Wednesday 23 June, 2021
Thomas Muinzer says Northern Ireland waited a long time for a climate bill and now gets two.
The findings are based on simulations of climate, with and without human-induced emissions.
Dr Patrick Bresnihan and Patrick Brodie question whether large tech companies should really be the priority in the government’s energy plans.
Author Laurie Laybourn-Langton says global governments must learn the lessons Covid-19 and take immediate action to tackle climate change.
The UN weather agency said the warmest three years on record were 2016, 2019 and 2020.
The year 2020 did not beat the record set in 2012, but came quite close.
This year has now seen three months of record warmth – January, May and September.
In Ireland, the richest 10% of the population emits nearly the same emissions as the bottom 50%.
Ireland saw its warmest winter on record since 1900.
Researchers said ‘aggressive’ cuts to greenhouse gas emissions are needed.
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.
Even the most entrenched climate denialists would find it hard to argue that things aren’t changing, writes Mark Kernan.
Ireland – like every country – faces significant challenges to respond to climate change.
Nine of the 10 hottest July months have occurred since 2005 – with the last five years ranking as the five hottest, according to a US agency.
Trump has gone as far as branding climate change a conspiracy in the past.
From 2014 to 2017, “the Antarctic lost almost as much as the Arctic” over almost 40 years, and now stands at a record low.
The last time earth’s atmosphere contained this much CO2 was more than three million years ago
An internal communique says using words like “inevitable” could create a feeling that nothing can be done.
The 20 warmest years in history all occurred within the last 22 years.
“We need to move beyond guilt or blame, and get on with the practical tasks at hand,” Attenborough told his audience.
Varadkar said the increase in carbon taxes will be needed over the next number of years.
The advice in a guidance document for staff says linking extreme weather to global warming was a problem.
Trump said he doesn’t want to put the US at a disadvantage in responding to climate change.
Manmade global warming and a natural change in the Earth’s temperature will join forces over the coming years, the study suggested.
Warmer ocean water is destabilising ice shelves.
30% of the coral in the area were lost between March and November 2016 as a result of an extended marine heatwave.
The recommendations were reached by majority vote of the Assembly members following two weekends of deliberation.
The White House has confirmed that Kathleen Hartnett White will not be taking on the role.
2017 was either the second or third hottest year ever.
Trump has repeatedly expressed scepticism about climate change science.
Ireland ranked 49 out of 59 countries in the 2018 Climate Change Performance Index
The voting took place after two weekends of deliberation that focused on the energy, transport and agriculture sectors.
The event that took place 56 million years ago has been investigated by researchers at the University of California.
Winter floods are now occurring the east of Ireland earlier towards autumn than they did 20 years ago.
Global warming could lead to uninhabitable temperatures, a study found.
New research predicts a dramatic rise in the death toll from weather-related disasters in Europe in the coming decades.
The country can’t formally pull out of the Paris accord until 2020 at the earliest.
Britain has vowed to “end the sale of all conventional petrol and diesel cars” by 2040.
Work made impossible by the heat, and losses in productivity could see the wine industry facing challenging times, they said.
Some fully loaded planes may have to remove fuel, cargo or passengers, a study has warned.
