# CLIMATE CRISIS

Last year

2022

# Climate

'Only the beginning': Ireland's first-ever carbon budgets pass through the Dáil

A motion to approve the budgets passed through the Dáil without a vote due to little opposition.

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Apr 7th 2022, 9:26 AM

# just transition

Government response to climate crisis ‘inadequate’, Ivana Bacik says

Micheál Martin said a Just Transition Commission would be set up at the end of the year.

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Apr 5th 2022, 5:43 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Do you plan to take shorter showers to cut costs and save energy?

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said yesterday that “energy efficiency makes sense at any time”.

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Apr 5th 2022, 11:57 AM

# CLIMATE CRISIS

How can citizens take climate action? Avoid long-haul flights and eat less meat, UN experts say

“Avoid, shift, improve” are ways individuals can curb climate emissions, a landmark UN report said.

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Apr 4th 2022, 10:28 PM

# CLIMATE CRISIS

'We're at a crossroads': Major UN climate report charts pathways to save the planet

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."

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Apr 4th 2022, 4:02 PM

# Not too late

UN report to lay out the last-ditch choices still open to the world to stop the climate crisis

The latest IPCC report will likely emphasise the impetus on the world to cut greenhouse gas emissions to save the planet.

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Apr 4th 2022, 6:00 AM

# Wildfire

'Incredibly difficult' to prosecute people for starting illegal fires, Heritage Minister says

Malcolm Noonan yesterday condemned an illegal 300-hectare fire in Wicklow Mountains National Park.

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Apr 1st 2022, 9:15 AM

# newsletter

Temperature Check: It's been a hell of a week at the North and South poles

Read an extract from the latest edition of The Journal’s climate newsletter.

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Mar 26th 2022, 8:00 PM

# Climate Change

Hundreds of climate protesters gather across island of Ireland

A rally closed off one side of Merrion Square in Dublin, as protesters gathered to demand urgent action to tackle climate change.

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Mar 25th 2022, 5:26 PM

# Climate Change

Antarctica hits record temperatures, experts say

Well above normal temperatures have been recorded recently in both the Arctic and Antarctica.

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Mar 21st 2022, 4:38 PM

# Oil and Gas

Ireland can 'take on this Putin regime' by cutting Russian fossil fuel imports, Eamon Ryan says

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres said today that “addiction to fossil fuels is mutually assured destruction”.

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Mar 21st 2022, 1:49 PM

# Crises

'We have energy security issues': EU's battle to cut Russian gas, quit fossil fuels, and protect supply

The Journal spoke to Irish MEPs about what they believe must be done to reduce energy dependency on Russia while also protecting the climate and supply.

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Mar 18th 2022, 8:00 AM

# CLIMATE CRISIS

Climate change: What can Ireland learn from the most recent IPCC report?

Europe, along with most of the rest of the world, will be impacted by temperature increases, water scarcity, sea level rise and more floods.

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Mar 7th 2022, 8:30 PM

# CLIMATE CRISIS

Amazon rainforest reaching ‘tipping point’ faster than expected, research shows

A new paper said three-quarters of the Amazon is showing dwindling resilience against droughts and other adverse weather events.

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Mar 7th 2022, 4:47 PM

# net zero

FactFind: How can petrol and diesel be called 'carbon neutral'?

Applegreen sells a ‘carbon neutral’ driving option at pumps – how does that work?

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Mar 2nd 2022, 12:05 AM

# Climate Report

IPCC findings not 'doom and gloom' but a wake-up call to act on climate, report author says

Prof Richard Dawson contributed to the sections on cities and said coastal areas will be increasingly threatened in the years ahead.

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Feb 28th 2022, 7:00 PM

# Climate Change

New climate change report issues 'dire warning about the consequences of inaction'

Climate change is already disrupting people’s lives in multiple ways across different parts of the world.

Climate change is disrupting people's lives in multiple ways across different parts of the world.

The impacts of climate change will intensify in the coming decades.

But it is not too late to take drastic action and prevent the worst-case scenarios.

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Feb 28th 2022, 11:00 AM

# CLIMATE CRISIS

Climate change: Major new IPCC report to set out importance of urgent action

The report with the latest evidence on the impacts of climate change will be released at 11am.

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Feb 28th 2022, 6:00 AM

# Global Warming

Wildfires getting worse worldwide and governments are unprepared – UN report

The report said nations spend too much time and money fighting fires rather than preventing them.

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Feb 23rd 2022, 9:54 AM

# Climate

Jet stream behind recent storms has gotten closer to Ireland over 141-year period, study finds

The jet stream brought the three storms to Ireland and the UK last week.

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Feb 22nd 2022, 5:24 PM

Voices

Opinion: The new retrofitting scheme must move fast to make any kind of difference

Dr Wendy Rowan & Dr Stephen McCarthy welcome the new scheme but say it must be made as easy as possible for all to use.

