Paris agreement ‘monumental success for the planet’
Climate change strategy seen as beginning of the end of planet’s dependence on fossil fuels
Beijing issues first pollution red alert as smog engulfs capital
Schools closed until Thursday and measures put in place to improve air quality
Is harming the environment a sin?
As world leaders prepare for the UN climate summit, religious figures are meeting in Ireland to consider how Pope Francis is influencing the politics of climate change
Bike-train-bike couriers cut carbon emissions by 99%
Innovative courier firm uses bicycles instead of trucks to link with high-speed trains
Irish companies bet their bottom dollar on the green agenda
Decarbonisation is not only good for the environment, it’s good for the bottom line
COP21: the tipping point for global warming?
Hulot, French special envoy for the climate, says UN conference is already a success
Why the media doesn’t care about climate change
News likes unambiguous, discrete events, straight-forward, one-off happenings rather than long-term social trends
2015 likely to be the warmest year ever recorded
New records for strongest tropical storms, warmest ocean temperatures and driest year
South African drought gives a glimpse of what future climate change may bring
Agriculture hit as country suffers worst shortages since the 1930s
UN climate summit to go ahead protected by 30,000 police
Civil and military forces deployed to guard the venue where 140 world leaders will meet next week
Virginia islanders dispute climate change as water rises
Locals see island’s problems as generations-old loss of land due to erosion
Looking for a beacon of hope on climate change in Paris
The Cop21 summit offers a truly historic opportunity for a global energy revolution
Irish abroad: Do you live in a region affected by climate change?
The Irish Times is looking to speak with Irish people in countries impacted by storms, drought and floods
Air strikes on Syria echo fatally back home in Paris
There’s a straight line between Bush’s invasion of Iraq and France’s torment
UN Climate Change Conference: ‘I will be embarrassed to be Irish in Paris’
Trócaire, Oxfam Ireland and Friends of the Earth will be watching as world leaders meet for the Cop21 summit. They’re already disappointed by the Government’s ‘inaction’
The further evidence that time running out for decisive action on climate
Paris agreement needs to be backed by rigorous transparency and review mechanisms
As coal use falls, China still issues permits for coal-fired power plants
Blamed for dire pollution, coal makes up two-thirds of China’s energy consumption
COP21 organisers confident of getting agreement
Foreign and environment ministers have made progress towards a climate change accord
Climate change is hot topic for Africa as temperatures rise
A deal at UN conference in Paris is crucial for continent’s future
Greenhouse gases hit record levels in 2014, says report
‘Every year we say that time is running out’ - World Meteorological Organisation
A plan to slow global warming
The UN Convention to Combat Desertification promised to restore 12 million hectares of degraded land a year. Could this really reduce warming by half a degree?
Obama rejects controversial Keystone XL pipeline
US president says 1,897km line would not make meaningful contribution to economy
France-China statement heralds progress on path to climate conference
Beijing accepts legally binding text with reviews every five years in major breakthrough
Sugar and scale and all things frail in climate change show
Can an art exhibition about climate change have any potency when it avoids polemic? The Irish Cultural Centre in Paris takes a gentle approach to a giant issue
Climate change: Robust EU engagement at Paris crucial
Climate summit an opportunity to rebuild European Union’s international reputation
Tracking rising sea levels as Greenland rapidly melts
Groundbreaking research under pressure from climate change sceptics in Congress
James Nix: Volkwagen crisis provides pretext for overdue rise in tax on diesel
Environmental benefits of diesel no longer sufficient to justify lower rate of excise
COP21: French minister to preside over climate conference
Tension between developed and developing worlds an obstacle in global warming fight
Martin Wolf: Ending climate change presents real opportunity
Goals of eliminating mass poverty and tackling global warming are complementary
How America became addicted to air conditioning
The technology has become integral to modern life – but at huge environmental cost
France’s martyred village tries to come to terms with tragedy
Petit-Palais was home to 28 of the 43 people killed in collision between coach and lorry
UN deal on land restoration could inform Paris climate talks
Full implementation of UNCCD target could reduce global warming by half a degree
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