Australia and Japan pledge larger emission cuts than EUTHE EU is in danger of being overtaken by Australia and Japan in pledging tougher targets for reducing the greenhouse gas emissions…Fri Feb 12 2010 - 00:00
Tender process for Dart Underground beginsTHE PROPOSED “Dart Underground” line linking Heuston Station with Spencer Dock took a step closer to reality yesterday when Iarnród…Wed Feb 10 2010 - 00:00
Minister: waste policy a matter for the GovernmentA SPOKESMAN for Minister for the Environment John Gormley said last night it was “difficult to understand the motive” of Dublin…Wed Feb 03 2010 - 00:00
There is a dark side, with energy companies not very evident among the progressive business forcesCOPENHAGEN SUMMIT: IN 1997, at the time of the Kyoto climate summit, hardly any business leaders paid attention to the issue…Fri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
There is a dark side, with energy companies not very evident among the progressive business forcesCOPENHAGEN SUMMIT: IN 1997, at the time of the Kyoto climate summit, hardly any business leaders paid attention to the issue…Fri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
Divergence of world leaders' views laid bareTHE WIDE divergence of views among world leaders on how to tackle global warming was laid bare at yesterday’s plenary session…Sat Dec 19 2009 - 00:00
Ireland slips to 22nd in global rankingsAN EMERGING economy has been ranked for the first time in the annual “climate change performance index” compiled by Germanwatch…Tue Dec 15 2009 - 00:00
Forests and indigenous peoples 'left vulnerable in final text'COPENHAGEN 2009: THE FINAL draft of a deal on curbing carbon emissions from deforestation has been stripped of any real protection…Tue Dec 15 2009 - 00:00
Climate talks venue becomes hothouse as key debate loomsThe climate change conference area is beginning to resemble Bedlam with each passing day as the cast of characters growsMon Dec 14 2009 - 00:00
Irish boom was built on tax cuts and short-termism, says youth delegateIT'S BEEN a baptism of fire for the Irish youth delegation attending the UN climate conference in Copenhagen - their first introduction…Sat Dec 12 2009 - 00:00
Use IMF funds to fight climate change, says George SorosAS CONSERVATIONISTS warned that marine life is increasingly threatened by acidifying oceans, billionaire financier George Soros…Fri Dec 11 2009 - 00:00
Dublin near bottom of European city green indexDUBLIN LANGUISHES in the bottom tier of 30 European cities for environmental performance, with an overall ranking of 21 – and…Wed Dec 09 2009 - 00:00
Forests deal at risk over emissionsA DEAL on forests, billed as the “silver lining” of any agreement at the UN climate change summit, is being undermined by developed…Wed Dec 09 2009 - 00:00
EU expects US to put more on table at climate summitTHE EU delegation at the Copenhagen climate summit, which opened yesterday, has said it would be “astonished” if US President…Tue Dec 08 2009 - 00:00
Copenhagen 2009: An A-Z GuideCLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT: A is for ARCANE – the arcane world of negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate…Mon Dec 07 2009 - 00:00
Statement from China a boost for CopenhagenTHE UN climate change summit in Copenhagen next month has been given another boost by China’s announcement yesterday that it …Fri Nov 27 2009 - 00:00
Report urges action on rising sea levelsHOMES IN Dublin, Belfast, Cork and other coastal cities could become uninsurable unless measures are taken to protect vulnerable…Wed Nov 18 2009 - 00:00
US political commitment needed for climate dealANALYSIS: Vested interests – governmental and private business – are making it almost impossible to obtain a legally binding…Tue Nov 10 2009 - 00:00
Global warming agreement still in the balanceTHE UN’s top climate official yesterday expressed confidence that a deal to tackle global warming was still possible in Copenhagen…Sat Nov 07 2009 - 00:00
Prospects for deal to address deforestation unclear, says alliancePROSPECTS FOR a credible deal to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation – commonly known as REDD – were still unclear…Sat Nov 07 2009 - 00:00
UN climate change conference likely to fail, officials warnTHE UN climate change conference in Copenhagen next month will fail to produce an agreement to combat the threat of global warming…Fri Nov 06 2009 - 00:00
UN climate summit 'likely to fail'The UN climate change conference in Copenhagen next month will fail to produce an agreement to combat the threat of global warming…Fri Nov 06 2009 - 00:00
Urgent action needed to destroy CFCs, says reportCOUNTRIES NEED to take “immediate action” to prevent enormous banks of chemicals being released into the atmosphere, with damage…Fri Nov 06 2009 - 00:00
Health impact of weather change 'could eclipse all pandemics'THE SEVERE health impacts of climate change would “eclipse all known pandemics in the 21st century”, it was claimed yesterday…Thu Nov 05 2009 - 00:00
