Pakistan’s citizen-led solar revolution was largely unplanned
In floods: Colette Sheridan braves the storm for Hamnet
The portents were not good: grey clouds and enveloping darknessnd enveloping darkness
What to do with unwanted gifts - including the ones you haven’t bought yet
Before you buy, think of the resources, energy and pollution that go into making and transporting those reindeer head slippers
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