What can the COP26 climate summit achieve?Climate change experts and campaigners on whether November's global summit can meet the climate threatSat May 15 2021 - 06:00
Dublin drives climate change push ahead of last-chance global summitDublin Climate Declaration to be issued by global experts next week in advance of November’s COP26 conferenceSat May 15 2021 - 06:00
State to set up first dedicated quantum computer engineering centreMultimillion-euro investment in Cork will see appointment of 45 researchersFri May 14 2021 - 06:01
US climate envoy John Kerry to participate in Dublin initiativeDublin Climate Dialogues will produce recommendations for UK, host of COP26Thu May 13 2021 - 15:53
EPA calls for year-round bathing water tests at popular swimming spotsAgency’s bathing water quality report finds ‘excellent’ standards at 75% of 148 sites testedWed May 12 2021 - 00:05
Number of operational data centres in Ireland up by quarter, report findsCarbon emissions arising from data centres was 1.85% of Ireland’s total carbon emissions in 2020Tue May 11 2021 - 19:34
Ireland should introduce water charges, raise carbon taxes and waste charges - OECDReview of State’s environmental record warns of post-pandemic rise in emissionsTue May 11 2021 - 01:00
Ireland’s ambitious climate goals need to be backed by firm actionsOECD report shows that while renewable energy usage is rising, targets are still being missedMon May 10 2021 - 21:54
Ireland needs water charges to meet environmental targets, OECD warnsCountry still suffers from ‘high water losses and hot spots of low drinking water quality’Mon May 10 2021 - 20:59
First discovery in Ireland of invasive hornet species that threatens pollinatorsSingle Asian hornet found ‘alive but dying’ in private dwelling on the northside of DublinFri May 07 2021 - 18:19
Eirgrid chief backs case for review of data centre policy in IrelandCentres projected to require a third of Ireland’s generated energy within a decadeFri May 07 2021 - 16:08
Minister says good environmental planning practice essential for all marine projectsEnvironmentalist warns scale-up of Ireland’s offshore wind resources could be undone by lack of public engagementThu May 06 2021 - 22:18
Cutting methane levels will quickly reduce rate of global warming – UN reportReport highlights benefits to public health and food production from cutting emissionsThu May 06 2021 - 20:42
Researchers deploy new tagging devices to endangered basking sharks off west CorkProject to help understand behaviour and physiology of Ireland’s gentle sea giantsThu May 06 2021 - 13:43
Limiting global warming could greatly cut sea-level rise, scientists findReports highlight pressing need for aggressive efforts to tackle growing crisisWed May 05 2021 - 20:56
An Taisce accuses agriculture sector of ‘flawed’ climate position on carbon leakageEnvironmental body criticised by committee over attitude towards rural economyTue May 04 2021 - 21:38
Legislators must act urgently to stem biodiversity loss, committee toldInvesting in nature ‘doesn’t cost the earth, but it gives us and the Earth a chance’Tue May 04 2021 - 17:19
2022 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition to go virtualOrganisers confirm annual showcase will be online for the second year in a rowTue May 04 2021 - 00:05
High hopes cranes will breed in Ireland again after 300 yearsPair nesting in midlands bog may be key to revival of speciesMon May 03 2021 - 01:00
Hydrogen-powered aircraft will enable emissions-free flying – Airbus executiveAircraft maker to select plane design by 2025 with view to commercial flights by 2035Fri Apr 30 2021 - 10:38
Ireland among most ambitious on climate action, Tánaiste insistsBusinesses have key role in decarbonisation and opportunity to ‘create new jobs’Thu Apr 29 2021 - 21:14
Oversight body notes ‘disappointing drop-off’ in leak repairs by Irish WaterWater Advisory Borad says utility firm yet to submit date for fixing nine problematic suppliesThu Apr 29 2021 - 15:37
More than two-thirds of citizens want national climate targets raised – EU pollCommission proposals on new ‘effort sharing’ to be hammered out in coming weeksThu Apr 29 2021 - 13:02
Irish immunologist Prof Kate Fitzgerald elected to US National Academy of Sciences‘Incredible honour’ for international leader in the field of innate immunityThu Apr 29 2021 - 12:09
Exoplanet discovery may ultimately answer the question ‘Are we alone?’Team led by Queen’s University astronomers detects new ‘chemical signature’Wed Apr 28 2021 - 18:00
