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EU pushes back deforestation law by a year after outcry from global producers
EU pushes back deforestation law by a year after outcry from global producers
The European Union has agreed to a one-year delay on the introduction of new rules to ban the sale of products that lead to massive deforestation – caving in to demands from several producer nations worldwide as well as opposition within the bloc.

Wed, 04 Dec, 2024

Green Party's experience shows the limits of government formation in Ireland
Green Party's experience shows the limits of government formation in Ireland
Myth of pragmatism can force smaller parties to ‘pull on the green jersey’, but where is the point in going into government just to maintain the status quo

Tue, 03 Dec, 2024

General Election Ireland 2024
Sinn Féin reaches out to Social Democrats and Labour in coalition bid
Mary Lou McDonald has contacted both Holly Cairns and Ivana Bacik today, as the Sinn Féin leader seeks to form a left-wing alliance heading into the 34th Dáil

Mon, 02 Dec, 2024

The Green Party’s reward for climate action? Electoral evisceration
The Green Party’s reward for climate action? Electoral evisceration
The good news is that both the Social Democrats and Labour have placed environmental protection and climate action at the centre of their political agendas, writes John Gibbons

Mon, 02 Dec, 2024

Negotiators fail to reach an agreement on plastic pollution treaty
Negotiators fail to reach an agreement on plastic pollution treaty
Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution in South Korea will not reach an agreement and plan to resume the talks next year.

Sun, 01 Dec, 2024

Fried insects, Exotic Asian food. Fried Insect or Bugs fried on Street food in Thailand
S Stephen Cadogan: Animal welfare protections look set to move down the food chain
The question of whether insects are sentient beings is now being discussed

Sun, 01 Dec, 2024

South-west France swelters in 'completely extreme' 26.9C November night heat
South-west France swelters in 'completely extreme' 26.9C November night heat
Temperatures of this week would be exceptional for summer, says climatologist, never mind late November

Fri, 29 Nov, 2024

General Election Ireland 2024
O'Gorman claims inaction of housing minister led to reliance on hotels for asylum seekers
Green Party leader hopes party will return to Government to ensure climate targets are met

Thu, 28 Nov, 2024

Man installing thermal roof insulation layer - using mineral wool panels. Attic renovation and insulation concept
Party manifestos leave renters — 20% of households — out of energy efficiency schemes
Election 2024 presents a critical opportunity for the next government to address energy poverty while ensuring a fair transition away from fossil fuels, writes Clare O'Connor

Tue, 26 Nov, 2024

Paris climate change agreement
Election 2024: Labour tops climate action rankings in party manifestos
The full report includes an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of each party manifesto on climate

Mon, 25 Nov, 2024

Takeaways from the Cop29 climate summit in Azerbaijan
Takeaways from the Cop29 climate summit in Azerbaijan
Here are some of the takeaways from the Cop29 summit held in Azerbaijan's capital of Baku

Sun, 24 Nov, 2024

Cop29 climate deal in doubt as draft texts blasted as 'heartless'
Cop29 climate deal in doubt as draft texts blasted as 'heartless'
'This new text is absolutely heartless,' said ActionAid Ireland chief. 'The developed countries most responsible for causing climate destruction have turned their backs on climate-hit nations'

Fri, 22 Nov, 2024

The future of global climate finance hangs in the balance
The future of global climate finance hangs in the balance
Final negotiations at Cop29 will decide not only the future of climate finance, but the entire concept of a global, consensus-based approach to the climate emergency

Fri, 22 Nov, 2024

General Election Ireland 2024
Taoiseach dismisses Greens' claim to have unique impact on climate issues
Simon Harris said climate issues are 'not owned' by any one political party after the Greens suggested carbon reduction targets will not be met by any other party

Thu, 21 Nov, 2024

One Funny Cat in Front of the Fireplace
Donal Hickey: Weather folklore to blow you away — or is it all just hot air?
What it might mean if your cat snuggles up close to the fireplace... from spotting swallows flying low to the science of cloud seeding we have a fascination with the weather

Thu, 21 Nov, 2024

How much will Trump’s opposition matter to climate action?
How much will Trump’s opposition matter to climate action?
Tackling climate change has always been about more than one state, writes Hannah Hughes

Wed, 20 Nov, 2024

IT Technician with a Laptop Computer and Black Male Engineer Colleague are Talking in Data Center while Walking Next to Server R
Campaigners urge moratorium on data centres
Data centres used more than one-fifth of Ireland's electricity in 2023

Wed, 20 Nov, 2024

‘Bomb cyclone’ knocks out power to more than 600,000 in US north-west
‘Bomb cyclone’ knocks out power to more than 600,000 in US north-west
At least one person has died after a major storm swept across the north-west US, battering the region with strong winds and rain and causing widespread power outages.

Wed, 20 Nov, 2024

I have yet to see a solar panel in the city that hosts Cop29
I have yet to see a solar panel in the city that hosts Cop29
A protest that will stick out in my memory was a peace protest for Gaza, writes Dr Barry Hayes

Wed, 20 Nov, 2024

Thousands of corporate lobbyists are at the UN climate summit in Baku. But what exactly is lobbying?
Thousands of corporate lobbyists are at the UN climate summit in Baku. But what exactly is lobbying?
Companies rely heavily on their associations to conduct the most obstructive lobbying. This distributes the blame for lobbying among all competitors, so no company can easily be singled out

Tue, 19 Nov, 2024

Junior transport minister criticised for private jet conference address 
Junior transport minister criticised for private jet conference address 
Fianna Fáil accused of 'talking out of both sides of their mouth' on climate action after James Lawless gave opening address to aviation conference

Mon, 18 Nov, 2024

Cop29 bound ministers must accept planet’s future rests on their shoulders 
Cop29 bound ministers must accept planet’s future rests on their shoulders 
A just transition is in everyone’s interests despite the immediate costs, says Karol Balfe, but weaning the Global North off capitalist solutions is a mammoth task

Sun, 17 Nov, 2024

Climate finance talks urged to reach settlement ahead of Trump presidency
Climate finance talks urged to reach settlement ahead of Trump presidency
A group of senior voices on the climate  wrote to the UN calling for reforms to the process of Cops under the 1992 UN framework convention on climate change

Sun, 17 Nov, 2024

Protesters gather at UN climate talks in global day of action
Protesters gather at UN climate talks in global day of action
Demonstrators held up signs calling for more money to be pledged for climate finance, which involves cash for transitioning to clean energy and adapting to climate change

Sat, 16 Nov, 2024

Flash floods and mudslides threat as tropical storm drenches Honduras
Flash floods and mudslides threat as tropical storm drenches Honduras
Tropical Storm Sara stalled over Honduras on Saturday, drenching the northern coast of the Central American nation and swelling rivers.

Sat, 16 Nov, 2024

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