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Climate change
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Seven deaths in France as ‘exceptionally early’ heatwave blankets Europe
Record temperatures caused by heat dome, with hot air from Morocco trapped under an area of high pressure
Record-high May temperatures sweep across France
Extreme heat settles upon western Europe, with values in Spain set to reach 40 degrees
‘Everyone’s happy, there’s no negativity’: Dubliners revel in hot Irish weather
On Drury Street and beyond, city dwellers enjoy the warm temperatures outdoors
Temperatures to peak on Monday and Tuesday as heat dome hits Europe
Highest temperatures will be confined to France Spain and Portugal later this week
Up to 37,000 mortgaged households are in high-risk flood zones
Central Bank study highlights financial exposure of households to flooding events
When does a warm spell become a heatwave?
Temperatures of 25 degrees or more must be observed at a single weather station for five or more straight days to meet Met Éireann criteria
Ireland’s mayflies are ancient creatures - older than dinosaurs by 80 million years
Ella McSweeney: In Ireland, we have about 150 species of mayflies
Food for thought on data centres and their demands
Irish taxpayers and consumers seem to be subsidising big companies
Already five months late, Ireland’s 2026 Climate Action Plan is delayed again
Public Accounts Committee also told dedicated fund has spent only half of €523.8m available for energy projects
Girl (2) dies after being left in car as extreme heat sweeps Spain
Authorities in Galicia declare two days of mourning after toddler died during exceptionally high May temperatures
International scientists plead with Ireland not to adopt controversial greenhouse gas assessment method
Scientists raise alarm over proposal to ease Ireland’s climate obligations
Artificial intelligence spells a real climate disaster
Despite the tech industry’s efforts to squash concern about the devastating climate impacts of AI, resistance is growing
More than 700,000 carbon credits purchased by State cancelled last year
EU framework restricted types of carbon credits that could be applied, Department of Climate tells PAC
Putting climate change measures into practice will help world’s poorest nations
Action is not only about political ambition and science, but also a shared international duty
The World Cup will make losers of us all
Fifa is set to preside over the most polluting tournament in history
As smart cities reduce car use, Ireland goes all in
Critical Infrastructure Bill will be a disaster for Ireland’s climate commitments
More than half of Irish buildings likely to still rely on fossil fuels in 2050 – SEAI
Clean-energy agency says clear timeline for phase-out of gas and oil boilers is needed
Members distance themselves from engineer body’s call to burn coal for electricity
Irish Academy of Engineering’s recommendations ‘not wise’, according to member and Trinity College provost
More David Attenborough and less Karl Marx would be good for the left
Left-wing parties lack unity on environmental policy as the interests of humans are put ahead of the interests of nature
Intact chief Kevin Thompson: ‘We want to be Ireland’s most respected insurance company’
Limerick native leads an insurer once known as RSA, with an ambition to be a top three player by 2030
Environmental protection will not be harmed by new rules on legal fees, Minister says
An Taisce says Government’s ‘Trumpian move’ will ‘all but end’ public interest environmental litigation here
Underfoot and overlooked: addressing our ‘broken relationship’ with soil
Dr Tancredi Caruso is associate professor in UCD’s School of Biology and Environmental Science and UCD’s Earth Institute
Climate change: Ireland is big enough to matter
Anyone reckoning with the climate crisis must look at per capita emissions, not at the absolute size of a country
Electricity prices halved on recent windy days
Electricity prices expected to rise in the weeks ahead due to Iran conflict but the roll-out of Irish wind and solar farms has slowed
Stop demonising one-off rural housing. Not everyone wants to be surrounded by neighbours
If town and village life is so much more sensible and attractive, why do so few people choose to live over the shop?
‘Military-industrial complex’ contributing to climate change, says President
‘Deafening silence’ around issue ‘must be called out’, says Catherine Connolly
$7 gas and a doomsday plane flies overhead - yet war feels oddly distant in San Francisco
Despite surging oil prices, other issues occupy the mind of this city by the bay
Renewed talk of nuclear power is a ‘distraction tactic’
Why are a number of centrist Irish politicians suddenly aligning their views on nuclear with the US and European far right?
Why Ireland needs to stop mandating parents to buy their children laptops for school
Ella McSweeney: Educational technology is now marketed aggressively to schools, which are treating individual laptops as an unquestioned educational good
‘Punished for being a good citizen’: The EV charging battle facing some Dublin homeowners
Tens of thousands of period homes in Dublin have no driveway where they can park their car off-street and charge on private property
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