# climate-change - Friday 24 June, 2022
# CLIMATE CRISIS
# CLIMATE CRISIS
European countries are seeking alternatives to Russian gas – and now some are looking towards coal.
# climate-change - Wednesday 22 June, 2022
# Kilkenny
# Kilkenny
The plant is expected to create 80 full-time jobs and take in milk from 4,500 farmers.
# CLIMATE CRISIS
Countries like Spain and France have been experiencing a blistering June heatwave. Heatwaves occurring earlier in the year can be expected with climate change. But Ireland will not see the intense heat of 40+ degrees "anytime soon", an expert said.
# climate-change - Monday 20 June, 2022
# Greenhouse Gases
# Greenhouse Gases
The legally binding limits will set out the total emissions allowed from different sectors such as electricity and agriculture.
# climate-change - Saturday 18 June, 2022
# June Heatwave
# June Heatwave
Temperatures had already nudged over 40 degrees Celsius in parts of France yesterday.
# climate-change - Wednesday 15 June, 2022
# Scorching
# Scorching
Temperature warnings are in place for most of the country with highs of more than 40 degrees, an unusual sight for June.
# Climate Control
# Climate Control
The public is telling the media what it wants, writes Dr David Robbins, and that is trustworthy, engaging climate coverage.
# climate-change - Monday 13 June, 2022
# Wildfires
# Wildfires
The number of square miles burned so far this year is more than double the 10-year national average.
# climate-change - Monday 6 June, 2022
# Climate Change
# Climate Change
It’s the issue of our time, and we almost certainly aren’t doing enough.
# climate-change - Friday 3 June, 2022
# The Road To 2030
# The Road To 2030
The sector must give more detail on how it will reduce methane emissions in particular, an EPA report said this week.
# climate-change - Thursday 2 June, 2022
# SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL
# SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL
Tourism is responsible for a significant slice of global greenhouse gas emissions.
# climate-change - Wednesday 1 June, 2022
# Greenhouse Gases
# Greenhouse Gases
Ireland’s overall emissions are estimated to have increased by 6% in 2021 after a drop in 2020.
# climate-change - Sunday 29 May, 2022
# Public Transport
# Public Transport
Micheal Martin, speaking as he visited Irish troops in Lebanon, indicated transport costs would form a key part of the priorities for the next Budget.
# climate-change - Saturday 28 May, 2022
# Impact
# Impact
Ireland has been shielded so far from the worst effects of the climate crisis, but there are still warning signs ahead.
# World Hunger Day
# World Hunger Day
Plan International Ireland’s Dualta Roughneen highlights the effects of food shortages on the most vulnerable in Africa.
# climate-change - Saturday 21 May, 2022
# Bangladesh Flooding
# Bangladesh Flooding
At least 10 people have been killed this week.
# climate-change - Thursday 19 May, 2022
# Travel
An analysis by The Journal has found that ministers emitted 406 tonnes of CO2 equivalent between them last year. The final figure is an under-reporting of the true number because multiple departments did not release full data. Details released also show that eight ministers used public transport at least once in 2021.
# climate-change - Wednesday 18 May, 2022
# Sea Levels
# Sea Levels
Greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rise, ocean heat and ocean acidification all set new records last year.
# climate-change - Tuesday 17 May, 2022
# Down Under
# Down Under
No sector can yet say it is doing enough to fight the climate crisis, according to a climate ambassador.
# Hunger
# Hunger
One in every five deaths around the world in children under age 5 is caused by severe acute malnutrition, according to a new report.
# climate-change - Friday 13 May, 2022
# Climate Change
# Climate Change
“It’s like fire burning all around,” said labourer Shafi Mohammad, who is from a village where residents struggle to find drinking water.
# climate-change - Wednesday 11 May, 2022
# In The Heat Of It
# In The Heat Of It
The extended hot and dry weather has consequences for water shortages, energy supply, and air quality.
# climate-change - Tuesday 10 May, 2022
# Opinion
# Opinion
The environmental campaigner says none of the main political parties have the slightest appetite to push through measures that are unpopular with the public or resisted by lobbyists.
# Climate Change
# Climate Change
The World Meteorological Organization said there is a 93% chance of at least one year between 2022-2026 becoming the warmest on record.
# climate-change - Thursday 5 May, 2022
# Social Media
# Social Media
Billionaire Elon Musk last week began the process of acquiring Twitter for $44 billion.
# climate-change - Wednesday 4 May, 2022
# Fossil Fuels
# Fossil Fuels
As restrictions lifted in 2021, energy use and related emissions moved in the opposite direction of climate goals.
# climate-change - Tuesday 3 May, 2022
# Fossil Fuels
# Fossil Fuels
The activists demand that the British Government ends new oil and gas projects in the UK.
# climate-change - Thursday 28 April, 2022
# Research
# Research
The research was led by the Hamilton Institute and ICARUS Climate Research Centre at Maynooth University.
# climate-change - Tuesday 26 April, 2022
# Climate
# Climate
The amount of carbon emitted during construction will continue to increase to meet the homes target in the Housing For All plan.
# climate-change - Friday 22 April, 2022
# Earth Day
# Earth Day
“Now more than ever, meaningful climate action, from all of us, is critical,” Twitter global sustainability manager Casey Junod said.
# climate-change - Monday 18 April, 2022
# Climate Misinformation
# Climate Misinformation
Research has found that climate misinformation is usually produced by well-resourced organisations rather than at grassroots level.
# climate-change - Wednesday 13 April, 2022
# Turf Wars
# Turf Wars
Concerns were raised about turf not being available for sale in shops, particularly given the energy crisis and rising inflation.
# Energy Crisis
# Energy Crisis
Reduced VAT, extra fuel allowance, and €20 million towards solar panels for households with medical equipment are among the new measures.
# Fuel Poverty
# Fuel Poverty
A letter from the Climate Change Advisory Council said the war in Ukraine and energy crisis “further emphasises” the need to cut fossil fuel reliance.
# climate-change - Tuesday 12 April, 2022
# Climate
# Climate
It also calls for more investment in an all-island energy network and as more co-operation on tourism.
# climate-change - Thursday 7 April, 2022
# Climate
# Climate
A motion to approve the budgets passed through the Dáil without a vote due to little opposition.
# climate-change - Monday 4 April, 2022
# CLIMATE CRISIS
The latest IPCC report says removing fossil fuel subsidies would reduce emissions and benefit the environment. The important report outlines the measures still open to countries to stop the climate crisis from destroying our planet. IPCC chair Dr Hoesung Lee said: “We have the tools and know-how required to limit warming."
# Not Too Late
# Not Too Late
The latest IPCC report will likely emphasise the impetus on the world to cut greenhouse gas emissions to save the planet.
# climate-change - Saturday 2 April, 2022
# Climate Change
# Climate Change
Police said arrests were made for a variety of offences.
# climate-change - Saturday 26 March, 2022
# Biodiversity
# Biodiversity
Paul Handrick has some helpful advice for keeping queen bumblebees alive if you see them in trouble.
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