Carbon emissions policy inadequate, climate plan draft saysClimate ambitions ‘will need to be stepped up’, Minister saysWed Dec 19 2018 - 19:45
New climate action rulebook is not sufficient, say scientistsUN summit in Poland signs off on implementation plan for Paris AgreementMon Dec 17 2018 - 01:00
Limited progress after two weeks of Katowice climate talksAbsence of France, Germany and UK from COP24 hindered carbon emission goalSun Dec 16 2018 - 22:19
What is in Paris Agreement rulebook forged at Katowice?Countries must commit to greater levels of climate action from carbon trading to financeSun Dec 16 2018 - 18:25
Ten things we’ve learnt from the COP24 climate change summitThe good news and the bad news from the latest round of talks to save planet EarthSun Dec 16 2018 - 12:35
New climate deal rulebook ‘not nearly enough’, say activistsMixed response to agreement in Poland on tracking of global climate policiesSun Dec 16 2018 - 11:01
Countries agree rules for implementing Paris climate dealDecision on international co-operation on carbon trading postponed after impasseSat Dec 15 2018 - 21:36
UN climate talks inch towards agreementOutline decision contains plans for common rule book for all countriesSat Dec 15 2018 - 06:00
Breakthrough in sight in climate talks as negotiators find compromiseUS continues ‘to hang around like a bad smell’ at climate talks, says Christian Aid spokesmanFri Dec 14 2018 - 17:01
Government urged to give more detail on climate plansStop Climate Chaos calls for implementation of Citizens Assembly recommendationsFri Dec 14 2018 - 12:54
Negotiators face uphill task to forge global climate change deal before weekendChina accuses some of richest nations of backsliding on pollution clean-up promisesThu Dec 13 2018 - 20:12
Protest at UK’s switch from coal to gas disrupts Katowice meetingClimate talks also hears complaints over ESB contract to run coal-fired plant in PhilippinesThu Dec 13 2018 - 19:18
German NGO defends climate change rating of Ireland as worst in EUIndex compilers strongly reject Leo Varadkar’s criticisms of last-place ratingThu Dec 13 2018 - 17:46
Alliance pledges to step up efforts at UN climate change talksIreland not included among the 27 members of ‘High Ambition Coalition’Thu Dec 13 2018 - 10:59
Al Gore counsels against ‘despair’ amid fears climate talks will collapseFailure would send a ‘disastrous message... It would be suicidal,’ says UN chiefWed Dec 12 2018 - 20:27
ESB International coal contract criticised at UN climate conferenceCampaigners urge Government to cancel contract to run Phillippines power stationWed Dec 12 2018 - 20:17
Creed defends farming sector response to high carbon emissions‘Finger pointing isn’t really beneficial to anybody’, says Minister for AgricultureWed Dec 12 2018 - 19:09
Government to scale up plan to tackle climate change, Bruton saysPolicies to underpin plan detailing targets across government, Minister saysWed Dec 12 2018 - 18:53
Ireland to allocate €4.5m to global efforts on climate actionRichard Bruton says is fully committed to implementation of the Paris AgreementWed Dec 12 2018 - 00:49
Problem of making Paris accord stick dominates UN climate summitUS negotiators said to be deeply engaged in talks on the future of the Paris dealWed Dec 12 2018 - 00:20
Richest 10 per cent cause half of lifestyle carbon emissions – climate expertWe need to talk about those who drive big cars, have two homes and fly business classTue Dec 11 2018 - 15:37
Clear link between extreme weather and human activity, studies showResearchers warn ‘our civilisation is increasingly out of sync with changing climate’Mon Dec 10 2018 - 21:39
US defence of its climate approach draws protesters’ guffawsUS administration’s ‘fossil fuels can be part of the solution’ stance contradicted in PolandMon Dec 10 2018 - 21:29
‘A stunning indictment’ - Irish climate change response criticisedPoliticians and NGOs demand action as State finishes last in European rankingsMon Dec 10 2018 - 16:08
Ireland ranked worst in EU for performance on climate actionState’s performance also among worst in the world in a major international assessmentMon Dec 10 2018 - 09:31
Connection delays may scupper 16 wind energy projectsProjects need to be up and running by March 2020 to qualify for renewable energy schemesMon Dec 10 2018 - 02:15
