Heatwave in Europe: Wildfires force evacuation of 6,000 in Spain
Portugal, Italy, France, Turkey, Croatia and Albania also hit by extreme heat
Climate change
Our latest news coverage, analysis and comment on the global climate crisis
Guyana’s high-stakes oil and climate debate - and Ireland’s role in it
The small South American country is ‘a living paradox’, pursuing the promise of oil while facing the potential peril of climate change
The difference between ‘net zero’ emissions and ‘temperature neutrality’
Climate scientists say Ireland should not attempt to ease climate targets around ‘containing additional warming’
Climate scientists criticise Ireland over new ‘temperature neutrality’ proposal
‘For Ireland, with outsized methane emissions, to base its long-term climate target on stabilising warming sets a dangerous precedent’
Have we ever really considered what the future of transportation will look like?
It is likely to take decades before AVs can operate reliably in mixed urban traffic and bad weather conditions
Sea waters around UK experience record temperatures, causing dramatic changes in marine life
Irish waters around coast nearer to average after marine heatwave in May, says Met Éireann
Buy, eat, bin, repeat - we are locked in a never-ending flow of waste
Our homes have become a cog, another processing centre, in the ever-turning wheel of waste
Are there actually more biting insects in Ireland these days?
It’s possible, but what’s certain is that warm sunny days draw more of us outdoors, increasing the chance of being bitten or stung
Karen Hao on AI tech bosses: ‘Many choose not to have children because they don’t think the world is going to be around much longer’
The author of Empire of AI: Inside the Reckless Race for Total Domination discusses the cost of Big Tech’s huge investment in technologies that may do more harm than good
Rare white stork spotted in Dublin may be result of climate change, says expert
Bird normally native to Spain and Portugal seen on Lusk lamp-post prompts questions about migration
French fires under control but heatwave set to intensify
Authorities in Portugal, Spain and Greece are also on high alert
France’s largest wildfire in decades leaves trail of devastation
Scientists warn climate change is making the region more vulnerable to wildfires
France battles biggest wildfire in seven decades, as winemakers point to loss of ‘fire break’ vineyards
Aude wildfire is France’s biggest since 1949
Could bouncing the sun’s heat back into space help solve the climate crisis?
‘If something can shave off just half a degree, that means millions fewer impacted by heatwaves, crop failures or flooding’
HVO is a climate ‘quick fix’ that could be worse than fossil fuels
At a Time of Climate Crisis: There are serious questions over the sustainability of hydrotreated vegetable oil and the industries that are promoting its use
Ireland’s electricity grid struggles with increased supply from renewables
Cumbersome planning systems greatly delay grid developments
We all need to consume less if we are to save our environment from catastrophe
Consider how you can reuse, repair and rent rather than always buying new products
Sizzling July is 12th hottest month in Irish recorded history
While scorching, Met Eireann notes last month was also very wet with 96mm monthly rainfall average
It’s about to get much harder to blame population growth for the climate crisis
In a world where the population is about to fall, it will be harder for anyone to argue that having a child is the reason for our difficulties
Goliath’s Curse: Powerful if uneven portrait of societal collapse sings the praises of Irish Citizens’ Assembly
According to Luke Kemp’s learned, provocative and deeply unsettling book about how societies come crashing down, today’s equivalent of Goliath is staring us in the mirror
The life of microplastic: how fragments move through plants, insects, animals – and you
The story might start with your washing machine and end in your food
The environmental cost of that debs dress
Some schools are taking a stand against the cost and the waste of the debs treadmill
How former GAA manager Séamus ‘Banty’ McEnaney made over €200m from housing refugees and the homeless
Family firms linked to Seamus ‘Banty’ McEnaney have been paid large sums for emergency accommodation, which critics lay at the door of the State’s ‘repeated short-termism’
Whales in Irish waters face a new threat
The sprat needed to feed whales are at risk of extinction because of overfishing
Justin Timberlake reveals Lyme disease diagnosis
Singer says living with the tick-borne condition can be ‘relentlessly debilitating’
Irish renewable energy policy gets a badly needed reality check
National Economic & Social Council charts a way through the energy minefield
Data centres could consume as much electricity as two million Irish homes by 2030, report predicts
But share of total power demand for data centres predicted to fall to 16 per cent by 2050
After Donald Trump’s presidential win, green investing gets personal
Climate-themed funds were treated less as a financial bet, than a moral statement by some investors
How to save water: The average Irish person uses 133 litres a day
Water isn’t an unlimited resource, and getting clean, safe water to our taps has its costs
The Irish Times view on the EU-China summit: papering over the cracks
Despite a joint statement on climate, differences on trade and Ukraine dominate relations
Thousands evacuated in Turkey as wildfires break out amid searing heat
Thermometers hit 50 degrees in Turkey’s southeast on Saturday for first time in recorded history
How can I protect my garden from drought?
Weather extremes are becoming increasingly common, creating challenging growing conditions for garden plants
Paschal Donohoe on books that advise how to run our economies and save the planet
The Minister for Finance on Nature Capital: The Value of the World Around Us by Partha Dasgupta and Slow Down or Die: The Economics of Degrowth by Timothée Parrique, translated by Claire Benoit
Brussels and Beijing talk trade and Ukraine, but deliver few concrete results
Short statement on climate highlights a summit more notable for its occurrence than its achievements
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