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Wednesday 30 September 2020
Thunberg started her solo protests outside Sweden’s parliament in Stockholm on 20 August 2018.
In Ireland, the richest 10% of the population emits nearly the same emissions as the bottom 50%.
Climate commentator John Gibbons outlines the critical state of the planet globally and urges us to embrace radical action to face down climate change.
At least 35 people have died as wildfires blaze in the western states of California, Oregon and Washington.
According to meteorologists, the only other time this happened was in September 1971.
At least 648 people have been arrested during the environmental action.
The action was condemned by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Strict new Covid-19 measures have been announced for the two counties – here’s what you need to know.
Extinction Rebellion and Animal Rebellion marked the third of 10 days of disruption in the city.
Thousands of campaigners descended on Parliament Square this afternoon.
A new study suggests that more than 900,000 square kilometres of floating ice shelves could split if fractures on their surface are submerged.
The case was brought to the Supreme Court by Friends of the Irish Environment after the High Court rejected its case in September.
“This black mountain, in the past this was all ice but now it’s just rock.”
Some 1.15 million hectares of forest have been burnt.
There are big challenges ahead. Here’s what to look out for.
The details of the programme for government negotiated by the three parties.
The suspected record temperature was measured in the Russian town of Verkoyansk on Saturday during a prolonged heatwave
The Supreme Court is hearing an important appeal by Irish climate activists today and tomorrow.
The teenager hopes coronavirus will open up the discussion about deaths caused by climate change.
Neasa Hourigan said reducing carbon emissions will likely be back-loaded, and the deal doesn’t do enough in terms of housing.
Temperatures soared to 10 degrees Celsius above average in Siberia last month.
The first progress report on Just Transition by Kieran Mulvey was published today.
Dublin, Louth and Clare are expected to be the most affected counties.
John Gibbons lays out the stark climate facts and urges us to take coronavirus as a warning that it’s now time to act, or perish.
A new government could be a while away as emissions targets becomes a stumbling block.
They’re not just waddling around, it appears.
Attenborough was speaking on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show this morning.
Even the most entrenched climate denialists would find it hard to argue that things aren’t changing, writes Mark Kernan.
Thunberg was the headline speaker at the Bristol Youth Strike 4 Climate on College Green, Bristol.
The UN called on countries to take immediate action to safeguard childrens’ futures.
The online retailer Amazon that Bezos runs has an enormous carbon footprint.
Extinction Rebellion cited the college’s ‘ties with fossil fuel companies’ in its reasoning.
Last week, an Argentine part of Antarctica recorded its hottest day since readings began at 18.3 degrees Celsius.
Cleo Murphy approached Danny Healy Rae yesterday about his comments.
The temperature climbed to 18.3 degrees, beating the previous record of 17.5 degrees.
The claim is contained in Sinn Féin’s election manifesto.
Gardaí had said they would not sanction the protest but it went ahead anyway this afternoon.
Reducing CO2 emissions is seen as key to resolving the climate crisis – but how much carbon does Ireland produce?
Gardaí warned the students that the potential for crowd trouble could lead open to “criminal proceedings” against those with a duty of care.
Trade unions said that there was a “fear and anxiety” among workers that good quality replacement jobs wouldn’t be provided.
The comments come on the same day Fine Gael launched its agriculture plans ahead of the upcoming election.
TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT – Joe Biden and Donald Trump will face off in an election debate in Cleveland.
Highly anticipated, many will see the debate as an opportunity for either candidate to claim a key advantage in what should be a closely-fought battle.
Likely to be combative, it’ll see Democrat candidate Biden tackle Trump on the economy and the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Of course, it’ll be the early hours of the morning by the time any of this airs – and even then, it’s not likely to be an entertainment event for the faint-hearted.
So today we want to know: Will you be watching the first US presidential debate live?
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