# Climate

July

July 2023

# Greece

Irish citizens warned to 'stay away' from areas struck by Rhodes wildfires as 30k people evacuated

The Department of Foreign Affairs said it has been contacted by ‘a number of Irish citizens’ impacted by the fires.

The Department is advising Irish citizens to be alert and stay away from the affected areas.

High winds forecast for today are expected to hamper firefighters' battle to contain the blaze.

Police in the country have said it is the "biggest fire evacuation ever in Greece".

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Jul 23rd 2023, 6:14 PM

Voices

Larry Donnelly: Why is it that political will is lagging behind climate chaos?

Our columnist examines recent record temperatures across the globe and attitudes toward climate change in the US.

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Jul 22nd 2023, 8:00 PM

# Climate

Resorts evacuated as blaze rages out of control on Greek island of Rhodes amid heatwave

More than 200 firefighters and 40 fire engines were operating on the ground.

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Jul 22nd 2023, 6:58 PM

# Protest

Climate activists set off smoke flare at Open Championship golf tournament

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

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Jul 21st 2023, 2:28 PM

# Climate Change

Nasa climatologist says July likely to be hottest month on record

Gavin Schmidt said the trend of extreme heat is unmistakable.

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Jul 21st 2023, 7:41 AM

THE MORNING LEAD

'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.

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Jul 19th 2023, 12:05 AM

# changing climate

Ireland has become warmer across all seasons in the last 30 years

Levels of sunshine and rainfall have both increased over time.

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Jul 18th 2023, 6:00 AM

THE MORNING LEAD

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.

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Jul 14th 2023, 2:34 PM

# Cerberus heatwave

Heatwave named after mythological monster brings scorching temperatures to southern Europe

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

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Jul 13th 2023, 10:37 AM

# Back to nature

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.

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Jul 12th 2023, 12:35 PM

# British Grand Prix

Police and organisers of British Grand Prix on high alert for Just Stop Oil protesters

‘It is absolute madness if someone climbs on to a live racing track,’ the track’s director said.

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Jul 8th 2023, 3:58 PM

Voices

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.

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Jul 8th 2023, 7:00 AM

# CLIMATE CRISIS

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.

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Jul 7th 2023, 2:45 PM

# flash floods

Death toll rises to 55 after two weeks of monsoon rain in Pakistan

Eight children were among the 12 people confirmed dead yesterday.

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Jul 7th 2023, 12:27 PM

# Extreme Weather

Global temperature record broken for second day in a row

Preliminary readings by US meteorologists today show that average daily air temperature on the Earth’s surface reached 17.18 degrees Celsius.

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Jul 5th 2023, 9:55 PM

# Extreme Weather

China in the grip of extreme weather after flooding and 10 straight days of 35 degree heat

Beijing reported 9.8 straight days when the temperature exceeded 35 degrees Celsius.

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Jul 3rd 2023, 8:32 AM

June

June 2023

# plastic waste

New Zealand to become first country to ban thin plastic bags from supermarkets

Some supermarkets have started selling polyester mesh bags that can be washed and reused.

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Jun 29th 2023, 10:15 AM

# Rewetting

Deadlock over contentious Nature Restoration Law throws its fate into hands of EU Parliament

The EU’s environment committee of 88 MEPs was split down the middle in a highly anticipated vote this morning.

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Jun 27th 2023, 10:58 AM

# Falling short

Ireland relied on buying 'credits' to reach climate and energy targets - EU audit

A report by the European Court of Auditors examined countries’ performance against 2020 targets and progress towards 2030.

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Jun 26th 2023, 4:02 PM

THE MORNING LEAD

Rising ocean temperatures spell 'real threat' to fish species in Irish waters

A report by

Lauren Boland

There are many warning signs that Earth’s oceans are heating up due to climate change.

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Jun 25th 2023, 12:05 AM

# Climate

Paris climate summit ends without deal to create global tax on shipping

French President Emmanuel Macron said upcoming reforms of the international finance system would be assessed within the next two years.

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Jun 23rd 2023, 3:42 PM

# Decarbonisation

Climate minister expects to miss EU deadline for draft energy plan

A draft National Energy and Climate Plan will only be published ‘later this year’ despite a 30 June submission deadline.

