Ethiopia is among many countries suffering hunger, poverty and misery due to the Global North’s destruction of the planet and its banks financing damaging agricultural programmes and fossil fuel expansion
New studies say a dramatic drop in temperatures here could happen a lot sooner than previously feared
Temperature results are a ‘large and continuing shift’ in the Earth’s climate, says the Copernicus Climate Change Service
Climate denial content has increased, undermining climate solutions and casting doubt on climate science
Helen Shaw makes the case for the power of imagination and storytelling
Logistical problems coinciding with concerns about not fit for purpose decision making with deck stacked heavily on side of carbon polluters
‘Just the beginning’: Some experts envisage ‘semi-dystopian’ future, driven by heatwaves, wildfires, floods and storms, survey finds
Technological solutions could be transformative in containing global temperatures and saving civilisation. But getting it wrong could exacerbate the crisis
Global temperatures have breached what is regarded as the red line of calamity - 1.5 degrees - yet we’re still focused on all the wrong things
Extreme weather events like flooding and storms have exposed an adaptation deficit in Ireland. There’s no time to lose
Doubtful if any economist would argue in 2024 that carbon taxes are the only solution to climate change
Climate justice is about ‘how we transition to cleaner ways of living, different impacts on various groups of people’
Storms are occurring with a frequency unprecedented since storm naming began in 2015
Survival of the aviation industry depends on whether it can scale up to use sustainable biofuels, low-emissions hydrogen, and derivatives rapidly, and contain the growth in demand
Six Portuguese campaigners claim their human rights are being violated by climate inaction. Ireland is vigorously contesting their claims
New modelling makes bold claims but all scientists agree a collapse of the system should be avoided at all costs
The future is not prescribed, and fatalism is not an option
‘At no point should we throw up our hands in despair. Every saved emission is a reduced climate impact’
Latest data from leading Irish and UK climatologists coincides with climate negotiations in advance of ‘global stocktake’ at Cop28
Thinking in a Climate Emergency: transport-related emissions are rising sharply, yet Ireland is not acting to provide for the electrification of freight
At a Time of Climate Crisis: Despite their drawbacks, EV deployment must speed up
Inside Politics Digest: Coalition will try to move the agenda on from evictions ban, but issue will roll into another week
‘Big implementation gap’ and lack of political will are main obstacles to rapid decarbonisation
‘All of the climate parameters are moving in totally the wrong direction’ - WMO
Campaign group calls for urgent political leadership to secure sustainable, fossil-free future for all
Synthesis report analyses almost 10 years of climate science and most likely scenarios facing the world this century
‘Multiple, feasible and effective options’ immediately available to slash emissions and to adapt to human-caused climate change
IPCC set to release ‘fundamental policy document for shaping climate action in the remainder of this pivotal decade’
We have the technological knowhow to combat climate change — now we need to galvanise action to use it
Micheál Martin insists proposal not doomed despite opposition from Russia and China
Opinion: Data centres are supporting Ireland’s economic and green future
Governments worldwide need to level with voters on price of averting looming disaster
Report proposes a major shift towards vegetarian and vegan diets
State’s agricultural output criticised as climate change panel meets in Dublin
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Full general election coverage including analysis and results for all 43 constituencies
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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