Global ‘tipping points’ study finds humanity on disastrous trajectorySpeed at which we phase out fossil fuels and develop zero-carbon solutions will shape future of billions of people, comprehensive report findsWed Dec 06 2023 - 00:15
Cop 28: Focus on ‘global stocktake’ as countries push for phase-out of fossil fuels ‘When 1.5 degrees is your North Star, fossil phase-out is inevitable,’ Eamon Ryan tells meeting in DubaiTue Dec 05 2023 - 18:14
Fossil fuel lobbyists attending Cop28 in record numbers, analysis shows‘What chance do we have if our voices are suffocated by the influence of big polluters?’Tue Dec 05 2023 - 17:46
Mary Robinson reiterates call for fossil fuel phase-out based on science First response to controversy over testy exchange with Cop28 president comes via XTue Dec 05 2023 - 14:02
McEntee says motion of confidence over handling of Dublin riots and violence is a ‘distraction’Government expects to win confidence motion in relation to Minister for Justice Helen McEntee comfortably with support of some Independent TDsTue Dec 05 2023 - 11:20
Ryan says proposal that profits from fossil fuel companies be diverted into clean energy investments is gaining tractionProposal put forward by Ireland with EU support would helping to de-risk investment in renewable energy in developing countriesMon Dec 04 2023 - 19:06
Cop28 president’s ‘no science’ comment is summit’s ‘mask-off’ moment - but potential for major outcome remainsWhat is most disturbing about Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber’s exchange with Mary Robinson over phasing out fossil fuels is his view is at such variance with scienceMon Dec 04 2023 - 13:49
Eamon Ryan to stay on at Cop28 as vote pairing agreed for McEntee’s no-confidence motion Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore agrees to pair in Tuesday’s voteMon Dec 04 2023 - 12:40
‘No science’ to support phase out of fossil fuels, Cop28's UAE president tells Mary RobinsonSultan Al-Jaber made comments in ill-tempered responses to Mary RobinsonSun Dec 03 2023 - 14:47
Eamon Ryan denies split in Coalition over how to phase out fossil fuelsCarbon-capture and storage technologies to be deployed to meet climate targets, Ryan confirmsSun Dec 03 2023 - 14:33
Cop28: Will high-ambition champions feel empowered by their political masters to push harder for strong outcomes?Cop28: World leaders have left and attention now turns to talksSun Dec 03 2023 - 13:18
Early surprises at Cop28 raise hopes for better news to comeIT Sunday: What the world needs now is an acknowledgement from all parties of the need to phase out fossil fuelsSun Dec 03 2023 - 07:50
Sinn Féin and Social Democrats ‘got it wrong’ with divisive move against McEntee - VaradkarMinister for Climate Eamon Ryan to return for Dáil vote before resuming climate talks at Cop28 in DubaiSat Dec 02 2023 - 14:04
Global leaders must respond to climate alarm that has never rung so loudly, Taoiseach tells Cop28Irish aid organisations criticise lack of ‘new money’ for Ireland’s contribution to loss and damage fundSat Dec 02 2023 - 11:50
Declaration on building sustainable food systems announced at Cop28Commitment aims to encourage resilience in production to better tackle climate crisisFri Dec 01 2023 - 18:10
Delivering on promised targets is best way to tackle climate crisis, says VaradkarMore needs to be done on home front but Irish emissions are coming down, says TaoiseachFri Dec 01 2023 - 16:28
Cop28 world leaders urged to agree ‘phase out’ of fossil fuelsUN secretary general addresses conference, saying humanity living through ‘climate collapse in real time’Fri Dec 01 2023 - 02:00
Cop28 opens with push to scale up ambitions, though fossil fuels issue signals difficult days ahead in Dubai‘If we do not signal the terminal decline of the fossil fuel era as we know it we welcome our own terminal decline’, warns UN climate chiefThu Nov 30 2023 - 16:07
Taoiseach visits agricultural development in UAE in advance of global leaders summit at Cop28Irish expertise has helped to ensure that the animals are well cared for in the UAE climateThu Nov 30 2023 - 14:00
Climate change: ‘Extreme weather is daily destroying lives and livelihoods’, says global bodyWe risk losing the race to save our glaciers and to rein in sea level rise, World Meteorological Organisation report warnsThu Nov 30 2023 - 11:29
Cop28: What’s on the agenda and why UAE hosting has prompted scepticismGlobal stocktake means there will be no place to hide for countries not delivering on emission cutsThu Nov 30 2023 - 07:00
Cop28: World leaders meet to attempt closure of emissions gap amid worsening climate crisisFossil fuel allegations dismissed by Cop28 hosts as UAE insists ‘unprecedented outcome' still achievableThu Nov 30 2023 - 05:00
Two new Ireland-UK research centres to focus on climate change and sustainable foodTrinity College Dublin will headquarter research drive that will examine ‘challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss and water degradation’Wed Nov 29 2023 - 10:30
Cop28 must overhaul global financial system to address climate crisis, Eamon Ryan says‘It’s time for fossil fuel companies to contribute to climate finance to provide clean energy for vulnerable countries,’ Minister for Climate says ahead of gatheringTue Nov 28 2023 - 21:18
