Monday 25 January, 2021
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.
At least 35 people have died as wildfires blaze in the western states of California, Oregon and Washington.
According to meteorologists, the only other time this happened was in September 1971.
At least 648 people have been arrested during the environmental action.
The action was condemned by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Extinction Rebellion and Animal Rebellion marked the third of 10 days of disruption in the city.
Thousands of campaigners descended on Parliament Square this afternoon.
A new study suggests that more than 900,000 square kilometres of floating ice shelves could split if fractures on their surface are submerged.
The case was brought to the Supreme Court by Friends of the Irish Environment after the High Court rejected its case in September.
“This black mountain, in the past this was all ice but now it’s just rock.”
Some 1.15 million hectares of forest have been burnt.
There are big challenges ahead. Here’s what to look out for.
The details of the programme for government negotiated by the three parties.
The suspected record temperature was measured in the Russian town of Verkoyansk on Saturday during a prolonged heatwave
The Supreme Court is hearing an important appeal by Irish climate activists today and tomorrow.
The teenager hopes coronavirus will open up the discussion about deaths caused by climate change.
Neasa Hourigan said reducing carbon emissions will likely be back-loaded, and the deal doesn’t do enough in terms of housing.
Temperatures soared to 10 degrees Celsius above average in Siberia last month.
The first progress report on Just Transition by Kieran Mulvey was published today.
