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The Arctic suffered extreme heat in 2020 and atmospheric concentrations of planet-warming carbon dioxide continued to rise

2020 ties with 2016 as world's hottest year on record

Environment • 08 Jan

US Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell

Fed joins global club of peers in climate change fight

Business • 15 Dec 20

More than 75 heads of state are expected to announce renewed emissions-cutting targets or signal great intent to help the most vulnerable nations deal with increasingly frequent climate disasters

Countries must declare 'climate emergency' - UN chief

World • 12 Dec 20

The leaders had debated climate change measures for eight long hours, dragging a summit that started yesterday through into this morning

EU leaders agree target to cut emissions by 55% by 2030

Europe • 11 Dec 20

Highgate Cemetery attracts around 100,000 visitors annually

Climate change threatens London's Highgate Cemetery

UK • 10 Dec 20

The document sets out how the agriculture sector will reduce emissions over the coming decades

Govt publishes climate change roadmap for agri-sector

Ireland • 09 Dec 20

The weight of the world - New study looked at population growth, ageing, growing body masses, declining physical activity and increased food waste

4bn could be overweight by 2050, warns study

World • 18 Nov 20

Higher temperatures contributed to devastating wildfires across Europe and the US last month

World sees hottest September on record - scientists

Environment • 07 Oct 20

Between January and August, temperatures reached between 2C and 3C in Antarctic

Study finds Antarctic Peninsula at warmest in decades

World • 03 Oct 20

The TSG recommends a new VRT charging scheme to 'level the playing field' between different emissions tests

Energy tax take to fall despite carbon tax rise - TSG

Budget 2021 • 28 Sep 20

Climate change is having a devastating effect on the world's glaciers, particularly in Greenland

Greenland ice melting past 'tipping point': study

World • 17 Aug 20

People cool down on a hot July day in Germany last year

Three of the hottest Julys on record in past five years

World • 06 Aug 20

Edwin Poots said it was 'ridiculous' to call for a comprehensive piece of legislation to be developed in just three months

Poots accused of blocking NI climate change legislation

Ulster • 21 Jul 20

Russia's northern territories have faced a heat wave in recent weeks (File pic)

Climate change blamed for 'abnormal' fires in Arctic

Weather • 30 Jun 20

The South Pole is warming at a rate of around 0.6C a decade, compared with around 0.2C for the rest of the planet

South Pole warming 3 times faster than rest of Earth

Environment • 29 Jun 20

The data suggests 'in a worst case scenario' sea levels could rise by between 3m-6m by 2050

Up to 70,000 homes 'at risk' of future coastal flooding

Ireland • 21 May 20

The EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service says 11 of the continent's 12 warmest years on record have been since 2000

2019 was Europe's hottest year on record

News • 22 Apr 20

Antonio Guterres has cautioned governments against bailing out heavily polluting industries

Pandemic recovery must tackle climate crisis - UN

Climate Change • 22 Apr 20

Sydney saw an extra 28 hot days a year

Australian summers 'grow longer due to climate change'

Climate Change • 02 Mar 20

Artificial snow was brought into Moscow for winter festivals

Moscow sees warmest winter since records began

World • 29 Feb 20

The report says around 250 million under-fives in low and middle income countries risk being stunted due to malnutrition and other impacts of poverty

Every child under threat from climate, poor diet - UN

World • 19 Feb 20

Plastic waste at an abandoned factory in Jenjarom, outside Kuala Lumpur, last March

Plastic wasteland: Where the West sends its rubbish

Environment • 19 Feb 20

The images were captured by the European Space Agency

Iceberg a third the size of Dublin calves in Antarctica

News Lens • 14 Feb 20

Josep Borrell caused anger by referring to students who stage Fridays for Future as suffering from 'Greta syndrome'

EU official's 'Greta syndrome' remark sparks outrage

Environment • 07 Feb 20

Climate action policies in most manifestos are too tame

Election 2020 • 06 Feb 20

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