Why isn’t the message on climate change getting through?
Reports of extreme weather events are still being described as rare or unavoidable, while the findings of scientists are often dismissed as inflexible dogma
Reports of extreme weather events are still being described as rare or unavoidable, while the findings of scientists are often dismissed as inflexible dogma
‘To lead in clean energy, we need to invest strategically, contain costs and work more closely with our neighbours’
But share of total power demand for data centres predicted to fall to 16 per cent by 2050
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Trump says EU representatives will arrive for negotiations on Wednesday
RHO reaffirms commitment to support indigenous biomethane sector
Energy advisory body expects global consumption to increase by 700,000 barrels a day this year
Group’s trading update comes less than two weeks after the company announced it had no intention of making an offer for BP
Markets have priced in that the worst of the Iran-Israel conflict is behind us and there will be no oil supply shocks
Oil prices fell more than 3%, having already slid 9% on Monday
Closure of Strait of Hormuz a key risk, industry body says
Brent rises above $80 a barrel after US strikes on Iran but later falls back as crude supply unaffected
Hits on nuclear sites injects fresh uncertainty into already anxious global economy
Ireland’s largest power plant to be used as back-up as renewables hub is scaled up
Oil prices have extended their climb with Brent crude futures up 0.3% to $76.67 per barrel while US crude is up 0.43% to $75.16 a barrel
International Energy Agency expects production to rise by 1.8m barrels a day in 2025
Brent crude prices soared 5.5% in early trading as countries strike at each other but quickly pared most of that increase
Plan lacks explanation of how required €119bn-€125bn investment will be funded, EU says
Do we want to spend our money on fines or ensure Ireland becomes climate resilient?
With increased renewables, electricity targets likely to be met despite lack of shift in transport and high imports of fossil fuels
‘Frozen-in’ stress causes plastic surfaces to erupt into microscopic blisters that jeopardise food safety and environment
Grid operators are working to outdated scenarios which do not take account of growth in renewable energy sources, report argues
Shares in the exploration firm have slumped and are being sold off at rates not seen in five years
Electrification should be overriding priority for Irish economy, industry and society, says International Energy Agency chief
Recent high-profile corporate backtracking from climate commitments shows the fragility of pledges when attention and accountability drift
Trócaire and ActionAid Ireland claim carbon footprint of finance bigger than Ireland’s annual emissions
Separate reports in the past week have poured scorn on talk of the State becoming the ‘Saudi Arabia of wind’ and challenge the narrative that a switch to clean energy will deliver cheaper energy prices to consumers
As geopolitical turmoil reshapes global priorities, climate action is taking a backseat. From corporate rollbacks to political U-turns, a once-urgent transition to clean energy faces fresh obstacles. But in a world increasingly dependent on fossil fuels, delays will only drive up costs—both economic and environmental.
Published in 2015, Laudato Si’ spoke of our serious moral responsibility to protect the planet
Spending €24bn on projects such as upgrading the grid and electrifying transport and heating could transform the nation
The Nesc findings would be used to inform ongoing work of Government to deliver the transition
While politicians across Europe skirt their climate commitments, millions of people are already at risk from increasingly chaotic and dangerous weather events
The greatest cost of new fossil fuel projects may be the missed opportunity to build clean energy
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