Ireland will not hit 2030 carbon targets and could face billions in fines, says Darragh O’Brien
Ireland to fall way short of 50% carbon emissions reduction by 2030, with fines estimated between €8bn-€26bn
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Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions to fall by just half of the amount pledged
Drop from agriculture sector might be as low as 4 per cent, environmental agency says
From Leinster in Bilbao to Irish homes: How heat is reshaping daily life
Letters warn of overheating homes, climate risk and sport disrupted by rising temperatures
Decision on first offshore wind farm since Arklow Bank due within months
Minister wants progress on renewable energy, says public are ahead of Government on issue
Seven deaths in France as ‘exceptionally early’ heatwave blankets Europe
Record temperatures caused by heat dome, with hot air from Morocco trapped under an area of high pressure
Record-high May temperatures sweep across France
Extreme heat settles upon western Europe, with values in Spain set to reach 40 degrees
‘Everyone’s happy, there’s no negativity’: Dubliners revel in hot Irish weather
On Drury Street and beyond, city dwellers enjoy the warm temperatures outdoors
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Highest temperatures will be confined to France Spain and Portugal later this week
Up to 37,000 mortgaged households are in high-risk flood zones
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Ireland’s mayflies are ancient creatures - older than dinosaurs by 80 million years
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Food for thought on data centres and their demands
Irish taxpayers and consumers seem to be subsidising big companies
Already five months late, Ireland’s 2026 Climate Action Plan is delayed again
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Girl (2) dies after being left in car as extreme heat sweeps Spain
Authorities in Galicia declare two days of mourning after toddler died during exceptionally high May temperatures
International scientists plead with Ireland not to adopt controversial greenhouse gas assessment method
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Artificial intelligence spells a real climate disaster
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More than 700,000 carbon credits purchased by State cancelled last year
EU framework restricted types of carbon credits that could be applied, Department of Climate tells PAC
The World Cup will make losers of us all
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