Thunberg takes climate stance in solidarity with young indigenous peopleNative American says the ‘system continues to value corporate profit over indigenous lives’Mon Dec 09 2019 - 18:38
Oxygen in world’s oceans depleting at unprecedented rateClimate talks hear ‘humanity is knowingly destroying the planetary support system’Sun Dec 08 2019 - 14:33
COP25: Evidence of climate change not being met with urgency from wealthy nationsMadrid meeting has heard reports of rising emissions and record temperaturesSat Dec 07 2019 - 00:00
2019 Parsons Medal awarded to Michael McLaughlinDecawave founder recognised by IAE for his outstanding work over the past 15 yearsFri Dec 06 2019 - 15:04
Emissions growing at slower rate but reductions vital, report saysWorld still far from achieving cuts needed to avoid disaster, climate change study saysWed Dec 04 2019 - 11:24
Can Copenhagen become the world's first carbon-neutral capital?The Danish capital has 375km of cycle lanes, extensive metro and wind-powered electricityWed Dec 04 2019 - 02:53
Ireland needs to follow clear pathway to reach low-carbon goalsReport on Europe’s environment shows that Ireland performs poorly on emissionsWed Dec 04 2019 - 02:43
Europe is at an environmental tipping point, says reportEU agency predicts Europe will not achieve its 2030 environmental goalsWed Dec 04 2019 - 00:28
Climate campaigners say Ireland falls far short of UN emissions targetCOP25 conference opens in Madrid against backdrop of threatened ‘catastrophic climate change’Mon Dec 02 2019 - 19:39
Cop25 in Madrid: Who will be there and what will be agreed?‘The point of no return is no longer over the horizon. It is in sight and hurtling toward us’Mon Dec 02 2019 - 14:19
Ireland must increase climate finance contributions six-fold to meet ‘fair share’Christian Aid Ireland and Trócaire say levels need to increase from €80m to €475mMon Dec 02 2019 - 01:56
New scheme to help community groups generate electricityRess plan aids schools, sports clubs and small businesses create power from renewablesMon Dec 02 2019 - 01:00
Q&A: How communities can generate electricity with RessNew Renewable Energy Support Scheme to provide grants and loans for wind and solarMon Dec 02 2019 - 01:00
COP25: Ireland ‘likely to be identified as a climate laggard’World leaders gather in Madrid next week for their annual bargaining on climate actionSat Nov 30 2019 - 06:00
Schools climate strikers take to the streets in protest against Government inactionMore than 1,600 people turn out in Dublin while an estimated 700 strikers march in CorkFri Nov 29 2019 - 22:52
Launch of interactive map to identify all legal waste companiesNew move part of a campaign to target those responsible for illegal dumping around the countryThu Nov 28 2019 - 18:37
Dairy cattle emissions could be cut without reducing herd, study findsBetter breeding and earlier slaughtering could reduce carbon output by 1m tonnesThu Nov 28 2019 - 06:00
Government seeks public views on how best to decarbonise by 2050Key climate questions set for a future ‘carbon-neutral’ StateTue Nov 26 2019 - 21:43
Dubliner wins Prix Galien 2019 award for pharmaceutical researchProf Brian O’Dowd and colleague invent way to discover drugs that direct receptor proteins to cell nucleusSat Nov 23 2019 - 18:55
Kerry student wins SciFest 2019 with ocean ‘dead zone’ combatting filterTimothy McGrath from Killorglin Community College was one of record 10,000 entrantsFri Nov 22 2019 - 20:09
‘Systems change’ backed by regulation needed on plastics‘Corporate commitments alone is not going to cut it’, says Nestlé’s head of sustainabilityFri Nov 22 2019 - 14:17
Illegal dumping of tyres falls as recycling rates increaseReport says border area has proven to be problematic when it comes to enforcementFri Nov 22 2019 - 06:00
‘Global community’ has accepted reality of climate change – scientistWork of climate scientist far from over as science continues to evolve, says Dame SlingoThu Nov 21 2019 - 23:03
Mary Mulvihill’s science and technology book republished‘Ingenious Ireland’ by late Irish Times contributor was first printed in 2002Thu Nov 21 2019 - 21:05
Ictu criticises BNM for failing to help staff following peat job lossesCommittee told of inferior employment alternatives and pension fund failingsWed Nov 20 2019 - 20:51
