George Lee

Environment Correspondent

It might be cheaper for a government to pay for the development or protection of a carbon sink, like forestry, in a developing country

Standards for Carbon Credits at COP29 and what they mean

Governments at COP29 approved new standards for international carbon markets, in a key step towards allowing countries trade credits to meet climate targets, however there is a lot more work to be done, writes Environment Correspondent George Lee.

Analysis and Comment • 13 Nov 24

COP29: What is expected as Azerbaijan awaits delegates?

Tens of thousands of people will attend the COP29 climate talks in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, which start tomorrow and run for the next two weeks. A total of 85,000 attended the equivalent event, COP28, in Dubai last year so what is being expected in the Caucasus region this time round?

Analysis and Comment • 11 Nov 24

Scenes like those in Valencia are becoming more and more common and closer to home

Valencia destruction shows we're in a climate emergency

The destruction we have all seen in Valencia is telling us something important. We are clearly in the grip of an incredibly dangerous climate emergency.

World • 04 Nov 24

Scenes like that are becoming more and more common and closer to home

Valencia destruction shows we're in a climate emergency

The destruction we have all seen in Valencia is telling us something important. We are clearly in the grip of an incredibly dangerous climate emergency.

World • 03 Nov 24

Clawinch Island is a haven for water birds and an importand migratory stopping point

State to buy Lough Ree island to protect wading birds

The State is to buy Clawinch Island, a 50-acre hotspot for wading birds located about 500 metres from the north shore of Lough Ree.

Environment • 01 Nov 24

Cars piled up following deadly floods in Sedavi, south of Valencia, eastern Spain

Rainfall may become heavier as climate warms - experts

The heavy rainfall that hit southern Spain in recent days was about 12% heavier and twice as likely compared to the 1.3°C cooler pre industrial climate, a rapid analysis by World Weather Attribution climate scientists has found.

World • 31 Oct 24

Rainfall may become heavier as climate warms - experts

The heavy rainfall that hit southern Spain in recent days was about 12% heavier and twice as likely compared to the 1.3°C cooler pre industrial climate, a rapid analysis by World Weather Attribution climate scientists has found.

World • 31 Oct 24

The analysis by World Weather Attribution comes just one day after deadly floods killed at least 95 people in the Valencia region of Spain

Climate change intensified extreme weather events - study

A new scientific study has concluded that human-caused climate change intensified all of the ten most deadly extreme weather events of the past 20 years and contributed to more than 570,000 deaths.

Climate Change • 31 Oct 24