World is facing 'environmental breakdown', study warns The world is facing unprecedented "environmental breakdown" which could threaten the stability of societies, a report from a think tank warns. News Lens • 12 Feb 19
Last year was fourth hottest on record - WMO The World Meteorological Organization, the specialised agency of the United Nations monitoring weather and climatic conditions, has confirmed that last year was the fourth hottest ... Environment • 06 Feb 19
2018 was fourth hottest year on record - researchers The last four years have been the world's hottest since record-keeping began, with 2018 the fourth warmest on record, according to data published by US ... World • 25 Jan 19
35,000 children protest in Brussels over climate change Thousands of Belgian schoolchildren skipped classes today to flood Brussels in an unprecedented protest against global warming and pollution, vowing to miss school once a ... News Lens • 24 Jan 19
Court challenge to Government's climate change plan A High Court case being taken a group of environmental activists, campaigning under the umbrella of Climate Case Ireland, is seeking the quash of the ... Environment • 22 Jan 19
'There is no planet B': Swiss students stage strikes Thousands of school children and university students across Switzerland have skipped class to march in the streets and demand climate action, telling politicians "there is ... News Lens • 18 Jan 19
Sustainability of global coffee production 'at risk' Climate change and deforestation are putting more than half the world's wild coffee species at risk of extinction and threatening the sustainability of global coffee ... World • 17 Jan 19
Human diet causing 'catastrophic' damage - Lancet A major report on healthy diets and food systems commissioned by the Lancet Medical Journal has called for a comprehensive shift in how the world ... Health • 17 Jan 19
Met Éireann concern over 'spurious' weather warnings Just like the weather, Met Éireann's recently-introduced weather warning system has resulted in plenty of debate and discussion. Politics • 17 Jan 19
Antarctic ice melting faster than ever before - study Global warming is melting ice in Antarctica faster than ever before - about six times more per year now than 40 years ago - leading ... Environment • 14 Jan 19
Climate change cost billions in 2018 - report Extreme floods, droughts, wildfires and storms linked to climate change cost thousands of lives and billions of euros this year, a report has warned. Environment • 27 Dec 18
Nations reach deal to implement Paris Climate Accord An agreement has been reached by representatives of nearly 200 countries on how to implement the Paris Climate Accord, after two weeks of negotiations at ... News • 16 Dec 18
Life under smog: 'You're battling with the air' "The first thing I do when I wake in the morning is check the air," said Deborah Mahon from Dublin who moved to Beijing last ... Analysis and Comment • 14 Dec 18
Many issues still undecided on last day of COP24 After two weeks of haggling negotiators at the COP24 climate talks in Katowice in Poland entered their last scheduled day with many issues still undecided. Environment • 14 Dec 18
Ireland 'on right track' in relation to climate change Former President of Ireland Mary Robinson has said this country has a long way to catch up regarding climate change, but it is on the ... Environment • 04 Dec 18
Climate change 'our greatest threat' - Attenborough British broadcaster and environmentalist David Attenborough urged world leaders at the COP24 summit in Poland to get on and tackle "our greatest threat in thousands ... Environment • 04 Dec 18
Act now or risk disaster, UN climate summit hears Representatives from nearly 200 countries began crunch UN climate talks in Poland today against a backdrop of dire environmental warnings and a call for action ... World • 02 Dec 18
Climate action must triple to curb global warming - UN Countries must massively ramp up their action to cut emissions to prevent global temperatures rising beyond dangerous thresholds, a UN report warns. World • 27 Nov 18
Greenhouse gas levels in atmosphere hit record high Levels of heat trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached another record high according to the World Meteorological Organisation. Environment • 22 Nov 18
Bitcoin mining could thwart efforts to cut CO2 - report Scientists have warned that demand for bitcoin could single-handedly derail efforts to limit global warming, due to the huge amounts of energy taken to generate ... World • 30 Oct 18
Cost of climate-linked disasters soars - UN report The economic cost of climate-related disasters hit $2.25 trillion over the last two decades, an increase of more than 150% compared to the previous 20 ... World • 11 Oct 18
Trump sceptical of UN climate change report findings US President Donald Trump said he has yet to read a UN report warning of global warming-caused chaos unless drastic action is taken and added ... US • 09 Oct 18
What does the UN climate report say? A new UN report warns of the unprecedented changes needed by society to keep global temperatures from rising more than 1.5C above pre-industrial levels. Here ... Environment • 08 Oct 18
It's crunch time for action on climate change We don't have a second to waste when it comes to tackling climate change. This was the clarion call from the President of the European ... Climate Change • 16 Sep 18
