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Bríd Smith said nothing the Government announces on climate can be taken serious (file image)

Government accused of 'utter hypocrisy' over climate

Politics / 05 Jul

Minister Richard Bruton (C) said decarbonising electricity supply is crucial

Energia to invest €3bn in renewable energy projects

Ireland / 01 Jul

A protester is carried away by police

Travel chaos as 122 arrested amid London climate rally

The IEA said Ireland is not on course to meet its mandatory emissions reduction and renewable energy targets for 2020

Govt urged to improve accountability on climate targets

Ireland / 15 Apr

New hubs will be created while others will be upgraded

50 new charging hubs in €20m e-car network investment

Ireland / 05 Apr

Cooling down in the intense heat

Australian heatwave smashes record, 50C forecast

News Lens / 24 Jan

Ireland has been criticised for its greenhouse gas emissions record

Ireland worst in EU for performance on climate action

Environment / 11 Dec 18

The 20 warmest years on record have been in the past 22 years, the WMO says

2018 to be among hottest years on record - UN

News Lens / 29 Nov 18

Ghoramara Island has nearly halved in size over the past two decades, according to village elders

The island that shrinks each year

News Lens / 29 Nov 18

Damage caused by flash floods in Peru in 2017, fuelled by El Niño

El Niño weather to develop in next three months - WMO

Environment / 27 Nov 18

The findings come just weeks after an EU watchdog said most member states fail to meet the bloc's air quality targets

European air quality poor but slowly improving - report

World / 29 Oct 18

Mary Robinson said the US cannot formally leave the Paris agreement until 2020

Robinson: 'We hoped Trump would listen and learn'

Paris agreement / 02 Jun 17

Donald Trump has previously called global warming a hoax

Trump to announce decision on climate deal 'very soon'

Paris agreement / 31 May 17

Melting glaciers and ice caps have resulted in an average 20cm rise in sea levels since the start of the 20th century

Record global average temperature in 2016

Ireland / 21 Mar 17

During the last interglacial period sea levels were up to nine metres higher than today

Sea temperature study makes concerning discovery

Science / 20 Jan 17

The Paris Agreement seeks to wean the world economy off fossil fuels in the second half of the century

Global pact on climate comes into force

News / 04 Nov 16

Kingspan claims its products help its customers reduce their annual energy consumption by 148,600m kilowatt hours - the equivalent to six times the annual energy consumption of Dublin city

Kingspan named on latest Climate 'A' List by CDP

Business / 25 Oct 16

Workers at Bord na Móna are seeking to meet Minister Naughten to discuss the future of 1,300 jobs at power plants in Offaly and Longford

Union seeks to meet Naughten over job concerns

News / 18 Oct 16

Paris was the hottest European city during the 2003 summer heatwave

Deaths during 2003 heatwave due to global warming

News / 08 Jul 16

The parties have proposed various policies on climate change

Political climate: Parties' environmental policies

Election 2016 / 22 Feb 16

Children take part in a demonstration to promote 100% clean energy during the summit

World nations agree to landmark climate plan

News / 12 Dec 15

Carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide all reached record high average atmospheric concentrations in 2014

Major greenhouse gases hit record highs in 2014

News / 16 Jul 15

Pope Francis said the Amazon should have special protection

Pope says protecting the planet a 'duty'

News / 08 Jul 15

The Paris conference is intended to seal a historic agreement to limit global warming to 2C

French call for 'pre-agreement' climate deal

News / 01 Jun 15

Barack Obama said denying climate change 'undermines the readiness of our forces'

Obama says climate change threatens US security

News / 21 May 15

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