Report warns world is off course for climate targets Concentrations of major greenhouse gases in the atmosphere continued to increase last year and during the first half of this year, and the pandemic did ... Environment • 12 hrs
Traffic figures returning to pre-Covid levels - CSO Car traffic volumes have not yet returned to pre-Covid-19 levels but the gap between 2021 and 2019 figures is gradually declining, new figures from the ... Business • 13 Sep
Dublin artist's jewel of an idea for avocado stones Most of us throw them away, but one Dublin artist is turning avocado stones into jewellery. Ireland • 10 Sep
Animals 'shape-shifting' as climate warms: study Some animals are "shape-shifting" and have developed bigger tails, beaks and ears to regulate their body temperatures as the planet warms, according to a new ... News Lens • 08 Sep
Sea of plastic: Med pollution under spotlight Plastic packaging and discarded fishing nets bob in the tranquil waters of the Mediterranean, signs of the pollution that has stirred strong feelings at the ... World • 08 Sep
Goats deployed in unique conservation project in Howth A herd of goats - and a newly employed goat herder - are being deployed in north County Dublin this morning, in a groundbreaking conservation ... Environment • 08 Sep
Highly polluting solid fuels to be banned in Ireland New standards for domestic solid fuels will be introduced across the State within a year, so that the most polluting solid fuels will no longer ... Environment • 07 Sep
Soft plastic can now be put in recycling bins All clean plastic packaging waste including soft plastic can now be placed in Irish household recycling bins. Environment • 06 Sep
28% of species surveyed by IUCN at risk of extinction About 28% of the 138,000 species assessed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) for its survival watchlist are now at risk ... Climate • 04 Sep
Boy saving seagrass is helping 'all the fish in ocean' A seven-year-old boy has been playing a key role in a seagrass conservation project in Co Wexford. Environment • 04 Sep
New cleaner petrol being rolled out across UK Motorists in the UK can now fill up with a cleaner form of petrol - E10, which is made with up to 10% bioethanol - ... Environment • 01 Sep
UN: 'Milestone' reached as leaded petrol use eliminated Leaded petrol has been eliminated after the world's last remaining stocks were used up last month, according to the United Nations Environment Programme. Climate Change • 30 Aug
Tonnes of dead fish wash up at Spanish lagoon Five tonnes of fish and crustaceans have washed ashore over the past ten days at Spain's Mar Menor, once a lagoon paradise that is slowly ... News Lens • 26 Aug
Undersea tunnel to release treated water at Fukushima Operators of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant have announced plans to construct an undersea tunnel to release more than a million tonnes of treated water ... World • 25 Aug
'Goosebumps' for photographer after eagle encounter An amateur photographer who captured a series of photographs of a white-tailed eagle on a bird table in Co Waterford says he still has "goosebumps" ... Ireland • 25 Aug
Biden declares 'major disaster' in Tennessee US President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster in the southern state of Tennessee and approved federal funding after devastating floods over the weekend ... US • 24 Aug
Thousands march in London climate change protest Thousands of climate change demonstrators thronged central London, as environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion held its fifth mass protest, promising two weeks of disruption. UK • 23 Aug
New Delhi opens 'smog tower' to reduce pollution India's capital New Delhi opened its first "smog tower" aimed at reducing the air pollution blamed for thousands of premature deaths every year, but experts ... Environment • 23 Aug
Flushed away - wipes, nappies, food clogging sewers Nappies, wet wipes, cigarettes and toilet roll tubes are just some of the items that are being flushed down toilets leading to sewer blockages around ... Environment • 20 Aug
No child will escape impact of climate change - UN The world's children cannot afford more empty promises at this year's United Nations Climate Change Conference, youth activists including Greta Thunberg have said, after a ... World • 20 Aug
French firefighters battle Riviera wildfire One person has been found dead as authorities continue to battle to contain a wildfire in the Var region of southern France, the local government ... World • 18 Aug
Campsites evacuated as France battles huge wildfire French firefighters, hampered by strong winds, were battling to contain a fast-spreading wildfire in the hills behind the coastal town of Saint-Tropez today as campsites ... World • 17 Aug
Europe's southernmost glacier at risk of disappearing The Calderone ice formation in central Italy once laid claim to being the southernmost glacier in Europe - before it shrank and split into much-diminished ... News Lens • 14 Aug
Brazilians clean Dublin beach 'to give back' A group of Brazilians in Dublin say regular beach cleans are their way of "giving back" to the community. Environment • 12 Aug
Climate change has made Ireland warmer, wetter - report A new report from the Environmental Protection Agency, Met Éireann and the Marine Institute has said global climate change is having a clear effect on ... Climate Change • 12 Aug