The Debate: Carrying a reusable cup around in case we might fancy a takeaway coffee is not practicalProposed 20% charge is part of Government’s move toward circular economy, designed to nudge people towards using reusable cupsTue Nov 28 2023 - 06:00
‘Very worrying’ that UAE could use Cop28 host role to strike oil deals – Mary RobinsonTimed phase-out of fossil fuels needed, and should be progressed at climate summit, conference toldMon Nov 27 2023 - 19:37
Cop28 beckons: A hellish future is predicted, yet the world continues to take baby steps on climate crisisThere are welcome trends, but the latest science from multiple sources is killing the positive outlook: human-made greenhouse gases are still rising despite big pledgesSat Nov 25 2023 - 06:00
Severe marine heatwave of June 2023 off Irish coast likely to become common, study findsSeparate UK Met Office research finds waters off North of Ireland jumped by 5 degreesWed Nov 22 2023 - 13:51
UCC-based expert in gut health named SFI researcher of the year for 2023UL scientist wins award for development of crystals for use in medical implants and drug-delivery devicesWed Nov 22 2023 - 11:42
Emissions gap leads to calls for scaled up ambition at Cop28 and phasing out of fossil fuels‘Our [carbon] pollution levels are pushing us over the edge into catastrophic climate breakdown’ - FoEMon Nov 20 2023 - 19:00
Global warming approaching 3 degrees this century with catastrophic implications, UN report warnsCountries’ ‘emissions gap’ is like an emissions canyon littered with broken promises, broken lives, and broken records, says UN chiefMon Nov 20 2023 - 14:01
Why are the leaves on trees turning orange so much later this year?The autumn season has been increasing by a day a year in IrelandSun Nov 19 2023 - 06:30
New research and innovation funding agency announcedTaighde Éireann - Research Ireland follows merger of Science Foundation Ireland and Irish Research CouncilThu Nov 16 2023 - 13:45
Agriculture is cutting its emissions but more momentum needed, conference told‘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 saysWed Nov 15 2023 - 21:21
Global greenhouse gas concentrations hit record high in 2022 ‘Despite decades of warnings from the scientific community, we are still heading in the wrong direction’, says WMO reportWed Nov 15 2023 - 10:43
Global warming ‘likely to continue’ after net zero emissions are achieved Climate crisis research says overheating of the planet could persistTue Nov 14 2023 - 10:48
Irish ‘loss and damage’ payments for climate disasters in developing countries ‘must reach €1.5bn a year by 2030’High-emitting states need to agree funding for new loss and damage fund agreed at Cop27, say lobby groupsTue Nov 14 2023 - 05:00
Ireland set to apply to become a member of leading European research centre CERNCERN membership move is culmination of long campaign urging Irish membership of body developing technology of tomorrowTue Nov 14 2023 - 00:01
Ireland and France sign energy agreement on scaling up renewables and electricity flowsMove predicted to lead to reduced electricity prices and provide flexibility that will improve energy securityMon Nov 13 2023 - 19:12
Zambia seeks green revolution but unstable climate threatens income of millions of small farmersProfile of climate-vulnerable Zambia pre-Cop28: ‘The rain comes late and goes early’Sat Nov 11 2023 - 06:00
EU agrees nature restoration deal that will have far-reaching impact for IrelandGreen MEP welcome measures to protect and restore Irish wetlands which were opposed by Irish farmers, although key elements ‘watered down’Fri Nov 10 2023 - 13:01
What is going to happen to Bull Island? It’s very uncertain but it’s likely to be quite dramaticIn 2002, 1,000 homes in East Wall and Clontarf were flooded when the Liffey rose by more than one-metre, a record highTue Oct 31 2023 - 07:00
Dublin drinking water supplies on knife-edge as it over-relies on vulnerable LiffeyDeterioration of landscape and urban run-off putting heaping strain on river systemTue Oct 31 2023 - 06:30
UK steps up effort to secure global co-operation on AI with two-day summitBy 2025, AI is expected to help create ‘faster-paced, more effective and larger scale’ cyber-attacksTue Oct 31 2023 - 06:00
Societal consensus needed to expedite flood-protection projects, says Tánaiste State has been ‘somewhat slow’ on adaptation to counter inevitable climate impacts, Micheál Martin tells climate summitThu Oct 26 2023 - 21:08
World suddenly at a critical point in race to decarboniseRecent climate events have brought a new appreciation of the threat, prompting greater willingness to actThu Oct 26 2023 - 05:00
Technology has a central role in addressing the climate crisisIreland set to scale up enterprise, with mandate to grow and deliver enabling technological solutions in clean energy transitionThu Oct 26 2023 - 05:00
Primark in throes of shift towards sustainabilityPrimark Cares aims to reduce fashion waste which is no mean feat given size of retailer, writes Kevin O’SullivanThu Oct 26 2023 - 00:00
Volume of raw sewage released into Irish environment daily ‘could fill three Olympic size swimming pools', EPA saysUisce Éireann must introduce new investment plan to ‘end pollution of our rivers and coastal waters from wastewater’Wed Oct 25 2023 - 23:55
