Large scale of Cops summits now ‘beyond crazy’ says key participant, who could only justify flying to event because of being directly involved in scientific work
Breaching of 1.5 degrees global warming temperature rise target becoming a reality
Report warns not cutting emissions risks greater long-term costs, stranded assets, and dependence on unproven carbon removal technologies after 2030
Republic faces €8bn fines if it misses climate targets
Climate Council warns Government to stop subsidising fossil fuel usage and scale up supports for people to avail of low-carbon technologies
Greater focus needed on biodiversity conservation and restoration in the fight against climate change
Our planet is experiencing rapid climate changes because nature is unable to keep pace with human activity
Rainy day funds should surely now take on a literal meaning given the climate’s tumultuous shifts and the reality that our greatest coastal tragedies may lie ahead of us
Policy silos, disjointed decision-making and lack of regional governance holds Dublin back from integrating housing and climate planning
Ireland is already feeling the adverse effects of climate change, says a new report, but there are still ways we can be part of the solution
Independent advisory body’s latest report says urgent moves needed to protect critical infrastructure and coastlines
Lower heating bills benefit tenants, not landlords, while rent caps mean they won’t get higher income from letting out cosier homes
Call comes regarding heating homes as independent body welcomes 6% fall in carbon emissions by building sector
In the public mind, 2030 has wrongly become the cornerstone of climate policy, rather than the imperative of complying with two legally-required carbon budgets
It is easy to discern a reflective personality and a strong engineer mindset in the man leading the ESB
Transport sector set to exceed emissions targets, including legally-binding sectoral ceilings in 2025 carbon budget.
New research highlights fundamental conflicts between Ireland’s planned industrial development and climate targets
Time to grasp opportunity in the electricity sector, says Climate Change Advisory Council chairwoman Marie Donnelly
Is Ireland’s new climate action plan the blueprint needed to transform the country within decades?
‘The sooner we become independent from fossil fuels, the better it will be for our health and the environment,’ says climate council
Climate rankings ‘disappointing’ but indications of improved national performance in 2024, says Marie Donnelly
‘My fear is the national narrative is making climate change to the 95 per cent of people who are not in agriculture somebody else’s problem,’ climatologist Peter Thorne says
Expenditure over the next seven years will be driven by electrification of heating and transport and retrofitting of homes and businesse
Minister for Climate Eamon Ryan secures amendment as way to raise climate finance for vulnerable countries and assist adoption of renewables
Cars are getting bigger and heavier, which is offsetting efficiency gains from technology improvements, says UCC academic
Wildfires in north America and southern Europe, storms of hailstones the size of tennis balls in Italy and flooding in Donegal - this summer has shown the growing risks from the climate crisis
Go to a garden centre and you will pay the same 13.5 per cent tax for a packet of environment-enhancing wildflower seeds as for a bag of peat compost, which strips bogs of their sequestered carbon
Extreme weather events will likely become more frequent and Ireland has to be ready to handle them
Varadkar says travel operators should ‘err on the side of fairness’ when compensating affected customers
Government will not meet its legally-binding targets unless ‘urgent action taken’
Cliff Taylor: Why do big infrastructure projects always take so long in Ireland?
Opposition parties, experts and campaigners say State remains well behind target
At a Time of Climate Crisis: Greenhouse gas emissions need to suffer a death by 1,000 cuts to keep legal commitments
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