Antimicrobial resistance pandemic potentially looms in shadow of CovidPeople are dying from common, once-treatable infections because bacteria have become resistant to treatmentTue Dec 27 2022 - 04:15
Climate crisis in 2022: The year extreme weather events hit homeWhile increasingly hitting the developed world, it is poorer countries suffering mostSat Dec 24 2022 - 05:00
Climate action plan: Clear but painful path set out to cut Ireland’s emissionsWide-ranging detail emerges on forthcoming changes to affect farmers, drivers and homeownersWed Dec 21 2022 - 20:26
Cop15 deal aims to conserve 30% of world’s land and water by 2030 Agreement regarded by many as a way to transform the global response to the destruction of nature and begin restorationMon Dec 19 2022 - 19:05
Cop15: Global Biodiversity Framework a ‘first step’ in resetting our relationship with natural world‘Success will be measured by our rapid and consistent progress in implementing what we have agreed to’Mon Dec 19 2022 - 19:03
Cop15: Five key developments as significant biodiversity agreement reachedBreakthrough is significant, but there are unresolved issuesMon Dec 19 2022 - 17:48
Cop15: Deal secured to halt destruction of Earth’s ecosystems If implemented, the agreement, which was not signed by US, will signal major changes to farming and the role of indigenous communities in conservationMon Dec 19 2022 - 13:06
China makes big play to secure Cop15 biodiversity pact in final hours‘By including 30% target in draft text it makes largest commitment to ocean and land conservation in history’Sun Dec 18 2022 - 19:47
Cop15: Progress made but growing fears of weak deal due to lack of timeHopes that increased financial contribution from wealthy countries will yield high-ambition targetSat Dec 17 2022 - 21:25
More than 10% of animals and plants could go extinct by 2100, says studyVirtual Earth modelling envisages devastating changes driven by the climate crisis. Meanwhile, Ireland announces €15 million blanket bog recovery initiative to boost nature restoration.Fri Dec 16 2022 - 22:36
Cop15 sees increased backing for biodiversity protectionCo-hosts Canada accepts critical need for more financial support for developing countriesFri Dec 16 2022 - 20:12
Cop15: Ireland must back up biodiversity ambition with greater protection of land - wildlife trust says Protecting public lands for nature would show required leadership, says Pádraic FogartyThu Dec 15 2022 - 23:19
Deadlock in biodiversity talks as Macron draws red line at funding Entrenched views and absence of clear targets in global biodiversity framework indicates difficult days aheadThu Dec 15 2022 - 20:26
World can ill afford another decade of inaction on nature loss, Malcolm Noonan tells Cop15‘Nature is in peril and we do not have another decade,’ Minister for Heritage tells biodiversity conference in MontrealThu Dec 15 2022 - 18:00
James Cromwell unleashes blistering attack on global leaders for their absence at Cop15‘We global citizens are deeply concerned ecosystems critical to sustaining life on Earth could collapse in our lifetimes’Thu Dec 15 2022 - 07:25
Developing countries walk out of negotiations at Cop15 Impasse over biodiversity funds prompts concerns negotiations are on brink of collapseWed Dec 14 2022 - 19:22
Biodiversity loss: Lead negotiators at Cop15 push for strong outcome as ‘world is at precipice’ Move to curb subsidies that are harmful to nature receives backingTue Dec 13 2022 - 20:50
Marine Bill will protect 30% of Irish waters and encourage development of offshore windfarmsCabinet approves legislation for marine protected areas by 2030Tue Dec 13 2022 - 16:41
Cop15: Support grows for mandatory reporting of the impact of business on nature Mining, agriculture, fossil fuel and fashion sectors under scrutinyMon Dec 12 2022 - 22:17
Cop15 parties urged to seize ‘historic opportunity to halt and reverse collapse of nature’Calls to reduce agenda blockages in advance of high-level meeting of politicians in MontrealMon Dec 12 2022 - 20:23
Genetic resources emerging as make-or-break issue at Cop15 Many ‘overwhelming unresolved issues’ remain but political push for a breakthrough is expected this weekSun Dec 11 2022 - 19:45
Cop15 Q&A: Why this biodiversity summit should matter to everyoneWill the world accept that biodiversity loss is just as big an existential threat as global warming?Sun Dec 11 2022 - 17:39
Dáil housing motion forces Minister to cut short trip to Cop15 biodiversity talksMinister was due to lead Irish team during final days of UN summit but will be in Montreal for less than 48 hoursSat Dec 10 2022 - 14:38
Cop15: Leaders ‘putting political expediency’ ahead of protecting life on EarthTalks in Canada face blockages as campaigners seek conservation target increase from 30% to 50%Sat Dec 10 2022 - 14:09
Marine life hit by perfect storm as revised red list shows accelerating species lossCop15: Talks running out of time to ensure key conservation decisions are agreed, WWF warnsFri Dec 09 2022 - 20:23
