Government takes steps to promote ‘green’ procurement‘Over €12bn is invested by the State each year. This investment can now be leveraged to focus on sustainability as a key criteria’Mon Oct 21 2019 - 04:16
Parents believe maths better liked than in the past, survey findsMaths Week survey finds half of adults use maths actively as part of their workThu Oct 17 2019 - 17:38
Moneypoint ‘should benefit’ from climate-change support fundsState to consider extending measures offered in areas affected by exiting Bord na MónaThu Oct 17 2019 - 16:39
Air pollution at harmful levels in nine out of ten European citiesGovernment has yet to produce National Clean Air StrategyWed Oct 16 2019 - 21:08
Ireland determined to get right deal on next EU budget, Taoiseach saysVaradkar says Mercosur trade deal bad for beef sector but beneficial for dairy, drinksWed Oct 16 2019 - 20:02
Demanding questions of millennials leading to a global food ‘revolution’Conference told meat alternatives expected to make up 60% of meat market by 2040Wed Oct 16 2019 - 15:45
Taoiseach hopeful of Brexit deal by end of week‘There is still more time,’ Varadkar tells conferenceWed Oct 16 2019 - 11:22
Irish mathematician Hamilton celebrated in Broombridge artworkWilliam Rowan Hamilton scratched his equation on north Dublin bridge in 1843Wed Oct 16 2019 - 09:42
Charity films show impact of redistributing food on reducing wasteFoodcloud call on Irish manufacturers to become partners in donating foodTue Oct 15 2019 - 22:08
Climate disruption is helping drive rise in global hunger, report saysGlobal Hunger Index’s latest findings are ‘a terrible indictment’, Mary Robinson saysTue Oct 15 2019 - 00:00
Member states oppose revised EU emission targets for 2030Ambition to reach ‘net-zero’ by 2050 is being resisted by a small number of countriesFri Oct 11 2019 - 19:02
Farmers can meet difficult greenhouse gas reduction targets, says TeagascAgri-food advisory body to train farmers on how to use technology to cut emissionsThu Oct 10 2019 - 20:15
Decline of carbon-capturing seagrass concerning, says Coastwatch Ireland‘We are seeing climate change on the ground. It’s happening now,’ warns group directorWed Oct 09 2019 - 22:09
US shale gas key to rapid rise in methane levels, TDs hearFracked gas has greater emissions footprint than coal, Oireachtas committee hearsWed Oct 09 2019 - 22:05
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
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
‘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
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
