Climate change

Marketing platform UnitMode aims to ‘supercharge consumer-powered climate innovation’

Government must take crucial step to ‘phase out harmful fossil fuels as early as 2039′

Emissions by commercial services sector including data centres up 6.9 per cent in 2023

no one party should bear responsibility for defending policies that benefit the whole population

Company seeks planning permission for three-storey facility

If Ireland doesn’t invest, we could be left ‘making the sandwiches’ while others race ahead in the wind energy revolution

Friends of the Earth calls for ‘moratorium on new data centres and expansion of existing ones until robust legislative framework is in place’

Choose refillable containers to carry your toiletries, or better still, opt for solid soap, shampoo, conditioner and deodorant bars

The next government faces immense challenges that require guile, nerve, judgment and luck

Norton might be best known for his blockbuster Hollywood roles, but the actor is also a committed environmentalist and successful entrepreneur

Ella McSweeney: Without radical and urgent changes in how we use the land, the future of our most distinctive lakes is bleak

The Green Party leader says progressive policies rely on government parties taking a risk

While no country is decarbonising fast enough, Ireland has the potential to be a leader in energy transition with promising start-ups and scale-ups in climate tech

The State plans to have 850,000 electric vehicles on Irish roads by 2030 – but right now there are about 125,000 and sales have fallen sharply. What’s to be done?

Electrification is the bridge between Ireland’s renewable energy potential and its climate commitments

At 13.9 degrees, there is much scope for Earth’s surface to get a lot warmer, as demonstrated by new study on its temperature history

Fewer companies likely to choose to spend to cut emissions now Greens have been all but wiped out

We’re looking at EV supports all wrong, Kia Europe boss Marc Hedrich says

A campaign where the main parties downplayed climate issues and shunned hard choices bodes ill for ambitious climate policies in the next programme for government

November 1942 remains the driest November on record, while the same month in 2009 remains the wettest

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael sent out clear messages that their preference was for coalition with Labour. The only interpretation is that they think Labour might be slightly less demanding partners

International Court of Justice hearings described as a ‘a watershed moment in the global struggle for climate justice’

Over 34,000 students have joined the Picker Pals programme, becoming environmentalists and removing 22 tonnes of litter

Why do shop and restaurant owners seem to think adding to the world’s collection of plastic tat improves the ambience?

Acclaimed Indian writer Amitav Ghosh’s new work explores how the climate crisis has its roots in European colonialism

Clover is a viable alternative for farmers who want to stay in profit and deal with the environmental challenges they face

EU countries likely to be at odds over how to pay for what will be mounting spending commitments

Certa managing director Orla Stevens gave up on her dream of being a famous radio broadcaster, but now leads major fuel supplier

US scientists who completed first global map of extreme heatwaves say striking new phenomenon is emerging across the planet

A dangerous narrative has crept in, branding any progressive environmental policy as costly, woke, nanny state and an infringement on people’s freedoms

While no country is decarbonising fast enough, Ireland has the potential to be a leader in energy transition with promising start-ups and scale-ups in climate tech

We have many of the technological tools needed to make significant reductions in emissions

The basic physical principles of quantum mechanics and vibrations are relevant to widespread climate change

The deal on financing agreed at Cop29 is too little, too late

Healthcare is at climate frontline, notably in emergency departments and at primary care level, conference hears

Are Irish winds and waves so different that we have to re-invent wind energy technology?

Friends of the Earth rated parties on their pledges in areas of leadership, homes, energy, transport and food

Irish restaurateurs face the hardest of times as the soaring cost of ingredients adds to an already challenging climate

The Olympics of negotiations offer lessons for corporate life

Wealthy countries including EU committing $300bn a year for climate vulnerable countries but the outcome was condemned by aid agencies across the world