Canada leads push for conservation of 30 per cent of Earth by 2030 at Cop15Protest during Trudeau’s speech provides opportunity, during conference co-hosted with China, to laud Canada’s approach to freedom of expression.Wed Dec 07 2022 - 18:49
Cop15: UN chief calls for end to ‘war on nature’Almost 200 countries gather in Montreal in attempt to address biodiversity lossTue Dec 06 2022 - 20:02
Rising gas demand blocking progress on climate and energy security, experts warnEnergy security needs to focus on cutting overall use, research centre warnsTue Dec 06 2022 - 00:01
Genetic causes of bone tumours discovered in 1,000-year-old Irish skeletons Studies on bodies of two men buried in Co Donegal reveal disease mutationMon Dec 05 2022 - 11:43
Will the world wake up from sleepwalking to extinction?Cop15′s hopes for ‘Paris agreement for nature’ face big obstaclesSat Dec 03 2022 - 05:00
President hosts Irish premiere of environmental film inspired by Pope Francis’s Laudato Si encyclical‘We must regain our resonance with the world to avoid passing on a hostile and volatile planet Earth’Thu Dec 01 2022 - 21:08
All farmers to know their emissions with view to achieving reductions under new Teagasc climate strategyCarbon budgets will challenge the agriculture sector like never before, Minister for Agriculture saysThu Dec 01 2022 - 20:18
Citizens’ Assembly on biodiversity loss highlights State’s failure to address crisisMembers call for a referendum on an amendment to the Constitution to protect biodiversitySun Nov 27 2022 - 21:53
Burren environmental farming-scheme changes spark resignations by co-foundersMinisters defend environmental integrity of new and expanded Acres programmeFri Nov 25 2022 - 05:00
Risks to public health in private drinking water supplies not being tackled, EPA warnsOne in 20 private water supplies in State failed to meet E. coli standards last year, says reportThu Nov 24 2022 - 23:55
Households may lose out on extra cost-of-living respite from tax on energy firmsMinisters told projected €1.9bn windfall tax on energy firms could be swallowed by measures already announcedThu Nov 24 2022 - 05:00
Bord na Móna and Ocean Winds join forces in offshore wind energy partnershipCompanies will develop energy projects around the Irish coast, with potential to power 2m homes with renewable electricity by 2030Wed Nov 23 2022 - 16:44
Wealthy countries to pay trillions of euro in key Cop27 dealDissenting voices unhappy with summit for retreat on emissions cuts and ending fossil fuel useMon Nov 21 2022 - 01:00
Cop27 explainer: Big winners and losersBiggest emitters will make payments to poorest states, but activists unhappy at pace of changeSun Nov 20 2022 - 22:00
Cop27: Loss-and-damage fund text criticised for ignoring the dinosaur in the room ‘There is nothing in there on fossil fuels, meaning nothing on the actual cause of climate change’Sun Nov 20 2022 - 19:00
Cop27: Burning of fossil fuels relegated to side issueAnalysis: Primary success is establishment of a loss-and-damage fund; also adapting societies to effects of climate crisisSun Nov 20 2022 - 19:00
Cop27: Deal reached to set up fund for developing countries hit by climate crisis EU, which threatened to walk away from negotiations, criticises weak outcome on key 1.5-degree ambitionSun Nov 20 2022 - 09:01
Success outside negotiation rooms suggests this year’s Cop27 is no flopProgress can be found beyond glossy schemes and projects wrapping status quo in greenwashed auraSat Nov 19 2022 - 06:43
Cop27: EU proposes radical loss-and-damage funding in effort to break deadlock Climate summit extended into weekend as Minister for Environment Eamon Ryan leads intense EU negotiationsFri Nov 18 2022 - 20:48
Cop 27: EU tables ‘loss and damage’ proposal in bid to break summit stalemateEamon Ryan says it is an opportunity for agreement but warns of difficult negotiations aheadFri Nov 18 2022 - 07:51
Cop27 deadlocked over loss and damage issue with developing countries digging inEU says any new mechanism must support climate-vulnerable countries - Eamon RyanThu Nov 17 2022 - 18:51
Cop27: UN publishes draft climate deal amid concerns over reaching agreementTwenty-page document repeats many of last year’s goals while leaving contentious issues unresolvedThu Nov 17 2022 - 08:40
Europe accelerating away from fossil fuels despite Ukraine war, says Eamon RyanFriends of the Earth calls on Ireland to champion fossil fuel phase-out in Cop27 cover decisionWed Nov 16 2022 - 23:00
Cop27: Loss-and-damage progress as pace of talks acceleratesRepublic’s Minister for Climate Eamon Ryan to lead EU team on negotiations regarding litmus test issueWed Nov 16 2022 - 20:14
Cop27: Lack of women leaders impairing global climate response - Mary RobinsonWomen tend to have lots of questions on ‘lifestyle changes we need to make to live more sustainably’Wed Nov 16 2022 - 16:08
