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# CLIMATE CRISIS

This week
14th April 2024 - 18th April 2024
Wildfire burns near popular Spanish coast as temperatures reach abnormal highs for April
Last week
7th April 2024 - 13th April 2024
New EU energy efficiency law could see government incentivise thousands more homes to renovate
Bonjour to bikes: Cycling more popular than driving in Paris city centre
Are you a farmer affected by the recent bad weather? We want to hear your stories
European court rules Swiss government violated human rights by failing on climate action
March broke temperature records for tenth month in a row as western Europe saw heavy rainfall
This month
April 2024
It was a majorly wet March - with 219% rain compared to average at Dublin Airport weather station
Two weather stations in Clare and Cavan recorded 29 rainy days each last month.
Last month
March 2024
The climate crisis is looming. Is Simon Harris prepared to face it?
“I’m absolutely committed to addressing the climate emergency,” the new Fine Gael leader has said.
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Farmers face 'extreme pressures' as heavy rainfall saturates soil
All waters near Irish shores to be under pressure from climate change by end of century - report
Countries urged to ratify UN ocean protection treaty to preserve Galapagos Islands
'Time is not on our side': Countries urged to hurry up and ratify treaty to protect polluted oceans
February
February 2024
Midleton flooding was made twice as likely to occur by climate change
Irish people are getting more and more worried about storms and extreme heat - climate study
MEPs pass hotly debated nature law to 'reverse hundreds of years' of damage despite farmer protests
Farmers bring tractor protest to Cork over airport expansion and climate policies
UAE, Azerbaijan and Brazil form 'troika' to push for global action on global warming
Human destruction of nature threatens migratory mammals, fish and birds, report declares
Warmest January on record as temperatures hover above crucial 1.5 limit
EU Commission proposes 90% cut to emissions by 2040
Wildfires in central Chile kill at least 64 people, with death toll continuing to rise
Elaine McGoff: I would love to cheer on the government's new biodiversity plan, but I can't
Dr Elaine McGoff
Farmer: Branding farmers far right isn’t simply wrong, it’s helping the far right
Thomas Duffy
Pádraic Fogarty: Farmers must find a more sophisticated way to be heard than tractor protests
Pádraic Fogarty
€120 million spent by Ireland to help developing countries deal with climate change in 2022
Deposit Return Scheme: 'We are finally seeing the value in the small everyday products we use'
Colin O'Byrne
Breaching Dublin Airport passenger cap 'unsustainable' during climate crisis, Dáil hears
Greta Thunberg to appear in court over climate protest outside London hotel last year
January
January 2024
Biden announces pause on new LNG export terminals in face of 'existential threat' of climate crisis
Extreme weather events show Ireland's vulnerability to climate change, report says
UN expert slams UK over 'severe crackdowns' on climate protesters
Poll: How many holidays are you planning for 2024?
Azerbaijan backtracks on plans for all-male committee to organise COP29
EU shuts legal case after Ireland finally submits years-late climate plan - but it's still unfinished
2023 confirmed as hottest year globally since modern records began, surpassing 2016 by a 'large margin'
Azerbaijan appoints former oil executive as president of COP29 climate talks
Last year
2023
Pádraic Fogarty: Next year, we can't afford to be complacent about biodiversity
Pádraic Fogarty
New flood forecasting centre to open early next year
Government to examine carbon capture and storage under new Climate Action Plan