Extinction Rebellion protesters storm Penneys and Brown ThomasGroup aimed to highlight the climate impact of ‘fast fashion’ on third day of protestsWed Oct 09 2019 - 20:58
Budget 2020: ‘Brexit budget’ draws criticism over climate change and housingDonohoe announces carbon tax rise and €1.2bn package to tackle no-deal scenarioTue Oct 08 2019 - 21:14
Carbon tax increase of €6 ‘disappointing’, says climate councilGreen Party accuses Government of ‘treading water’ with ‘status-quo’ budgetTue Oct 08 2019 - 19:05
Carbon tax hike does not resonate with Government claims of a ‘climate emergency’Analysis: The increase of €6 per tonne risks being ineffective or counterproductiveTue Oct 08 2019 - 18:49
Midlands faces ‘cliff edge’ situation due to shift away from peat useFunding announced to support retraining of workers affected by decarbonisation movesTue Oct 08 2019 - 18:41
Brilliant insight into the dead stars that light up the universeAstrophysicists from Trinity and QUB part of international discovery teamMon Oct 07 2019 - 19:20
Extinction Rebellion protesters begin ‘rebellion week’ on orderly noteClimate change group says it will bring ‘society to a standstill’ in further actionsMon Oct 07 2019 - 18:13
Who are Extinction Rebellion? And what do they want?Environmentalist group emboldened by previous non-violent direct actionsMon Oct 07 2019 - 12:59
New tax-back initiative expected to boost charity donations by millionsDigitisation of tax relief will enable charities to easily access up to 45% more on donationsSun Oct 06 2019 - 16:22
Storm of criticism over Lorenzo ‘hype’ ignores weather unpredictabilityAnalysis: Better to be overprepared and wrong than underprepared and wrongFri Oct 04 2019 - 20:25
‘Plastic will be a very good news story for us’With waste company Panda set to open a plastic recycling facility, Des Crinion, manager of its recycling division, talks about the firm’s efforts to reduce waste and how the public can helpFri Oct 04 2019 - 00:00
Pursuing the green agenda has never been as urgentThe biggest challenge in reducing waste and increasing recycling is to change human behaviourFri Oct 04 2019 - 00:00
Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles could be a feature on Irish roads by 2023Role of hydrogen in decarbonisation likely to see it increasingly used over coming decadeThu Oct 03 2019 - 18:13
Ocean warming may be behind remnants of hurricanes hitting Ireland more often‘Storms will track this direction more often, and we need to start planning now. Our coastal areas are at substantial risk’Wed Oct 02 2019 - 21:50
Advisory council says Ireland must continue to explore for gasfieldsIndependent experts say gas will be a key part of the State’s energy supply for the next 30 yearsWed Oct 02 2019 - 18:22
People’s lives must change if we are to achieve climate goals, says MinisterRichard Bruton insists Government’s plan will ensure 2030 commitments will be metWed Oct 02 2019 - 16:35
Forestry policy shift towards native woodlands likely to get cross-party supportMove would have far-reaching consequences for State-owned Coillte and Bord na MónaWed Oct 02 2019 - 10:56
Maths Week 2019 to celebrate George Gabriel StokesMore than 125,000 young people have registered online to attend eventsWed Oct 02 2019 - 10:34
Storm Lorenzo: What makes a hurricane?Lorenzo is latest Atlantic storm to reach Category 5 status following Dorian in AugustTue Oct 01 2019 - 17:58
Ocean holds key to Ireland’s renewable energy targets, says BrutonMinister says 3.5 gigawatts of power would come from offshore wind in coming decadeMon Sept 30 2019 - 20:57
State faces further legal challenge to proposed liquefied natural gas facilityShannon development designed to process gas extracted through fracking challengedMon Sept 30 2019 - 01:00
No alternative to slashing carbon emissions – UN scientists sayReducing emissions sharply will mean challenging but more manageable consequencesWed Sept 25 2019 - 15:45
Oceans report makes Irish action on climate change more urgent, experts say‘Ireland has received bailout from oceans up to now, but now comes the payback’Wed Sept 25 2019 - 15:31
Climate change severely damaging world’s oceans, UN report warnsIPCC predicts increased deadly heatwaves and losses of sea iceWed Sept 25 2019 - 12:09
UN summit: environmentalists criticise lack of ‘concrete actions’Secretary general welcomes 77 countries’ commitments to net-zero emissions by 2050Tue Sept 24 2019 - 18:08