Young scientist exhibition entries indicate girls embracing male-dominated subjectsNumber of female students in chemical, physical and mathematical category up 62%Sun Dec 09 2018 - 21:33
Oil and gas giants block ‘stark’ climate science reportStandoff at COP24 in Poland as US, Russia and Saudi Arabia refuse to welcome reportSun Dec 09 2018 - 17:00
Push to finalise rulebook on implementing Paris agreementStand-off between the US and China threatens to slow global action on climate changeFri Dec 07 2018 - 19:16
Climate activists occupy Department of EnvironmentOccupation coincides with the COP24 global climate talks in Katowice, PolandFri Dec 07 2018 - 19:03
Some public bodies are missing energy efficiency annual targets, report findsPublic sector bodies saved 667,000 tonnes of ‘avoided CO2 emissions’ in 2017Fri Dec 07 2018 - 00:55
Climate summit hears people in rich countries must eat less meatSome 50% more food will be needed by 2050, ‘but greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture will have to fall by two-thirds at the same time’Thu Dec 06 2018 - 20:09
Nearly 70% of black bin waste in wrong bin, watchdog saysBlack bins in commercial businesses contain more than a third food waste, study findsThu Dec 06 2018 - 19:00
Climate issues are in the air at special ‘speed dates’ with politiciansNo lack of passion as 91 TDs meet constituents in Dublin to discuss climate concernsThu Dec 06 2018 - 01:00
Governments must be more ambitious on climate changeAchieving big enough emissions reductions is now required in every sector, especially in transport and agriculture, says BrutonWed Dec 05 2018 - 20:31
Increasing fossil fuel use push carbon emissions to record highEmissions have risen for a second year after three years of little-to-no growthWed Dec 05 2018 - 18:37
Irish carbon emissions show first slight decline since the recessionEPA warns Ireland set to miss emission reduction targets as agriculture rises by 2.9 per centWed Dec 05 2018 - 15:44
Bord na Móna workers ‘treated abysmally’ says unionOireachtas Committee on Climate Action told voluntary redundancy ‘inadequate’Tue Dec 04 2018 - 22:11
Plastics factory opponents to apply for leave for review of planning permission appealResidents argue they were not adequately informed of health, environmental impactTue Dec 04 2018 - 18:59
UN climate change summit urged to take action by young peopleStudents, banks, Sturgeon and Robinson call for shift to low-carbon economyTue Dec 04 2018 - 18:38
Upgrade of Irish coastal buoys to aid weather forecastingMarine data buoy network is used to help predict extreme weather eventsMon Dec 03 2018 - 22:16
Turbines at Moneypoint power station out of action due to ‘forced outage’All three coal-fired units offline since engineering issues surfaced in SeptemberMon Dec 03 2018 - 19:20
David Attenborough: Mass extinction is ‘on the horizon’World leaders at COP24 told ‘the continuation of our civilisations is in your hands’Mon Dec 03 2018 - 16:24
As Poland hosts climate talks, Paris agreement looks frayedThe EU is determined to ramp up ambition and to be seen as the global leader in climate changeMon Dec 03 2018 - 01:00
Oireachtas climate committee should not be ‘flash in the pan’Policy expert urges stronger oversight of government efforts to tackle emissionsSat Dec 01 2018 - 21:34
It’s a long way to nationwide climate action, but not in TipperaryA local climate action initiative in the county has led to 150 homes being retrofittedSat Dec 01 2018 - 06:00
Who polices the polluters of the State’s rivers, lakes and canals?Environmental Protection Agency takes prosecutions, while local authorities enforce main water pollution actsFri Nov 30 2018 - 17:37
EU boost for plan to build €650m hydro plant in SilverminesStorage system plant would use water from higher reservoir to power giant turbinesFri Nov 30 2018 - 14:32
Rising temperatures exposing populations to higher health risks, says reportLancet medical journal warns older people ‘particularly vulnerable to extremes of heat’Thu Nov 29 2018 - 15:19
Quantum leap for Dublin in the search for exoplanetsDIAS launches new research strategy to explore space, oceans and subatomic worldThu Nov 29 2018 - 06:00
