Emissions ‘gap’ must concentrate global effort at Cop30 to bring Earth to safer place
Latest round of country climate plans ‘barely move the needle’
‘Unprecedented emissions cuts’ needed to avoid temperature rises making much of world ‘unlivable’
UN climate report shows modest progress but criticises ‘lack of ambition’ ahead of Cop30 summit
Simply Blue secures investment from Japan’s Kansai Electric to drive offshore wind expansion
‘Continued momentum depends on timely Government action to unlock the full potential of projects’
Calculating GHG emissions: inside the standoff on which course to take
Is GWP* a better way to classify methane, or letting farmers off the hook and allowing carbon pollution to persist? Kevin O’Sullivan reports
Who will lead the world into a clean energy future?
Global climate efforts face mounting headwinds against Trump’s fossil fuels first approach
Uisce Éireann defends projections for Shannon pipeline indicating ‘potential to serve 50% of national needs’
Utility criticised in consultation process for limiting projections up to 2050
IFI welcomes conviction against Uisce Éireann for sewage pollution of Cavan river
Fine, costs and expenses totalling €7,658 imposed on utility
‘Fifteen million billion operations a second’: Ireland secures new national supercomputer
CASPIr will enable participation at leading edge of AI revolution, says Minister
Carbon dioxide levels hit new high, locking in overheating of Earth for centuries, WMO warns
World threatened by ‘vicious climate cycle’ that continues to bring more extreme weather
Ireland urged not to follow New Zealand in changing methane targets
New Zealand’s government to rewrite its climate law and row back on emissions commitments
Fota Wildlife Park cases confirm bird flu remains a big threat
So far Republic of Ireland has avoided outbreak in commercial flocks
First Asian hornet sighting confirmed in Northern Ireland as public urged to ‘remain alert’
Insect was captured in Belfast ‘by a vigilant member of the public’
Wars and aid cuts fuelling surge in world hunger, report warns
Global Hunger Index says possibility of achieving the UN goal of zero hunger by 2030 is ‘slipping away’
Ireland seeks extension to nitrates directive
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon hopes to secure farmers time to comply with EU habitats directive
September wettest month of 2025 so far with cool temperatures overall, says Met Éireann
Southeast, southwest and northwest experienced highest rainfall levels