Saturday 15 May, 2021
Noteworthy shows that State revenue from an EU carbon trading scheme went into controversial forestry programme and a rural transport scheme.
Pádraic Fogarty of the Irish Wildlife Trust says Government policy, particularly around the burning of land for agriculture must be overhauled.
Melting glaciers are shifting the Earth’s axis, a new study has found.
Biden has doubled US ambitions on slashing greenhouse gas emissions.
The ruling was made in the High Court today.
The countries said they are “committed to cooperating with each other and with other countries to tackle the climate crisis”.
One in four birds is now on the so-called red list.
This compares with a decrease of approximately 11-12% across Europe.
The biggest losses were in Brazil, three times more than in the next highest country.
Author Laurie Laybourn-Langton says global governments must learn the lessons Covid-19 and take immediate action to tackle climate change.
The head of Friends of the Earth says the Bill does well on targets but falls short on just transition and fracked gas.
The Climate Action Bill has been launched by the government.
A new all-Ireland constitution can enshrine into law the inviolable rights of nature and create a space to ensure a safe climate future.
The pleadings, which began today, are due to last until 26 March.
The country’s emissions fell by almost 6% last year.
Republicans criticised the plans and said they’d cost jobs.
UNDP chief Achim Steiner says the poll also reveals how people want their policymakers to take action.
The Green MEP says animal-to-human disease transmission, such as the one we’re dealing with now, is linked to wildlife stresses and habitat destruction.
Rory McNab says President-elect Joe Biden’s climate policies are ambitious, but if Georgia doesn’t go in the Democrats’ favour, he could be up against it.
“When you look at what the government is coming out with in terms of climate, they may as well be climate change deniers.”
In an interview with TheJournal.ie, the outspoken TD says she is staying in the party – for now at least.
Environmental campaigner Lyndsey O’Connell explains how our online festive shopping habits are leading to an excess of cardboard and plastic waste.
Leaders also came to a compromise yesterday to clear the way for a €1.8 trillion Covid-19 recovery package.
November 2020 was 0.1 degrees Celsius hotter than the previous record.
A deadly mix of extreme heat, air pollution and intense farming are combining to produce the “worst outlook for public health our generation has seen”, according to a new study.
Met Éireann says Ireland’s weather so far this year indicates “further evidence of climate change”.
11,088 square kilometres of forest was destroyed in Brazil last year.
The two leaders reaffirmed the need to prioritise the Good Friday Agreement.
The Environmental Protection Agency today launched its State of the Environment report.
But the figures also indicate that Ireland is highly unlikely to meet its overall EU targets by the end of this year.
Luke O Callaghan White says China’s leader was being strategic when he stunned the international community recently by declaring ambitious climate action plans.
President Michael D Higgins gave a speech to the Engineers Ireland Conference this morning.
The 2020 State of Climate Services report calls on governments to put more money into early warning systems.
MEP Grace O’Sullivan gives a broad welcome to Ireland’s Climate Action Bill and the EU’s Climate Law, both on the table this week.
The 30-year programme commits to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.
This year has now seen three months of record warmth – January, May and September.
Thunberg started her solo protests outside Sweden’s parliament in Stockholm on 20 August 2018.
In Ireland, the richest 10% of the population emits nearly the same emissions as the bottom 50%.
Climate commentator John Gibbons outlines the critical state of the planet globally and urges us to embrace radical action to face down climate change.