‘Mass mobilisation of Irish society’ needed to embrace retrofitting over coming decadeRetrofitting programme could create 32k new jobs, generate €600m in economic savings every yearTue Apr 27 2021 - 22:27
Power grid needs to be changed to handle renewable energy, say wind developersPublic and political support needed to deliver the infrastructure, climate committee toldTue Apr 27 2021 - 21:42
Alternative food strategy sets out how to cut agricultural emissionsReport by 70 environmental and climate groups puts Green Party in difficult positionTue Apr 27 2021 - 20:56
Irish initiative to lead global climate effort ahead of COP26Dublin Climate Dialogues event will ‘enact meaningful and binding commitments’Mon Apr 26 2021 - 01:00
Biden welcomes Putin’s climate summit call for carbon dioxide removalPresident praises Russian idea for capturing carbon from space as he calls for global collaborationFri Apr 23 2021 - 19:55
Irish scientist heads team behind malaria vaccine hailed as breakthroughProf Adrian Hill helped develop vaccine that may slash 400,000 annual death toll from diseaseFri Apr 23 2021 - 18:59
US emissions move boosts efforts to keep global temperature rise to within 1.5 degreesBiden tells world leaders that no government can address climate threat on its ownFri Apr 23 2021 - 08:12
US flags intent with 2030 target while underlining call for collective action at global climate summitStepped-up emissions goal announced by host provides tangible break from climate denialist presidency of Donald TrumpThu Apr 22 2021 - 20:25
Virtual climate summit seeks stronger commitments from big emitting countriesUS attempts to underline its climate credentials by committing to halving its emissions by 2030Thu Apr 22 2021 - 20:13
An Post aiming for net-zero emissions by 2030Company uses 100% renewable energy in buildings and has zero waste to landfillThu Apr 22 2021 - 05:30
Low methane target will force demanding cuts on emissions elsewhere, expert warnsFarmers willing to play part in climate action but will need Government supports, say IFAWed Apr 21 2021 - 22:30
Climate Action Bill will be good for rural Ireland, Ryan saysO’Gorman accuses dissenting TDs of performing for cameras but failing to do hard workWed Apr 21 2021 - 21:03
Milestone reached in wind power as SSE submits plan for ArklowSSE will seek to develop onshore infrastructure needed for wind farm connectionWed Apr 21 2021 - 16:01
Biden to reveal US climate intent as he hosts summit of global leadersWorld’s biggest carbon emitters, including China and Russia, will be in virtual roomTue Apr 20 2021 - 17:52
‘First Fix’ free scheme to tackle leaks extended to 600,000 more customersMore than 60,400 repairs carried out under Irish Water project since 2015 introductionMon Apr 19 2021 - 21:21
Further expansion of agrifood sector backed despite climate change challengesState strategy does not set target to reduce sector’s main source of carbon emissions - livestockMon Apr 19 2021 - 15:39
Eamon Ryan to examine criticism of wording in landmark Climate BillClimate experts highlighted ‘fundamental flaw’ in letter to Coalition leadersSat Apr 17 2021 - 01:53
Leading experts warn landmark Climate Bill has fundamental flawAspects of Bill ‘not scientifically well grounded’ and ‘entirely lacking in legal certainty’Thu Apr 15 2021 - 19:08
Onshore wind key to climate targets and jobs, says KPMG reportSector supports 5,000 jobs now and this will rise to 7,000 by 2030, according to dispatchThu Apr 15 2021 - 17:01
Emissions from Irish power generation and major industry drop 6%Reduction did not match decrease of 11-12% across Europe in 2020, EPA findsWed Apr 14 2021 - 01:00
Q&A: What now for AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines?Re-evaluation of their effectiveness and associated risk will hamper vaccination rolloutTue Apr 13 2021 - 21:17
Over one-fifth of Dublin Bay water users become ill, pressure group claimsSOS Dublin Bay says 8.9m cubic metres of untreated sewage discharged over four yearsTue Apr 13 2021 - 15:41
Q&A: Where do we stand on AstraZeneca vaccine now it is restricted to over-60s?Advice has led to understandable confusion, especially now for older age groupMon Apr 12 2021 - 21:07
Moneypoint power station: Calls to create task force to seize opportunitiesESB announces development of a floating off-shore windfarm in €5 billion programmeSat Apr 10 2021 - 13:26
ESB ready for green pivot with Moneypoint renewable energy hubCo Clare station is ‘ideally placed’ to use offshore wind for generation of gasSat Apr 10 2021 - 05:55
