Technological solutions could be transformative in containing global temperatures and saving civilisation. But getting it wrong could exacerbate the crisis
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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
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