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Jun 17th 2023, 11:17 AM

# Rewetting

Highly awaited EU vote on Nature Restoration Law postponed to end of month

A meeting of MEPs to determine the fate of the legislation went well over time.

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Jun 15th 2023, 3:14 PM

# Temperature Check

Newsletter: The proposed nature restoration law that's become a flashpoint in climate debate

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

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Jun 14th 2023, 2:47 PM

# investments

Proposed EU regulation would clear up what it means for a company to be sustainable

The EU Commission has put forward a proposal for better oversight of ambiguous ESG ratings.

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Jun 14th 2023, 12:49 PM

# Extreme Weather

Winds and heavy rains kill at least 27 people in Pakistan, including eight children

Authorities have declared an emergency in the affected districts.

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Jun 11th 2023, 2:29 PM

# CLIMATE CRISIS

Human-caused greenhouse gas emissions at 'all-time high'

A team of scientists have developed an open platform with key information about the state of the climate.

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Jun 8th 2023, 9:09 AM

# Weather

Defence Forces available 'at all times' to respond to wildfires as warning issued

The Department of Agriculture issued an orange level forest fire warning due to continued high-pressure dominated weather patterns.

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Jun 7th 2023, 7:14 PM

# Fossil Funds

EU Commissioner says auto-enrol pensions should be 'transparent' about climate sustainability

Pre-legislative scrutiny of Ireland’s auto-enrolment pension scheme called for funds to be prohibited from investing in fossil fuels.

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Jun 5th 2023, 6:00 AM

# Biodiversity

Rewilding row: Green minister warns of ‘horrible conservative scaremongering’ on EU nature law

Ossian Smyth said he was ‘not happy’ that Fine Gael’s EU party, the EPP had walked out of talks on the issue.

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Jun 1st 2023, 5:16 PM

May

May 2023

# CSO

Agriculture accounted for almost 40% of greenhouse gas emissions in 2020

That’s according to new figures released in the Central Statistics Office.

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May 31st 2023, 5:45 PM

# Rewetting

Fine Gael's EU party pulls out of talks on high-profile nature law

The proposed law, which would set targets for restoring nature, has been the subject of controversy in Europe and in Ireland.

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May 31st 2023, 4:05 PM

# Flying

'I don't think Cork-Dublin flights will return' - Ryanair boss

Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary has said he does not believe short-haul flights in Ireland are unacceptable from a climate perspective.

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May 31st 2023, 12:47 PM

# Wildfires

EU doubles firefighting aircraft fleet ahead of hot and dry summer

The aircraft are stationed in 10 member states while over 400 firefighters will be pre-positioned in Greece, France and Portugal.

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May 29th 2023, 12:13 PM

# Switzerland

Geneva airport briefly closed as climate activists stage protest against private jet fair

Seven flights were diverted and others were delayed.

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May 23rd 2023, 5:10 PM

# just stop oil

Climate change protesters delay Shell AGM for over an hour trying to storm stage

The annual meeting was delayed more than an hour as protesters shouted, sang and chanted.

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May 23rd 2023, 2:46 PM

# Nature

Degraded land in Dublin mountains to be restored under new biodiversity project

The project is seeking to restore land and improve biodiversity across 2,000 hectares around the Glenasmole Valley.

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May 22nd 2023, 7:38 PM

# Rome

Climate activists turn Rome's Trevi Fountain black

Activists from the anti-climate change organisation Last Generation climbed into the landmark fountain and poured a vegetable-based carbon liquid into it.

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May 21st 2023, 4:11 PM

THE MORNING LEAD

Green MEPs 'very' concerned by opposition to plan for restoring nature and rewetting Irish bogs

A report by

Lauren Boland

Two Green MEPs from Ireland and Germany gave an in-depth interview to The Journal on the proposed Nature Restoration Law.

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May 20th 2023, 12:05 AM

# grounded

People Before Profit propose ban on private jets in Irish airspace

The proposed legislation is aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions from aviation.

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May 18th 2023, 2:14 PM