Every cent needed to support Ireland’s move to low-carbon economyGovernment plan to ringfence carbon tax revenues to fund climate actions is welcomeTue Sept 24 2019 - 01:00
Varadkar pledges end to Irish oil exploration, with gas to followUN Climate Summit hears State plans for carbon-free economy, electric cars and forestsMon Sept 23 2019 - 22:16
Race to tackle climate emergency being lost, global leaders told at UN summitSecretary-general expects ‘very meaningful’ climate commitments to be nailed downMon Sept 23 2019 - 21:57
Greta Thunberg delivers her UN message with urgency and angerThe teenage climate activist was no longer cold and clinical, but seething with angerMon Sept 23 2019 - 20:43
Fossil fuel industry will not change unless it is forced to do so – RobinsonLarge energy firms will have to be brought to heel by ‘litigation or actions by shareholders’ says former president in New YorkSun Sept 22 2019 - 18:42
Greta Thunberg tells leaders ‘we are united and unstoppable’UN chief says young people have brought welcome momentum ahead of climate summitSun Sept 22 2019 - 12:33
UN climate summit: Six big issues facing world leadersEvidence suggests the worst predicted effects of global heating are happening quicker than anticipatedSun Sept 22 2019 - 11:14
Young Irish voices make feelings clear at UN climate summitGlobal response ‘still too slow’ given what’s facing planet, says climate ambassadorSat Sept 21 2019 - 21:34
Millions rally worldwide for action on climate changeThousands protest in Dublin and countrywide urging Government responseSat Sept 21 2019 - 01:00
Global protests ratchet up pressure ahead of UN climate action summitPolitical headwinds against radical change, especially from the US, may frustrate agendaSat Sept 21 2019 - 01:00
Climate action: More than 100,000 march through ManhattanActivist Greta Thunberg joins demonstration as crowds bring New York to standstillFri Sept 20 2019 - 21:08
US climate change rallies aim to send clear message to TrumpGreta Thunberg will lead biggest march in New York after making impact in CongressFri Sept 20 2019 - 01:00
Friday’s climate protests in Ireland: When and where they’re onTen rallies are being held in Irish towns and cities in support of School Strikes for ClimateThu Sept 19 2019 - 15:24
Higgins says rich countries must rebalance the world‘You go to the UN to offer some very much necessary but perhaps for many unpalatable truths ’Wed Sept 18 2019 - 17:28
Government to ban single-use plastics in waste sector overhaulBruton to announce plans to cut landfill disposal by 60% and food waste by 50%Mon Sept 16 2019 - 02:20
Greta Thunberg and the world’s biggest climate protestA huge protest will precede the upcoming UN Climate Summit. Can it effect change?Sat Sept 14 2019 - 06:15
Higgins view on Defence Forces’ pay reflects ‘Government concern’Tánaiste indicates no ‘huge concerns’ about President’s backing for improved moneyThu Sept 12 2019 - 20:22
What DNA analysis can achieve in identifying Tuam remainsUCD-TCD team urge deployment of more advanced techlology to analyse degraded DNAWed Sept 11 2019 - 18:20
Irish Water pleased with EPA report despite cryptosporidium warningEPA recognised company’s improvements and progress on priority issuesTue Sept 10 2019 - 14:09
EPA warns of greater risk of cryptosporidium in drinking waterOverall water quality is high but report finds inadequate processes to treat parasiteTue Sept 10 2019 - 00:04
Dublin Bay’s sea level appears to be rising faster than initially forecastFour local authorities in Dublin have completed climate action plansMon Sept 09 2019 - 21:27
Motor trade told no grants for electric cars until after budgetDealers fret over grants for electric vehicles and potential changes to motor tax and VRTSat Sept 07 2019 - 01:01
Limerick to take part in EU pilot project on reducing carbon footprint of citiesCity's Georgian neighbourhood will become test bed for data collectionFri Sept 06 2019 - 18:59
Ireland unlikely to follow Germany in banning weed killer glyphosateDepartment of Agriculture said it would await outcome of review to begin later this yearThu Sept 05 2019 - 13:32
Consumption-based carbon taxes best way forward, economist Colm McCarthy saysThink tank examines future of dairying and agriculture’s role in tackling climate changeWed Sept 04 2019 - 20:56
