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# CLIMATE CRISIS

Last week
17th September 2023 - 23rd September 2023
Ex-UN climate chief has 'lost patience' with fossil fuel industry
“Instead of applying their amazing engineering capacity, they’ve been doing the opposite.”
Rishi Sunak's U-turn on climate slammed as 'chucking the environment into a political fire'
The UK Prime Minister announced a reversal on several climate pledges but has attracted criticism on all sides.
Energy security review to find 'short-term' back-up gas storage needed for Ireland
A report by
Lauren Boland and Christina Finn
A report into the energy market’s pricing strategies will also be published today.
Citizens' assembly on biodiversity loss had 'no urban-rural divide' in forming recommendations
The Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action met this morning to hear from members of last year’s Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity Loss.
Experts had warned for decades about dams that burst killing thousands
Concerns have been raised since 1986 when the dams suffered major damage.
This month
September 2023
UN says thousands of Libya flood deaths could have been avoided
More than 5,000 people are believed to have died, with thousands more injured and left homeless.
Aid workers who managed to reach Derna described devastation in the city centre, with thousands still missing and tens of thousands left homeless.
At least 30,000 people in Derna were displaced by the flooding, the UN’s International Organisation for Migration said.
Traffic to be diverted from congested quays under proposed rehaul of Dublin city centre roads
Transport officials have devised a draft plan aimed at reducing traffic congestion in the capital.
Small islands take case to protect oceans from climate change to UN court
The island states are requesting an international tribunal to determine if CO2 emissions absorbed by the oceans can be considered pollution.
Farmer: Irish farming is connected with nature - we are not the enemy
Vincent Roddy of the Irish Natura & Hill Farmers Association argues for a continuation of the Irish farming system as is.
€5.7 billion in fossil fuel business being funnelled through Ireland to the Global South
The money is made up of shares in bonds and shares in climate-harming activities in the Global South.
Lung conditions will be made worse by climate change, say respiratory experts
Respiratory experts are calling on governments to reduce emissions and improve air quality using the same policies.
Government gets 'C+' in climate action as scientists say progress is good but not enough
It’s a slight increase from last year’s C, representing cause for ‘hope’ but not ‘celebration’.
Last month
August 2023
Hot water from Poolbeg Incinerator to heat over 50,000 buildings from 2025
Excess hot water from the facility could be pumped into pipes instead of being cooled down and released into the Liffey.
Opinion: So, it's now forbidden to tweet about reducing meat consumption - in a climate crisis?
Dr Catherine Conlon examines the controversy this week surrounding a deleted EPA tweet advocating reducing meat consumption.
Tens of thousands ordered to evacuate as Canadian firefighters continue to battle wildfires
Hundreds of fires continued to rage across British Columbia and 35,000 people were under evacuation orders as of yesterday.
Met Éireann told forecasters that Ireland needs to prepare for more extreme weather
An advisory said it was ‘beyond doubt’ that human influence has warmed the atmosphere.
'Ninety-nine percent' chance that 2023 will be hottest year of modern records
July broke the record for the hottest month since pre-industrial times.
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July
July 2023
Irish climate activist: How my Just Stop Oil arrest gives me hope for the future
Dr Genevieve Shanahan is an Irish lecturer in Cardiff. She explains why she joined Just Stop Oil.
Major climate summit attendees asked to disclose affiliations after anger over fossil fuel lobbying
More than 600 fossil fuel lobbyists attended COP27 in Egypt last November, sparking concerns about the industry’s sway over climate policy.
Opinion: As we move to a fairer and greener future we cannot forget those on the margins
Sorley McCaughey looks at how Ireland is doing when it comes to the agreed global Sustainable Development Goals.
No climate agreement on peaking emissions at G20 environment meeting
No breakthrough was possible on several key points at the meeting of major economies today.
Pádraic Fogarty: 'Farmers' power has seeped like a smothering fog through Irish politics'
The environmental campaigner who quit the Irish Wildlife Trust this week says the farm organisations are blocking progress on green goals.
G20 environment ministers prepare for fresh bid for climate deals
Campaigners were dismayed earlier this year when the group failed to agree on a roadmap to cut fossil fuel use.
Important ocean current system could collapse by mid-century
The AMOC regulates how heat moves from the lower latitudes into the northern hemisphere.
Four departments were responsible for one climate action each last quarter - and failed to finish
Overall, 63% of actions due to be completed during the quarter were finished on time.
Ireland will blow through carbon budgets without 'urgent' action - climate council
The Climate Change Advisory Council is “extremely concerned” that the government will clarify its climate plans “too late”.
Climate activists set off smoke flare at Open Championship golf tournament
Just Stop Oil said three people in total were involved in the protest.
Nasa climatologist says July likely to be hottest month on record
Gavin Schmidt said the trend of extreme heat is unmistakable.
'Like opening an oven': Irish people in European heatwave recount 'unrelenting' heat
A report by
Lauren Boland
European countries have been hit over the last week by the Cerberus heatwave, with temperatures in the high 30s and 40s.
Ireland has become warmer across all seasons in the last 30 years
Levels of sunshine and rainfall have both increased over time.
Poll: How anxious are you about rising global temperatures?
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Ireland at risk of breaking carbon budget limit as emissions fell only 2% last year
A report by
Lauren Boland
Staying within the first carbon budget will require an “extremely challenging annual reduction” of 12.4% in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Opinion: We've just had the hottest week on record and we're cheering a gutted EU Nature bill?
Lorna Bogue says the Nature Restoration Law debacle in the EU this week should be viewed as the climate failure it is.
Heatwave named after mythological monster brings scorching temperatures to southern Europe
Globally, the beginning of July was already the hottest week of modern records.
Nature Restoration Law gets green light from EU Parliament, including all Irish MEPs
Despite previous divisions over the highly debated law, all of Ireland’s 13 MEPs ultimately backed it in this morning’s vote.
The Explainer: What does Ireland’s ‘unprecedented’ marine heatwave tell us about our climate?
Presenter Laura Byrne is joined on this week’s episode by Lauren Boland, reporter with The Journal, and Maynooth University’s Dr Gerard McCarthy They examine the impact of the heatwave, what it means for marine life, and look at wider oceanic climate trends impacting Ireland, such as an increasingly unstable Gulf Stream.
Opinion: We are half way to COP28 but rich countries continue to stall climate progress
Ross Fitzpatrick says global climate agreements are all well and good but wealthy countries are not following through.
Protesters interrupt Eamon Ryan at climate conference in Ballina
The minister was delivering a speech about the need to significantly improve communication about climate change.
Death toll rises to 55 after two weeks of monsoon rain in Pakistan
Eight children were among the 12 people confirmed dead yesterday.