George Lee

Environment Correspondent

The ESRI's Behavioural Research Unit surveyed a representative sample of almost 1,700 adults, including 467 farmers, for the study

'Modest support' for pro-climate policies - ESRI

A national study by the Economic and Social Research Institute has found that farmers, people living in rural areas, and urban residents are all worried by climate change and equally willing to take action to help stop it.

Ireland • 09 Apr

Uisce Éireann is aksing people to take action to avoid wasting water

Public urged to conserve water supply after low rainfall

Uisce Éireann has appealed to the public to help safeguard water supplies following particularly low overall rainfall levels last month and an earlier than usual start to the wildfire season - as demonstrated by wildfires in Co Mayo last weekend.

Ireland • 08 Apr

For the European area specifically, the average temperature over land last month was 6.03 degrees

March second warmest on record - EU climate body

The EU Copernicus Climate Change Service has said last month was the second warmest March on record.

Climate Change • 08 Apr

New figures show the momentum in the global renewable energy transition is extremely strong

Renewables an economic force despite US climate policy

Climate change is a gloomy subject. The fact that it is an existential challenge makes good news hard to find.

Analysis and Comment • 30 Mar

Chairman of Uisce Éireann Jerry Grant said the State's water and sewage systems are in a desperate state

New housing targets present challenges - Uisce Éireann

Uisce Éireann has said that the new housing targets included in the Programme for Government for the completion of 300,000 new housing units by 2030 present several challenges and that it is seeking additional support from the Government to address these.

Ireland • 28 Mar

The eggs were found at 75% of park entrances sampled (Stock pic)

Parks, playgrounds 'hotspots' for roundworm eggs - study

New research by zoologists at Trinity College has identified the entrances to public parks and children's playgrounds in Dublin as hotspots for potentially infective roundworm eggs, with dog poo being the main source.

Dublin • 28 Mar

The report found growing international market offers an export opportunity for Irish suppliers of sustainable energy

Energy transition could generate €19bn a year - SEAI

A new report from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland estimates that Ireland's energy transition will drive up to €19 billion per year of new business by 2030.

Ireland • 26 Mar

The survey also found that 61% of women said they wash their hands more often than before Covid-19

Fewer shake hands, junk food consumption up after Covid

The Central Statistics Office has published a survey detailing the long-term social impacts of the pandemic experience and the restrictions associated with Covid-19 five years on.

Coronavirus • 26 Mar

The report confirms 2024 was the warmest in 175 years of observational records

Human-induced climate change reaches 'new heights' - WMO

The World Meteorological Organization has said clear signs of human-induced climate change reached new heights in 2024, with some of the consequences being irreversible over hundreds if not thousands of years.

World • 19 Mar

The overall improvement in nitrogen levels in 2024 follows a period of little positive change in recent years

Nitrogen levels in rivers at eight-year low - EPA

Early indications show a welcome reduction in the level of nitrogen pollution in Ireland's rivers last year, the Environmental Protection Agency has said.

Ireland • 19 Mar