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‘Catastrophe bonds’ may offset LA wildfire damage, part of a perverse trade in dystopia
A perverse trade in any dystopia you believe may soon be reality is brisk. Buyers can purchase shares in how likely it is that 2025 will be the hottest year on record or if a nuclear weapon will detonate soon
The rise of repair cafes: ‘It’s not sustainable to keep buying new stuff’
A resurgent repair culture has a bottom-up energy, but change is also coming from the top, with the EU’s Right to Repair Directive
Chris Packham: ‘I was a very angry young man, confused because of my undiagnosed autism. It had an enormous impact on my life’
British environmentalist and BBC presenter Chris Packham on battling to save the planet, standing up to his enemies, and how his autism made him hate himself
LA fires lay bare the spectre of an uninsurable future
Planet Business: Meta’s non-regrettable attrition, Starbucks’ new code of customer conduct and performers signed-up for Donald Trump’s inauguration
Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin: ‘I mourned friendships for too long that were actually past their time’
The maths professor and biodiversity advocate on why she has no career regrets, the last time she got angry and her psychological quirk
Irish deer populations have become rampant, and the trees are paying a price
Ella McSweeney: We will not reach our nature restoration goals without urgent action
New books about inequality by Thomas Piketty: Counterpoints to the Trump-Musk war on the state
Among the French economist’s arguments is that ‘no credible solution to the challenge of global warming is imaginable without a drastic reduction in inequality’
Europe’s clean energy agenda under threat from lack of finance, MEP warns
An Bord Pleanála approved less than half renewable energy capacity needed to reach Government’s 2030 target, WEI planning report finds
How green is the programme for government?
Absence of climate ambition, continuity rather than scaled-up targets and vague language stand out
Striving for net zero will cost less than we thought, but it will not be plain sailing
The incoming government must do more to encourage EV ownership as sales have slumped
Ireland lacks a long-term master plan for energy sector - Ibec CEO
Ireland must take ‘big leaps as distinct to small steps’ in developing renewables, says SSE chief
Rewilding: A meaningful response to tackling the biodiversity crisis
The concept is an eco-centric approach which is nature-led and human-enabled
Wind and solar farms have saved Irish electricity consumers €840 million since 2000 - report
‘Reaching renewable electricity targets in 2030 could cut consumer bills by an additional €610 million’
What’s in the programme for government: the main points, from housing and health to transport and trade
Department of Justice will incorporate home affairs and migration
Sci-fi and fantasy round-up: Watch out for a weird time-travelling mother and a half-human, half-mosquito anti-heroine
New novels by Nnedi Okorafor, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Elly Griffiths, Makana Yamamoto and Michel Neva
LA fires: I’ve watched movies and TV destroy my hometown for years. Nothing can prepare you for seeing real devastation
On screen, Los Angeles has endured meteor strikes, alien invasions and Sharknados. Now it’s starring in an all-too-real disaster story
LA fires: Firefighters holding the line despite strong winds
Some 8,500 firefighters prevent wildfires from growing for second day in row
Ireland’s switch to renewable energy has ‘stagnated’, Central Bank report says
Regulator’s report also suggests State is struggling to rein in emissions from agriculture or get the necessary uptake in electric vehicles
While LA burns, Fianna Fáil says pro-climate policies are ‘open for discussion’
Obfuscation, delays and denial are being used by national political leaders on both sides of the Atlantic, and similar tactics can also be found closer to home
The Irish Times view on the Los Angeles fires: drama and terror in the city of angels
Apocalyptic scenes could have come from the storyboard of a blockbuster movie
Oscar nominations postponed for second time because of Los Angeles wildfires
The film industry’s highest honours will now be announced on Thursday, January 23rd
LA fires: Death toll rises to 24 with dangerous conditions set to return
More than 90,000 under evacuation orders in Los Angeles County as additional water trucks sent to at-risk areas
LA fires: Video and images of the devastation
As the death toll rises, two wildfires continue to burn in Los Angeles, displacing more than 200,000 people and destroying more than 12,000 homes and structures
‘He was my baby, and he died needlessly’: Former child star Rory Sykes dies in LA fires
Sykes’s mother says ‘all phone lines were down’ and local fire station had ‘no water’
Why businesses do not and will not tackle climate change
Expecting companies to put climate change concerns ahead of profits is foolish
Home savings: Changing the way you boil the kettle could save you €30
After your electric shower, tumble dryer and cooker, your kettle is the most energy intensive user of electricity
