“Instead of applying their amazing engineering capacity, they’ve been doing the opposite.”

The UK Prime Minister announced a reversal on several climate pledges but has attracted criticism on all sides.

The Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action met this morning to hear from members of last year’s Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity Loss.

Concerns have been raised since 1986 when the dams suffered major damage.

Transport officials have devised a draft plan aimed at reducing traffic congestion in the capital.

The island states are requesting an international tribunal to determine if CO2 emissions absorbed by the oceans can be considered pollution.

The money is made up of shares in bonds and shares in climate-harming activities in the Global South.

Respiratory experts are calling on governments to reduce emissions and improve air quality using the same policies.

It’s a slight increase from last year’s C, representing cause for ‘hope’ but not ‘celebration’.

Excess hot water from the facility could be pumped into pipes instead of being cooled down and released into the Liffey.

Hundreds of fires continued to rage across British Columbia and 35,000 people were under evacuation orders as of yesterday.

An advisory said it was ‘beyond doubt’ that human influence has warmed the atmosphere.

July broke the record for the hottest month since pre-industrial times.

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More than 600 fossil fuel lobbyists attended COP27 in Egypt last November, sparking concerns about the industry’s sway over climate policy.

No breakthrough was possible on several key points at the meeting of major economies today.

Campaigners were dismayed earlier this year when the group failed to agree on a roadmap to cut fossil fuel use.

The AMOC regulates how heat moves from the lower latitudes into the northern hemisphere.

Overall, 63% of actions due to be completed during the quarter were finished on time.

The Climate Change Advisory Council is “extremely concerned” that the government will clarify its climate plans “too late”.

Just Stop Oil said three people in total were involved in the protest.

Gavin Schmidt said the trend of extreme heat is unmistakable.

Levels of sunshine and rainfall have both increased over time.

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Globally, the beginning of July was already the hottest week of modern records.

Despite previous divisions over the highly debated law, all of Ireland’s 13 MEPs ultimately backed it in this morning’s vote.

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.

The minister was delivering a speech about the need to significantly improve communication about climate change.

Eight children were among the 12 people confirmed dead yesterday.