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Feb 19th 2022, 7:00 AM

Voices

Opinion: Our war on nature has led to climate change, biodiversity loss, and zoonotic pandemics

Gavin Harte writes about the fight to save Glen of the Downs to a road being built through it in 1997.

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Feb 14th 2022, 7:00 PM

Voices

Opinion: Galway in a climate crisis - not a single cycleway has been built in years

Galway resident Gráinne Faller addresses the divisive Salthill Cycleways but urges councillors not to scrap the plans in a vote next week.

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Feb 10th 2022, 7:41 PM

# energy source

'Milestone' nuclear fusion energy record hit by UK-based scientists

A team in England more than doubled a 1997 record for sustained energy generated.

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Feb 9th 2022, 2:21 PM

# Energy

Explainer: Here's how the government's ambitious retrofitting grant scheme is meant to work

More money will be available to foot some of the cost for people to install heat pumps, insulation and solar panels.

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Feb 9th 2022, 11:55 AM

# Emergency

'Immediate steps' should be taken to protect Ireland's hedgerows, committee to hear

The Agriculture Committee will hear from participants on hedgerows and the draft CAP Strategic Plan.

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Feb 9th 2022, 6:00 AM

# Retrofitting

Government announces plans for grants to cover up to 50% of cost for deep home retrofit

Up to 50% of deep retrofitting costs will be covered under the new grant scheme.

Grants of as much as around €25,000 will be offered for private homes to cover half the costs of a deep retrofit.

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Feb 8th 2022, 6:45 PM

# no legislation

NI climate legislation one step closer to the finish line, but uncertainties remain

Northern Ireland does not have its own climate laws but falls under UK-wide targets.

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Feb 5th 2022, 9:00 AM

# cutting emissions

No HSE climate plan currently in place, but focus first on reducing emissions from buildings

A plan to decarbonise HSE buildings will be published in March with a wider climate action plan to follow.

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Feb 4th 2022, 6:30 AM

# Energy

EU sets out green label proposal for gas and nuclear power

At least five Irish MEPs said last month that they plan to oppose the contentious proposal.

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Feb 2nd 2022, 12:24 PM

# Emissions

Oireachtas climate committee votes in favour of approving proposed carbon budgets

The proposed budgets setting out limits on greenhouse gas emissions still need the green-light from government.

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Feb 1st 2022, 4:37 PM

# catastrophe

Doomsday Clock set to 100 seconds to midnight for third year in a row

It reflects the scientists’ view that the world is no safer than it was this time last year.

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Jan 20th 2022, 3:15 PM

# CLIMATE CRISIS

Methane: Levels of the potent greenhouse gas are still on the rise - here's why that matters

Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, and recent data shows its atmospheric concentration is still increasing.

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Jan 16th 2022, 7:00 AM

# resilience

Why 'adaptation' is the climate buzzword you need to know this year

Ireland is due to update the National Adaptation Framework for the first time since 2018 and the IPCC will publish a major report on climate adaptation.

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Jan 2nd 2022, 6:30 AM

# climactic

'A step on the road': The climate action that Ireland will - and won't - take in 2022

Here’s what the Government will be doing this year – and what experts say must be tackled.

The Journal analysed documents and spoke to experts to understand climate action planned this year and which interventions are needed most urgently.

This year will see a 2022 Climate Action Plan that is updated to “fully reflect the legally adopted carbon budgets and sectoral ceilings”, Lauren Boland reports.

Here's what the Government will be doing this year - and what experts say must be tackled.

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Jan 1st 2022, 12:05 AM

All time

# CLIMATE CRISIS

What climate plans did Ireland set out in 2021, and how do things look for next year?

Let’s take a look back at the climate policies and goals Ireland put forward over the last 12 months.

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Dec 22nd 2021, 6:00 AM

THE MORNING LEAD

Irish people 'overwhelmingly recognise' climate change threat as 90% say we must act on emissions

A report by

Lauren Boland

Only 9% of people think Ireland is too small to make a difference on the climate, a new EPA report has found.

Only 9% of people think Ireland is too small to make a difference on the climate, Lauren Boland reports.

Nine in tene believe that it has a responsibility to act and reduce greenhouse emissions, a new report has found.

The same number of people believe politicians need to be doing "more" or "much more" to address climate change.

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Dec 10th 2021, 2:33 PM

THE MORNING LEAD

'Critical gaps' between government's climate plans and what it's actually doing - report

A report by

Lauren Boland

The Climate Change Advisory Council is concerned about missed targets and delayed measures inhibiting efforts to fight the climate crisis.

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Dec 8th 2021, 4:38 PM

# CLIMATE CRISIS

'It's not nearly enough': Some positives to COP26 deal, but experts say much more is needed

The reaction to the Glasgow Climate Pact has been mixed across the world.

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Nov 14th 2021, 4:49 PM

# glasgow climate pact

'Our fragile planet is hanging by a thread': COP26 deal agreed by global leaders

Negotiations ran into overtime at the summit with some last-minute changes to the final deal.

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Nov 13th 2021, 7:56 PM