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Floods in Mountmellick, Co Laois in November 2017: "How much are we responsible for having more frequent heatwaves or heavier rainfall?"

How climate change can be attributed to human influence

Climate Change / 29 Mar

"While the costs of installing better attic insulation are clear(ish), the benefits really depend on who you are and how you live."

The ins and outs of improving energy efficiency in your home

Climate Change / 22 Feb

"A pilot study revealed that farmers in Ireland are concerned about severe weather events and its effects on their farm"

How rural and agricultural areas can deal with climate change

Climate Change / 18 Feb

It is beyond doubt that human interference from a mixture of land-use, agriculture and fossil fuel that lies behind the observed rise in concentrations of methane.

Why methane matters so much in climate change planning

Climate Change / 13 Feb

A message on climate change from Swedish activist Greta Thunberg

"The worst in Europe": Ireland's climate and energy to-do list

Climate Change / 14 May

Ghoramara island in the Bay of Bengal has lost 50% of its land mass to the rising seas as a result of climate change, causing two thirds of its population to move elsewhere. Photo: Tanmoy Bhaduri/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Why it's time to stop listening to climate change deniers

Climate Change / 22 Jan

Students protest against climate change in Switzerland. Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP Photo/Getty Images

Climate change and the law

Climate Change / 22 Jan

"The greatest party in the history of mankind now has to end"

Why we need a carbon tax

Energy / 16 Jan

"Ireland's waste level reached a crisis point following the move by China in January 2018 to close the world's biggest recycling market." Photo: Getty Images

A fix for plastic waste: turning bottles into car parts

Plastic waste / 08 Jan

"A warmer planet would lead to floods, hurricanes, droughts and sea-level rises". Photo: iStock

Walking in a winter wonderland: the climate change remix

Christmas / 19 Dec 18

"Climate change cuts across boundaries, both disciplinary and national"

How do we respond to the wicked problem of climate change?

Climate Change / 14 Dec 18

The new supercomputer will help our understanding of past, present and future climate change

Taking on climate change with a supercomputer

Supercomputer / 29 Nov 18

Hurricane Hugo hits St. Croix in the Virgin Islands in 1989. Photo by Gary Williams/Liaison/Getty Images

Hurricanes: against monsters in the Caribbean and Ireland

Hurricanes / 15 Nov 18

Many of the actions we are taking against climate change are highly visible, such as solar panels for renewable electricity

The unseen fight against climate change

Climate Change / 16 Oct 18

"This is currently how we are binging on carbon, with no budgeting for the future."

The other budget: why it's time for an annual carbon budget

Budget 2019 / 03 Oct 18

Flooding in North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Florence. Photo: Getty Images

Is this the start of Ireland's storm season?

Weather / 18 Sep 18

"Strategic combinations of wind and solar in chosen locations could provide a more consistent supply of electricity."

The importance of weather on Ireland's future energy supply

Weather / 19 Sep 18

"Does Francis Bacon bear historical responsibility for a capitalist war on the climate? Or was he a prophet of the scientific values on which the future of humanity depends?"

What can philosophy tell us about the fight over climate change?

Climate Change / 18 Sep 18

Hot, hot, hot

What's behind this summer's extreme heat?

Heatwave / 23 Jul 18

Overseeing the Corrib gas field. "Ireland is set to become the fourth country to ban exploration for fossil fuels, but the first to do so without a Plan B"

Banning fossil fuel exploration is posturing not pragmatism

Brainstorm / 18 Apr 18

When Siberian gusts come to Ireland

The science behind the big freeze

Weather / 09 May 18

A gift from the Arctic

Is this week's cold snap a sign of long-term weather trends?

Snow / 27 Feb 18

"Brexit poses challenges for the European response to climate change in at least four areas". Photo: iStock

What will Brexit mean for climate change?

Brexit / 14 Feb 18

"The arguments associated with carbon dioxide and methane releases have been replayed endlessly between farmers, legislators and scientists, but few actions have been agreed upon to reduce Ireland's global warming contribution"

Why agriculture should clean up its act

Climate Change / 29 Mar 18

How many premature deaths result from air pollution in Ireland?

Death by unnatural causes

Climate Change / 29 Jan 18