LA fires: Stronger winds threaten further destruction as two biggest fires rage on
At least 16 dead and entire neighbourhoods erased as three wildfires continue to burn
Firefighters race to contain LA wildfires as winds forecast to return
Locally strong Santa Ana winds could soon return, national weather service warns
A surprising number of its trees will never reach old age in Irish gardens. Here’s how to choose your tree wisely
During Storm Darragh last year, close to 140 mature trees were toppled at the historic National Botanic Gardens, Kilmacurragh
Raucous jays are the lovable gangsters of Ireland’s woodlands
Ella McSweeney: When acorns fall from the oak tree in autumn, a jay will hide up to 5,000 of them around the wood
Young Scientist exhibition winners: Three Kerry sisters develop app to improve emergency response
Ciara, Saoirse and Laoise Murphy develop ACT app to improve responsiveness to emergencies at community level
LA fires: Calmer winds help firefighters as death toll hits 10
Fires around city have so far destroyed nearly 10,000 structures, with at least 180,000 residents ordered to evacuate
Devastating fires in wealthy LA areas prove nowhere is immune to climate disasters
Destruction with little warning and no mercy becomes the norm as the world overheats
Forget pandering to Independent TDs, these are the issues the new government needs to deal with
The consequences of business as usual are ever more frightening, particularly in relation to climate change
Liz Bonnin: ‘Moving to Ireland when I was nine was an absolute culture shock’
The TV presenter and biologist on the joys of her upbringing, the beauty of the Burren, and surviving the Irish weather
Hottest year on record as 2024 breaks 1.5 degrees global warming limit
A single year exceeding that limit does not mean the Paris Agreement threshold has been broken, but we’re ‘dangerously close’
Exploring the power of urban green spaces to connect
Research Lives: Dr Tadhg MacIntyre, Innovation Value Institute, Maynooth University
Government green-friendly spending estimated to increase to €7bn in 2025
Another €2bn of spending during the year will be unfavourable to climate and the environment, leaving a net pro-environment spend of just under €5bn
Los Angeles wildfires: At least two killed and 70,000 told to leave as blazes rage
Biggest fire consumes more than 5,000 acres in wealthy Pacific Palisades neighbourhood between Santa Monica and Malibu
President criticises Nato’s ‘appalling’ call for increased military spending
Michael D Higgins implores young scientists to commit to welfare of all global citizens and counter war rhetoric
Political science must not trump climate science. Here are the key tests for the new government
The scale and speed of change required to tackle climate issue is unprecedented and not always immediately popular
Why is the weather so cold and what is the coldest temperature ever recorded in Ireland?
Met Éireann forecaster Gerry Murphy described conditions as ‘quite unusual’ but we have seen similar in recent years
Recycle sportsgear, eliminate party bags: four easy climate resolutions for every household
Call me Scrooge or the Grinch, but my favourite part of Christmas is now - when the season of excess waste is over
Talks resume between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael on new government
Parties report steady progress but difficult areas yet to be discussed
Warming Ireland at increasing risk of climate events coming all at once, Met Éireann warns
Annual climate report confirms sea surface temperatures ‘continued at or near record high levels’ leading to more intense rainfall
Using the right bin can save money and reduce environmental impact
Our recycling rate has not improved in a decade: here’s some tips on how to dispose of our waste properly
New roads investment planned by Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil after Green exit
Series of referendums on issues such as housing and water ‘highly unlikely’, negotiators say
Climate-driven sea level rise will overwhelm major oil ports, study shows
Thirteen of the ports with the highest supertanker traffic will be seriously damaged by just one metre of sea level rise
50 people to watch in 2025: From film and music to arts, activism, sport and more
As a new year gets into gear, here are the artists, entrepreneurs, activists and musicians set to shake things up
Ireland’s future weather will be even warmer and wetter than predicted, scientists warn
Supercomputer helps deliver more accurate indication of what the future holds for Ireland’s climate with new indications on regional impacts
The lungs of Belfast: ‘Having good woodlands around the city is vital’
Winnowburn is the first – and so far, only – verified Woodland Carbon Code project in Northern Ireland, the least wooded part of the UK
Let’s get real: Ireland’s data centre boom is driving up fossil fuel dependence
At a time of climate crisis, the new Government has a choice to make between carbon budgets and economic growth at all costs
What now for the Green agenda after its main political advocate was almost wiped out in the election?
The Green Party faces a challenge in pushing policies to tackle climate change with just one TD
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