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Our latest news coverage, analysis and comment on the global climate crisis
‘It’s like Noah’s Ark’: The man saving every native seed in Ireland
Darren Reidy has been researching and gathering native seeds across the country since 2022
The climate crisis in 2025: When scientific and political realities diverged
‘Climate adaptation’ became the new buzzwords but there was much evidence of business as usual
Greta Thunberg in Dalymount Park, Dublin: ‘No climate justice without basic human rights’ ‘humbled and grateful to be in Ireland’
Activist attends ‘evening of words and song’ for Gaza awareness at Dublin’s Dalymount Park
Ireland is falling for the American fossil fuel industry’s ‘energy security’ con
One of the reasons this argument has been so effective is because, like all good propaganda, there is an element of truth to it
At the top of the 2025 naughty list is the US, now officially in climate denial
This is virtually certain to be the second or third hottest year on record, and yet the climate back pedalling continues
Engineers seek restoration of public transport spending priority
Heavy reliance on private cars for travel cannot continue, Engineers Ireland warns
Sample the slow travel gems on our doorstep – they are better for you and the planet
Overseas holidays bring unexpected stress, but ones closer to home mean you can really relax
Ireland has second highest emissions per head in EU and must do more to reach net zero by 2050
We have made good progress on decarbonising electricity and in retrofitting buildings but are moving too slowly on transport
What EU’s move to back off 2035 ban on petrol and diesel cars means for EVs
It’s all but certain now that the EU will change its proposed rules and allow some combustion-engined cars and vans to be sold after 2035
Romans left us lessons in long-lasting, low-carbon construction
Engineers working to develop greener concrete should look to the 2,000-year-old Pantheon for inspiration
Switching to EVs can reduce emissions for Irish businesses without breaking the bank
Electric vehicle sales account for 18.4 per cent of new cars this year - Irish businesses need to catch up
Mindful gifting need not make Christmas earnest and boring
Joy to the world, without prank gifts, plastic toys and novelty jumpers made from synthetic fibres that cannot be recycled
Advisers concerned by lack of funding commitment for nature restoration plan
Plan is to be published in draft form for public consultation early next year
What’s better for the environment – a real or a fake Christmas tree?
An artificial tree used over many years can be better for reducing emissions than buying a real one every year
Let’s be ambitious for a plan to establish a real record of the majestic Shannon’s condition
If 14 countries can come together to understand the Danube, surely Ireland can do the same for a far shorter river?
How Dr Gloom became Dr Boom
Economist Nouriel Roubini’s surprisingly positive take on US economy is based on the notion that tech trumps tariffs
‘Is this what Ireland once looked like?’ Bison, wolves and nature itself roam free in Europe’s wildest forest
To understand what nature does in our absence, there can be few better opportunities than Białowieźa
Ireland second highest in EU for greenhouse gas emissions per person
Farming and forestry responsible for 38% of State’s total output of gases linked to climate change
Autumn was fourth wettest one in 85 years, says Met Éireann
Fifth consecutive season of warmer-than-average temperatures, forecaster also reveals
Death toll in Indonesian flooding passes 700 with 1m people evacuated from high-risk areas
More than 1,300 people have died across parts of Asia this week following heavy monsoon rains and tropical cyclones
Jack Chambers needs to tackle the culture issues in his own department
Department of Public Expenditure seems to consider procrastination as a virtue. It is penny wise and pound foolish
More than 1,100 killed in heavy flooding across four Asian countries
Millions affected by tropical cyclones and heavy monsoons in Sri Lanka, parts of Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia
‘Too small to matter’ is the laziest-possible excuse in climate debate
At a time of crisis, co-operation is the only way to resolve the climate collective-action problem
Uncomfortable conversations about Christmas gifts can make a big difference
With a little planning you can keep the magic - just with less waste
‘Recycling plastic doesn’t solve the plastic problem. It just tells people it’s okay to use plastic’
‘People are told they’re doing great if they recycle but it doesn’t solve the plastic problem. It just tells people it’s OK to use plastics’
Michael D Higgins rounds on Trump for ‘piggy’ remark and lack of courtesy
At Other Voices festival in Kerry, former president warns of ‘anti-intellectualism’ threat to peace
An extraordinary find in the Irish Sea left experts gobsmacked
Ella McSweeney: Is a once-common species returning to the Irish Sea thanks to overspill from marine protected areas elsewhere?
Plan to raise cost of judicial reviews could lead to people representing themselves in court
Law professor warns move could leave courts even more congested
Rich are getting richer, poor are getting poorer and the middle class is disappearing
Reality of accelerating inequality across the globe is striking
Happy Black Friday - also known as Insatiable Consumption Day
How ironic that it comes hot on the heels of the save-the-planet summit destined to go down in history as Flop30
Bord Gáis Energy’s Dave Kirwan on Irish energy prices and the case for nuclear power
Bord Gais Energy chief Dave Kirwan’s remit includes responsibility for parent company Centrica’s nuclear plants in the UK
Benedict Cumberbatch tells Irish audience that actors must lead climate activism
Climate action movement needs a Will and Grace show to penetrate resistant mindsets
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