Art can communicate messages about our dying planet that are otherwise hard to hear
Climate change: Art is humanity’s oldest companion and, as we ignore a crisis that threatens both, can be a powerful means of expression
Climate change
Our latest news coverage, analysis and comment on the global climate crisis
Residents near Dublin Airport to meet Minister over planning and environmental worries
Darragh O’Brien has met airlines and other groups and will continue meetings in the coming weeks
Is the State about to miss another EV target?
Mobility Partnership Ireland says ‘more ambition’ is needed to hit electric car charging targets
Michael Healy-Rae’s trees-on-peatland plan is environmental vandalism
The Minister of State displays an alarming lack of knowledge of part of his brief
How does retrofitting your house pay off?
You don’t have to sell your house to feel the benefits of retrofitting, but if you do, it should achieve a significantly higher value
Ireland has a dismal amount of tree cover but ‘wild’ is partly between our ears
A Polish forest gives a glimpse of what Ireland and Britain might have looked like 10,000 years ago
Shellfish dredging wiping out key carbon-catching seagrass meadows, Coastwatch warns
Environmental group calls for increase in shellfish diving and ban on ‘licensed damage’ after destruction in Co Mayo
Is a River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane: A potentially transformative vision
With little hope that environmental disaster can be staved off, Macfarlane finds grounds for optimism
Will the US respond to AI rivals in the same way it took on Soviet Union in the space race?
America's desire to put man on the moon brought about huge cultural change
Plan under way to protect telecoms network from extreme weather
Service providers may have to submit annual reports on implementation of measures
Climate changemakers: three women on how small steps lead to major progress
The Women’s Podcast with Róisín Ingle
Here’s a job for the next pope. Deliver us from climate apathy
We will not make the necessary climate leap if divisions continue - between rite and reason, left and right, rural and urban or young and old
Government has downgraded climate as priority, says Green Party leader
Roderic O’Gorman says the Coalition has regressed to the old ways and is afraid to make the hard decisions
‘In time, society will view disposable coffee cups much like we now view plastic bags’
An ambitious project in Malahide and Rush will aim to make the blight of single-use coffee cups a thing of the past
Poland’s wines are its best kept secret. Here are some of the best
Poland has a burgeoning wine business with more than 700 growers and 500 wineries
Beautifully sonorous blackcaps have discovered the key to a comfortable life
Ella McSweeney: These astonishingly small creatures are an example of a species thriving in a world that is changing faster than ever
PwC Ireland’s revenues rise 3% to almost €470m
Big Four firm’s latest transparency report highlights increases in assurance and tax work but a decline in the provision of advisory services
Weakening corporate climate pledges is a symptom of waning momentum
Recent high-profile corporate backtracking from climate commitments shows the fragility of pledges when attention and accountability drift
Regulator criticised over energy firms’ failure to help consumers save money via smart meters
Delay over new electricity tariffs is disappointing says climate advisory body
More than €31bn in fossil fuel investments ‘based in Ireland’
Trócaire and ActionAid Ireland claim carbon footprint of finance bigger than Ireland’s annual emissions
Climate anxiety is like parenthood: you get used to living with constant worry
Climate anxiety can incite despair and hopelessness which, for those with existing mental health problems, can lead to depression and substance abuse
Frequent-flyer rewards should be replaced with a frequent-flyer levy
Flying causes more of the pollution that’s heating up our climate than any other form of transport
Life had drained from a farmer’s soil. He asked for advice - and nature has made a return
Ella McSweeney: It is possible to counteract relentless damage to our soils caused by human activity
Rowback is not a policy when clean tech is the only game in town
As geopolitical turmoil reshapes global priorities, climate action is taking a backseat. From corporate rollbacks to political U-turns, a once-urgent transition to clean energy faces fresh obstacles. But in a world increasingly dependent on fossil fuels, delays will only drive up costs—both economic and environmental.
Pope Francis’s green legacy is his radical encyclical Laudato Si’ that upended centuries of Catholic teaching
Published in 2015, Laudato Si’ spoke of our serious moral responsibility to protect the planet
Offshore wind farms at risk of legal challenges due to flawed developer-led policy, environmentalists warn
Setting aside of ecosystem-based marine planning in Ireland has created a ‘mess’, says Blue Ireland
Ardnacrusha at 100: What could happen if Ireland showed similar ambition today and invested 20% of national budget in energy?
Spending €24bn on projects such as upgrading the grid and electrifying transport and heating could transform the nation
Take fewer flights or switch to an EV – what’s the best way to reduce my carbon emissions?
Amid all the continuing noise around climate action, it can be hard to know which changes will really make a difference
Why international firm Corio withdrew from plans for Sceirde Rocks wind farm off Connemara’s coast
Emerging technology, harsh marine conditions and cost pose challenges, but big offshore projects can be done, say experts
Meet Romulus and Remus, first of their kind for 10,000 years. Sort of
The spurious idea of 'de-extinction' offers us the illusion of undoing one of the great catastrophes of our own era
Rooks are on par with chimpanzees in terms of intelligence
A study showed an ability to modify sticks and even bend a straight piece of wire into a hook to retrieve food from a tube
Urgent action needed to ‘clear fog’ and progress transition to clean energy
The Nesc findings would be used to inform ongoing work of Government to deliver the transition
Irish Times poll shows 82% of voters are ‘worried’ about economic future after Trump re-election
Following Donald Trump’s re-election as US president, 82 per cent of those polled said they were ‘more worried’ about the future
The reality of life at ‘just’ 1.5 degrees of warming
While politicians across Europe skirt their climate commitments, millions of people are already at risk from increasingly chaotic and dangerous weather events
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