#Climate Change
President says we can't 'continue with the mere placing of a green lens on economic policies' to save the planet
President Michael D Higgins gave a speech to the Engineers Ireland Conference this morning.
Climate change means more weather disasters every year, UN report warns
The 2020 State of Climate Services report calls on governments to put more money into early warning systems.
Grace O'Sullivan: You wait for one Climate Action Bill, then two come along
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 impact of our actions on the planet is undeniable': Government launches Climate Action Bill
The 30-year programme commits to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.
Last month was hottest September on record globally, EU says
This year has now seen three months of record warmth – January, May and September.
Greta Thunberg joins demonstrators outside Swedish Parliament for day of global climate protests
Thunberg started her solo protests outside Sweden’s parliament in Stockholm on 20 August 2018.
Richest 1% of world's population 'responsible for more than double the carbon pollution of poorest half'
In Ireland, the richest 10% of the population emits nearly the same emissions as the bottom 50%.
Opinion: The road ahead is a bleak one when it comes to climate change
Climate commentator John Gibbons outlines the critical state of the planet globally and urges us to embrace radical action to face down climate change.
'It will start getting cooler': Donald Trump dismisses climate change as cause of US wildfires
At least 35 people have died as wildfires blaze in the western states of California, Oregon and Washington.
For just the second time ever, there are currently five active cyclones in the Atlantic
According to meteorologists, the only other time this happened was in September 1971.
10 days of Extinction Rebellion demonstrations end with naked protesters and graffiti of Churchill statue
At least 648 people have been arrested during the environmental action.
Seventy two arrested as Extinction Rebellion protesters blockade newspaper printers
The action was condemned by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Climate activists glue themselves to the ground in London and block road around Parliament
Extinction Rebellion and Animal Rebellion marked the third of 10 days of disruption in the city.
Several arrests at Extinction Rebellion protests in London
Thousands of campaigners descended on Parliament Square this afternoon.
Antarctica ice platform nearly four times size of UK ‘at risk of collapse’
A new study suggests that more than 900,000 square kilometres of floating ice shelves could split if fractures on their surface are submerged.
Supreme Court finds government climate plan falls "well short"
The case was brought to the Supreme Court by Friends of the Irish Environment after the High Court rejected its case in September.
“Every year you can see a change”: How melting glaciers are threatening livelihoods in the Himalayas
“This black mountain, in the past this was all ice but now it’s just rock.”
Siberian temperatures reach 38 degrees with forests going up in flames
Some 1.15 million hectares of forest have been burnt.
What to expect in the first 100 days of the new FF-FG-Green government
There are big challenges ahead. Here’s what to look out for.
Explainer: What's in the FF-FG-Green programme for government?
The details of the programme for government negotiated by the three parties.
United Nations working to verify reports of record hot temperature in the Arctic
The suspected record temperature was measured in the Russian town of Verkoyansk on Saturday during a prolonged heatwave
Maeve Higgins: This week's Supreme Court case could shape how Ireland deals with climate change for years to come
The Supreme Court is hearing an important appeal by Irish climate activists today and tomorrow.
Thunberg urges world to tackle climate change with same urgency as coronavirus
The teenager hopes coronavirus will open up the discussion about deaths caused by climate change.
Green TD who helped negotiate programme for government says she can't fully endorse it
Neasa Hourigan said reducing carbon emissions will likely be back-loaded, and the deal doesn’t do enough in terms of housing.
Temperatures of 30 degrees Celsius reported above Arctic Circle
Temperatures soared to 10 degrees Celsius above average in Siberia last month.
Retrain workers and a climate change centre: Proposals to help Midlands cope with move away from peat
The first progress report on Just Transition by Kieran Mulvey was published today.
Climate change could put more than 60,000 homes at risk of coastal flooding by 2050
Dublin, Louth and Clare are expected to be the most affected counties.
'This pandemic is nothing compared to what climate change has in store'
John Gibbons lays out the stark climate facts and urges us to take coronavirus as a warning that it’s now time to act, or perish.
'Disturbing': War of words breaks out between the Greens and FG over 7% emissions target
A new government could be a while away as emissions targets becomes a stumbling block.
It's World Penguin Day today (it's a thing) and it turns out they're actually helping scientists to map the Antarctic
They’re not just waddling around, it appears.
'Stop waste of any kind': David Attenborough warns now is 'last chance' to save planet
Attenborough was speaking on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show this morning.
Opinion: The climate 'canary in the coal mine' is gasping for breath. We've reached the Anthropocene
Even the most entrenched climate denialists would find it hard to argue that things aren’t changing, writes Mark Kernan.
Greta Thunberg tells Bristol climate rally she 'will not be silent while world is on fire’
Thunberg was the headline speaker at the Bristol Youth Strike 4 Climate on College Green, Bristol.
Ireland ranks in bottom 30 in world for tackling carbon emissions, according to UN report
The UN called on countries to take immediate action to safeguard childrens’ futures.
World's richest man Jeff Bezos pledges $10 billion to help fight climate change
The online retailer Amazon that Bezos runs has an enormous carbon footprint.
Extinction Rebellion digs up Cambridge college lawn in environmental protest
Extinction Rebellion cited the college’s ‘ties with fossil fuel companies’ in its reasoning.
Temperature in Antarctica tops 20 degrees for the first time
Last week, an Argentine part of Antarctica recorded its hottest day since readings began at 18.3 degrees Celsius.
Danny Healy-Rae apologises for 'to hell with planet' comment after confrontation with Green Party candidate
Cleo Murphy approached Danny Healy Rae yesterday about his comments.
Antarctica records hottest ever temperature at over 18 degrees
The temperature climbed to 18.3 degrees, beating the previous record of 17.5 degrees.
Factcheck: Will an increase in carbon tax make people in Ireland poorer?
The claim is contained in Sinn Féin’s election manifesto.
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