COP host urges rich nations to break climate deal impasse The hosts of this year's UN climate summit has urged governments to start compromising to break a deadlock over how to help poorer countries tackle … Climate Change • 16 hrs
Austria turns towards warm weather sports in the Alps Mountain bikers hurried on a summer day to catch the last gondola up the mountain at one of Austria's top Alpine resorts, loading their bikes … News Lens • 15 Jul
Climate policies pay dividends - but let's not drop guard Perhaps this news that our climate policies are paying dividends and starting to turn the tide on emissions will give some comfort. Nobody, however, should … Analysis and Comment • 13 Jul
Call to make it easier, cheaper to install heat pumps The Climate Change Advisory Council has said the Government must do more to help everyone make sustainable choices in insulating and heating their homes. Ireland • 11 Jul
Scientists to look for great white sharks in Irish waters Final preparations are being made for a unique research expedition which hopes to find out if great white sharks frequent Irish waters. Ireland • 10 Jul
Hospital evacuated after wildfire breaks out in Greece A wildfire fuelled by strong winds broke out in the Greek port city of Patras on Tuesday, authorities said, forcing a children's hospital and residents … World • 09 Jul
6.8% emissions reduction in 2023 a positive - EPA Official figures showing a 6.8% reduction in Ireland's greenhouse gas emissions last year are incredibly positive news, the Director General of the Environmental Protection Agency … Climate Change • 10 Jul
US scorches as heatwave sets record temperatures A widespread heat wave is expected to deliver a fresh batch of record temperatures along the US West Coast, as millions of Americans sweat through … US • 08 Jul
Last month was warmest June globally on record - report The average global temperature last month was warmer than any previous June on record, according to a new report. Climate Change • 08 Jul
Hurricane Beryl lashes Mexican coast near top beaches Hurricane Beryl has smashed into the Mexican coast near top beach destinations, whipping palm trees with strong winds as a steady rain falls, after forging … World • 05 Jul
Thousands ordered to evacuate raging California wildfire Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate as a wildfire rages out of control in northern California, with a swathe of the US in … US • 04 Jul
Hurricane Beryl heads for Cayman Islands and Mexico Hurricane Beryl is rumbling towards the Cayman Islands and Mexico, after pummeling Jamaica with winds and rain that caused floods and widespread power outages, leaving … World • 05 Jul
Report finds lack of urgency around climate change Although awareness of climate change is high among the Irish public, a sense of urgency about the issue and understanding of individual impact remains a … Climate Change • 04 Jul
Rainstorms in China cause evacuation of 240,000 people Nearly a quarter of a million people were evacuated in eastern China as rainstorms lashed swathes of the country and caused the Yangtze and other … World • 03 Jul
Beryl bears down on Jamaica as toll rises to at least 7 Hurricane Beryl is nearing Jamaica as a powerful Category 4 storm, after flattening homes and devastating agriculture on smaller islands in the eastern Caribbean, killing … World • 04 Jul
Galway University to lead methane reduction study The University of Galway is to lead a research consortium to pioneer greenhouse gas reduction solutions for agriculture. Connacht • 02 Jul
Halving food waste could cut emissions - report Halving food waste could cut climate-warming emissions and end undernourishment for 153 million people globally, the OECD and the UN's food agency have said in … World • 02 Jul
Ireland '20 times more likely' to reach 33C - research Research by scientists at Maynooth University has revealed a very substantial increase in the likelihood and extent of extreme heat events in Ireland. Environment • 02 Jul
At least two reported dead as Beryl heads towards Jamaica Hurricane Beryl is heading towards Jamaica as a Category 5 storm after making landfall on smaller islands in the Caribbean, downing power lines, bringing floods … World • 03 Jul
Amazon sees worst 6 months of wildfires in 20 years The Brazilian Amazon recorded 13,489 wildfires in the first half of the year, the worst figure in 20 years, satellite data has revealed. World • 02 Jul
Powerful Hurricane Beryl pummels Caribbean islands Hurricane Beryl has slammed into the Caribbean island of Carriacou, producing "life-threatening conditions" including disastrous winds, according to US trackers. Weather • 02 Jul
Hurricane Beryl strengthens to Category 4 storm Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, strengthened into an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm today, as it threatened the southeast Caribbean, the … World • 01 Jul
Climate change boosted hajj heat by 2.5C - scientists The heatwave in Saudi Arabia blamed for the deaths of 1,300 people on the hajj pilgrimage this month was made worse by climate change, a … Climate Change • 28 Jun
Measures needed to increase EV sales - climate watchdog The Climate Change Advisory Council said urgent measures to increase the sale of electric vehicles in Ireland are needed and it has called for a … Ireland • 27 Jun
Warning windfarms could shut without planning reform Up to 20% of the currently installed onshore wind energy capacity in Ireland could disappear at the end of this decade if the planning system … Business • 26 Jun