Boil-water notices: 'People's patience is wearing thin'Group water schemes more likely to contaminated with E.coli bacteria in IrelandWed Nov 20 2019 - 02:44
E.coli detection system to improve water safety developed in CorkRinocloud’s Hydrolight can detect even tiny single cells that should not be presentWed Nov 20 2019 - 02:33
Ireland failing to match most OECD states in cutting carbon emissionsReport confirms extent to which pressure on Irish biodiversity a growing threat to speciesMon Nov 18 2019 - 19:27
Support urged for Irish scientists to counter ‘brain drain’FF TD says targets Government is failing to meet are not ambitious ‘by any means’Mon Nov 18 2019 - 10:52
Delays in Clonshaugh water plant will impact Ringsend – specialistLegal challenge to project likely to see additional sewage discharges into Dublin BaySun Nov 17 2019 - 20:59
EIB’s decision to end funding for fossil fuel energy projects welcomedKey elements of the new strategy will not come into effect until 2021Fri Nov 15 2019 - 20:08
Clonakilty named ‘cool community’ for climate initiativesTown has increased vegetarian options, installed electric car charge points and keep cup schemeFri Nov 15 2019 - 18:44
‘We call on you to listen’ – Youth Assembly on climate held in DáilOlder politicians bear brunt of blame as young activists take over Oireachtas chamberFri Nov 15 2019 - 17:01
EPA ‘remains concerned’ about Leixlip water treatment plant performanceAudit conducted last week after boil water notice issued to 600,000 peopleThu Nov 14 2019 - 17:29
Midlands communties ‘need honesty’ over peat-industry exitWorkers losing jobs at Bord na Móna and ESB power plants are not being offered pathway to future, Dáil committee toldThu Nov 14 2019 - 11:10
Ireland should join Cern, says Oireachtas committeeMembership of organisation is critical to becoming ‘a global innovation leader’Thu Nov 14 2019 - 11:03
Sewage likely to be released into Dublin Bay for some time to comeAnalysis: Clonshaugh treatment facility will ease pressure on Ringsend, but more capacity will be neededWed Nov 13 2019 - 19:19
Raw sewage from 36 areas released into Irish waters dailyIrish Water ‘too slow’ to fix deficiencies in waste treatmentWed Nov 13 2019 - 00:16
Environmentalists say proposed Bill makes it harder to object to planning decisionsHousing Minister Eoghan Murphy reveals planning changes in email to Oireachtas committeeWed Nov 13 2019 - 00:03
Gerald Fleming: We need to give climate action ‘a right good go’Review: Will Ireland Survive 2050? RTÉ documentary shows how destabilised Ireland will becomeMon Nov 11 2019 - 22:35
Irish climate change attitudes: 88% agree Earth getting warmerA third willing to eat less meat; 47% willing to plant a tree to make positive impactMon Nov 11 2019 - 13:28
Ministers visit midlands after decision to close peat power plantsDenis Naughten says consideration should be given to running plants on biofuelsMon Nov 11 2019 - 10:23
Can Ireland survive impacts of chaotic climate change?Weather expert Gerald Fleming flags examples that may derail State before 2050Mon Nov 11 2019 - 01:53
Ministers to visit two power stations set for closureDelegation to Longford and Offaly will meet workers and visit bogs set for restorationMon Nov 11 2019 - 00:01
Young Scientist 2020: Wellbeing and climate change dominate projectsEntries selected come from 244 schools across 31 countiesSat Nov 09 2019 - 12:43
Council rejects Taoiseach’s proposal for electric cars in bus lanes‘The bus lanes are currently at capacity,’ local authority saysSat Nov 02 2019 - 11:49
Funding for Government departments to drop if climate action not takenPenalties will apply where departments do not meet targets, including carbon reductionThu Oct 31 2019 - 21:19
Government’s climate plan identifies 12 sectors needing ‘adaptation action’Harris says climate change already causing adverse health effects on most vulnerableThu Oct 31 2019 - 20:47
Irish waterways damaged by nitrates, phosphates and algae, survey findsPollution a problem as citizen scientists sample rivers, lakes and canals in WaterBlitzWed Oct 30 2019 - 21:05
Government’s electric vehicles plan ‘totally unrealistic’, say expertsTarget to have 1 million EVs on roads by 2030 ‘near impossible to achieve’, conference toldWed Oct 30 2019 - 19:06
