CLIMATE CHANGE

CLIMATE CHANGE

Biodiversity in Action Business & Sustainability Climate Change Future Living Marine & Oceans Renewables Sustainable Farming Sustainability & Climate home
Irish Examiner view: Small changes add up on emissions
Irish Examiner view: Small changes add up on emissions
Every part of the world exists in delicate balance

Mon, 16 Jun, 2025

Cork to host major summit on climate and health after invitation from World Health Organization
Cork to host major summit on climate and health after invitation from World Health Organization
Meeting in Cork next year will bring together mayors from dozens of cities, political leaders, and public health professionals from across the WHO’s European region

Fri, 13 Jun, 2025

Wind power generates a third of electricity required so far this year
Wind power generates a third of electricity required so far this year
Kerry saw the highest wind energy output, with Cork and Galway in second and third place respectively

Thu, 12 Jun, 2025

‘Ticking timebomb’: Sea acidity at critical levels and threatens entire ecosystems
‘Ticking timebomb’: Sea acidity at critical levels and threatens entire ecosystems
Ocean acidification has already crossed a crucial threshold for planetary health, scientists say in unexpected finding

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

'Shotgun cartridges from Nova Scotia, bleach bottle from Taiwan': What washes up on our beaches and the volunteers who clear it
'Shotgun cartridges from Nova Scotia, bleach bottle from Taiwan': What washes up on our beaches and the volunteers who clear it
World Oceans Day will run in conjunction with the UN Ocean Conference which will be held in France from June 9 to 13

Sun, 08 Jun, 2025

France D-Day
Irish Examiner view: Listening is an important precursor to change
It is worth recalling the words of US president Dwight D Eisenhower, who was fond of saying: 'Plans are useless but planning is indispensable'

Sat, 07 Jun, 2025

FRANCE-TRANSPORT-HYDROGEN-AIR-LIQUIDE-HYUNDAI
State exams: 'Extremely relevant' climate change questions feature
Also, Junior Cycle Irish was fair and covered relatable topics for students, according to Studyclix subject spokesperson Stephen Doyle

Thu, 05 Jun, 2025

Seabirds in trouble due to fewer sand eel and sprat
Seabirds in trouble due to fewer sand eel and sprat
Puffins must now travel ever longer distances to harvest fish for their chicks. Flying long distances, with fish held in the bill, is an additional burden on stressed parents. Chicks are undernourished and their survival rates fall

Thu, 05 Jun, 2025

How Cork City Council can move on from its robotrees fiasco
How Cork City Council can move on from its robotrees fiasco
The local authority should apologise for wasting taxpayers' money — and learn to listen to experts when considering matters beyond its own expertise, writes John Sodeau

Thu, 05 Jun, 2025

Heatwaves have a major impact on the spread of many diseases — Irish research
Heatwaves have a major impact on the spread of many diseases — Irish research
Scientists have suggested that almost 70% of covid-19 cases in the summer of 2022 could have been avoided if there hadn’t been heatwaves around that time

Wed, 04 Jun, 2025

Ireland's love affair with fossil fuels is an oil-soaked slippery slope
Ireland's love affair with fossil fuels is an oil-soaked slippery slope
Trócaire's latest report shows that emissions from just 25 oil and gas corporations between 1985 and 2018 caused more than $20 trillion in damages

Wed, 04 Jun, 2025

EPA finds over '100 key risks' to the State posed by climate change 
EPA finds over '100 key risks' to the State posed by climate change 
The National Climate Change Risk Assessment, which is the first comprehensive study of its kind in Ireland

Wed, 04 Jun, 2025

Cork City Council spent over €23,000 last year on 'robotrees' before their removal
Cork City Council spent over €23,000 last year on 'robotrees' before their removal
The CityTree benches were removed from their wooden bases last month and placed in storage

Tue, 03 Jun, 2025

Italy Freedom Flotilla
Climate activist Greta Thunberg joins aid ship sailing to Gaza
The sailing boat Madleen – operated by activist group Freedom Flotilla Coalition – departed from the Sicilian port of Catania in southern Italy

Sun, 01 Jun, 2025

APTOPIX Canada Wildfires
Thousands evacuated in Canadian provinces as wildfires threaten air quality
Most of the evacuated residents were from Manitoba, which declared a state of emergency last week

Sun, 01 Jun, 2025

Shannon LNG reactivates plans for €650m terminal in Kerry
Shannon LNG reactivates plans for €650m terminal in Kerry
The proposal goes directly to An Bord Pleanála as it is Strategic Infrastructure Development, or development considered to be of strategic economic or social importance

Fri, 30 May, 2025

Just a tick — take time to find out about Lyme disease
Just a tick — take time to find out about Lyme disease
Tips on preventing tick bites include wearing long-sleeved shirts and long pants and using insect repellent

Thu, 29 May, 2025

Heavy traffic in istanbul
S New roads mean more traffic, not less — somebody should tell Galway County Council 
New roads cause more traffic, not less, but that doesn't stop people from wanting them. It's time to change tack, writes Ciarán Ferrie

Wed, 28 May, 2025

Trump
World faces new danger of 'economic denial' in climate fight, Cop30 head says
André Corrêa do Lago says ‘answers have to come from the economy’ as climate policies trigger populist-fuelled backlash

Wed, 28 May, 2025

Carbon pollution report
Climate experts call on Government to show 'greater ambition' on reducing carbon emissions
A new EPA report shows Ireland is set to miss its 2030 EU-mandated carbon targets by a massive margin

Wed, 28 May, 2025

April the second hottest month on record
Global temperatures likely to be above 1.5C threshold over next five years – WMO
There is an 80% chance that at least one year between 2025 and 2029 will set a new record for global temperatures, the analysis shows

Wed, 28 May, 2025

Ensuring climate action and clean technologies are accessible and fair
Ensuring climate action and clean technologies are accessible and fair
Sadhbh O'Neill of Feminist Communities for Climate Justice explains why it's vital to have a network of groups working to create a fairer, cleaner, more sustainable future in which all women, communities, workers and countries are lifted by climate action

Wed, 28 May, 2025

Carbon capture schemes
Ireland won't even get halfway to its carbon emissions reduction target, says EPA
Professor Diarmuid Torney, director of DCU’s institute for climate and society, said: 'We seem to have moved backwards'

Wed, 28 May, 2025

Planet’s darkening oceans pose threat to marine life, scientists say
Planet’s darkening oceans pose threat to marine life, scientists say
Band of water where marine life can survive has reduced in more than a fifth of the world's oceans, in an area equivalent to the land area of Europe, Africa, China and North America combined

Tue, 27 May, 2025

April the second hottest month on record
59% in the North believe human activity is primary cause of climate change — poll
This is one of the lowest levels of belief in Europe, placing the North just above Slovakia and Lithuania — and below the British average of 90% and 88% in Ireland

Tue, 27 May, 2025

Latest

Cookie Policy Privacy Policy Brand Safety FAQ Help Contact Us Terms and Conditions

© Examiner Echo Group Limited