Thirty obstacles to meeting climate targets identified by all-party committee
Most are ascribed to shortfalls in Government planning, policies, action and communications
Climate change
Our latest news coverage, analysis and comment on the global climate crisis
Are Paris Agreement targets unachievable?
Ireland is not alone in failing to meet climate goals, with even big EU countries well off target
Environmental breakdown isn’t a distant possibility – it’s a threat to world stability
The message is clear: climate change should be prioritised as a security crisis, not just an environmental one
Flood defence walls not the answer?
Our urban areas should also be adapted for the new climate regime
Keep your front garden intact and other nature-based solutions to urban flood risks
Slowing the runoff from heavy downpours into struggling Victorian drainage systems in urban areas protects property and water quality
Flooding is a battle between Mother Nature and government action. I know which my money’s on
Each winter, severe weather is framed as exceptional
Bangladesh’s health system cracks under weight of climate change and industrial pollution
Dhaka, the world’s second most populous city, faces healthcare crisis that is ‘impossible’ to cope with
Should Ireland introduce a legal ‘duty of care’ for rainwater?
In the Netherlands and Germany, nature-based solutions are the first step in flood prevention. In Ireland, they’re the last
Blaming Met Éireann for floods is wrong. Who rezoned the floodplains?
It is now over 20 years since I led the project to give the first scenario-based projections of Ireland’s future climate. We warned Ireland’s winters would become significantly wetter
Third of Ireland’s wintering waterbirds vanish in just 30 years
Some species increased numbers but others have declined by more than 50%
Richard Nairn: How green are greenways?
The proposed Wicklow to Greystones Greenway route runs right along the edge of the ecologically sensitive coastal area known as the Murrough Wetlands
Storm Chandra: Does climate change make small streams and more frequent flooding new risks?
As Johan Keating dragged sodden possessions from his home this week, the little river that trickled uneventfully through his life had left scars previously unimaginable
The Irish Times view on Storm Chandra: underlining failure to prepare for the ‘new normal’
The increasing frequency and ferocity of extreme weather is clearly linked to climate change
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