US expected to disclose climate policy at last minuteTHE EU now expects that the US and other developed countries are unlikely to show their hands on greenhouse gas emissions cuts…Thu Nov 05 2009 - 00:00
No climate treaty expected from CopenhagenTHE UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen next month is no longer expected to produce a new international treaty to combat…Tue Nov 03 2009 - 00:00
EU leaders face heated debate on climate policyANALYSIS: With just 44 days to go to the Copenhagen climate conference, the EU faces difficulties agreeing a positionFri Oct 23 2009 - 01:00
EU ministers set to agree text for climate conference in CopenhagenEU ENVIRONMENT ministers are expected to reach agreement in Luxembourg today on a text that will serve as a guide for talks at…Wed Oct 21 2009 - 01:00
Climate talks end in dispute over Kyoto's futureTHE LATEST round of UN climate talks ended here yesterday with delegates making some progress on the road to Copenhagen, but …Sat Oct 10 2009 - 01:00
Call for steep emissions cuts trumps legal wranglingRICH COUNTRIES have been urged by the G77 group of developing nations to show the same leadership as Norway in making “radical…Fri Oct 09 2009 - 01:00
Siptu unveils Liberty Hall planLiberty Hall is to be replaced by a significantly taller building with a “sky pod” on top similar to the Gravity Bar at the Guinness…Thu Oct 08 2009 - 01:00
EU wants new climate deal to be modelled on KyotoTHE EU is determined that a new global agreement to combat climate change will be modelled on the Kyoto Protocol, with specific…Tue Oct 06 2009 - 01:00
Innovation In . . . Your HomeOPINION: The Model Home of 2020 will be self-sufficient by producing more energy than it consumes..Fri Oct 02 2009 - 01:00
Fatal floods in Manila focus minds in BangkokWITH JUST 70 days to the crucial UN climate change conference in Copenhagen, delegates from nearly 180 countries assembled in…Tue Sept 29 2009 - 01:00
Creating a dramatic effectCarlow is putting itself on the cultural map with a big and bold new arts centre featuring a huge new gallery space as well as…Mon Sept 21 2009 - 01:00
Four million children at risk if aid diverted, report warnsMORE THAN four million children could die unless world leaders deliver additional aid to help poor countries tackle the growing…Wed Sept 16 2009 - 01:00
Architects who are feeling the pinch need to plan for futureMost architectural practices have suffered a slump in revenue of 40 per cent or more over the past two yearsWed Sept 16 2009 - 01:00
Man's last great follyENVIRONMENT: Dubai: The Story of the World’s Fastest City By Jim Krane Atlantic, 344pp. £17Sat Sept 12 2009 - 01:00
A developer not inclined to flash the trappings of wealthLIAM CARROLL was one of a kind as a property developerSat Sept 12 2009 - 01:00
European Commission blueprint on climate aidTHE EUROPEAN Commission yesterday put forward a blueprint for increasing international aid to help developing countries combat…Fri Sept 11 2009 - 01:00
Port threat to passage tombsAN TAISCE has warned that the proposed deepwater port at Bremore, north Co Dublin, could threaten an archaeological complex of…Wed Sept 02 2009 - 01:00
Alert on possible bridge damage given five days before collapseIARNRÓD ÉIREANN was warned about possible damage to one of the piers supporting the Broadmeadow Estuary rail viaduct five days…Wed Aug 26 2009 - 01:00
University's 'joined-up' vision for LimerickA NEW “joined-up” vision of how Limerick could be developed has been advanced by the University of Limerick (UL) School of Architecture…Wed Aug 26 2009 - 01:00
Architects complain over ESB competitionTHE ROYAL Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) has lodged a formal complaint with the European Commission over the conditions…Thu Aug 20 2009 - 01:00
ESB names architects shortlisted to design new Dublin headquartersSOME OF Ireland’s leading architects as well as several well-known international names have been shortlisted to prepare detailed…Sat Aug 15 2009 - 01:00
New record as wind power meets 39% of electricity demandA NEW record for the amount of electricity generated by Ireland’s wind farms was achieved last weekend, according to figures …Thu Aug 06 2009 - 01:00
Irish grasslands may help reduce CO2IRISH GRASSLANDS are potentially an important “carbon sink”, absorbing as much as 11-18 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) per hectare…Thu Aug 06 2009 - 01:00
Metro, Dart key to councils' Dublin planDUBLIN’S LOCAL authorities are to campaign for the completion of Metro North and Dart underground as part of an economic development…Thu Jul 30 2009 - 01:00
Plan for climate law gets warm welcomeSTOP CLIMATE Chaos, a coalition of 27 organisations campaigning to stop runaway global warming, has welcomed the Government’s…Wed Jul 29 2009 - 01:00
ESRI report calls for new climate commissionTHE GOVERNMENT has been urged to establish a “genuinely independent” climate change commission, with a mandate to ensure that…Wed Jul 29 2009 - 01:00
