Tensions rise at Cop29 climate talks as risk of failure grows with each passing hour in Baku
Walkout by some developing countries confirms climate finance is the major blocker to progress
António Guterres
Cop29 stuck with big finance gap amid claims of backsliding on fossil fuels
‘Standing still is retreat and the world will rightly judge us very harshly if this is the outcome’ warns UK’s Ed Miliband
Ukraine: Russian missile and drone barrage kills seven and causes ‘severe damage’ to power grid
Kyiv fears US president-elect Donald Trump will press for quick and unfavourable peace deal with Moscow
Nine things we learned about state of the planet and turbulent climate geopolitics from first week of Cop29
A chasm remains between countries who believe carbon pollution is the source of our collective ills and those who believe oil and gas are to be used to drive their economies
Fossil fuels are ‘gifts from god’ and other delusions to emerge from Cop29
Planet Business: Mattel’s red face, Donald Trump’s wild appointments and the concept of a Minister for Loneliness
Cop29 failure unacceptable, even if climate slips from political priorities, warns Eamon Ryan
UN chief welcomes ‘high ambition coalition’ including Ireland which is pushing for more ambitious outcome
Disasters being supercharged by man-made climate change with no country spared, UN chief tells Cop29
2024 was ‘masterclass in climate destruction’, António Guterres tells global leaders
Ireland can play pivotal role in ensuring global food security while meeting challenge of an overheating planet
If Ireland delivers a credible food/health/climate strategy for the 2025 conferences it should open longer-term possibilities
Tánaiste says Irish troops in Lebanon are ‘safe’ in what is ‘a very difficult environment to operate within’
United Nations secretary-general António Guterres says the world is edging towards ‘a powder keg that risks engulfing the world’
‘Unrealistic’ that UN could play role in Gaza’s future but could monitor potential ceasefire, says Guterres
Gazan health ministry says almost 41,000 had been killed in Israel’s military action since beginning of war last October
Israel denies striking tent encampment as troops advance on Rafah
Gaza authorities claim 21 people were killed in evacuation zone
Oceans are dying, and we remain fundamentally dependent on them for food, energy, and even oxygen
Combined pressures of over-exploitation and climate changes are not without consequences for human development
Starvation in Gaza a ‘moral outrage’, says UN chief in call for Israel-Hamas ceasefire
US makes ‘bridging proposal’ for number of jailed Palestinians to be released by Israel in exchange for every hostage freed by Hamas
Warring parties in Sudan urged to halt fighting by UN chief amid fears of regional instability
António Guterres fears conflict will spread and calls for a pause in hostilities during Ramadan
Israel recalls ambassador to UN over response to Hamas sexual violence report
Report released on Monday found abuse of hostages still held in Gaza may be continuing
Israeli delegation leaves Cairo talks that aim to reach ceasefire in Gaza war
Senior officials from the United States, Israel, Egypt and Qatar are involved in attempts to broker a deal
UN secretary general pleads with countries to restore UNRWA funding
Palestinian foreign ministry criticises what it describes as an ‘Israeli campaign against UNRWA’
Biden may be the only person in the world with the power to impose a ceasefire in Gaza
Instead, Blinken’s handwringing and crocodile tears merely strengthen the impression of US hypocrisy
US veto on calls for a ceasefire left UN conducting a dialogue with the deaf
The question can now be asked: is the United Nations out of options for bringing an end to the bombardment of Gaza?
Cop28 president’s ‘no science’ comment is summit’s ‘mask-off’ moment - but potential for major outcome remains
What is most disturbing about Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber’s exchange with Mary Robinson over phasing out fossil fuels is his view is at such variance with science
Eamon Ryan denies split in Coalition over how to phase out fossil fuels
Carbon-capture and storage technologies to be deployed to meet climate targets, Ryan confirms
Delivering on promised targets is best way to tackle climate crisis, says Varadkar
More needs to be done on home front but Irish emissions are coming down, says Taoiseach
Cop28 world leaders urged to agree ‘phase out’ of fossil fuels
UN secretary general addresses conference, saying humanity living through ‘climate collapse in real time’
Climate change: ‘Extreme weather is daily destroying lives and livelihoods’, says global body
We risk losing the race to save our glaciers and to rein in sea level rise, World Meteorological Organisation report warns
Gross diplomatic negligence led to war between Israel and Hamas
Contrary to what Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu says, Hamas is not Isis
Emissions gap leads to calls for scaled up ambition at Cop28 and phasing out of fossil fuels
‘Our [carbon] pollution levels are pushing us over the edge into catastrophic climate breakdown’ - FoE
Global warming approaching 3 degrees this century with catastrophic implications, UN report warns
Countries’ ‘emissions gap’ is like an emissions canyon littered with broken promises, broken lives, and broken records, says UN chief
In Gaza, one commodity is not in short supply: self-delusion
The mindlessness of appeals to Islamic jihad finds an echo in the farcical biblical inspiration for the ever-expanding Israeli seizure of the occupied territories, which belong to the Palestinians
Truth, like carnation flowers, has been abandoned to wither and die in Gaza
The statement made by Antonio Guterres, that October 7th did not happen in a vacuum, was based on considerable and substantive evidence
Israel demands resignation of UN chief Guterres as Middle East tensions flare
Call caps day of heated exchanges at Security Council over violence threatening to spark regional war
Gaza in crisis: How much aid does the stricken area need?
Gaza’s hungry, dehydrated, ailing and wounded people need supplies now
Is the UN at a low ebb, or is there a shift in how the world is run?
The Security Council has been weakened by tensions between the West, Moscow and Beijing
World leaders agree declaration on sustainable development goals
United Nations targets include the eradication of extreme poverty by 2030
Syria and UN agree deal on humanitarian aid for jihadi-held region
Reopening Bab al-Hawa border crossing makes it possible to reach 2.7 million people in need
A big climate question: Where lies the balance between optimism and pessimism?
The omerta on speaking bluntly about the climate emergency may be finally lifted
How a week of climate hell has offered a glimpse of our future
Wildfires in north America and southern Europe, storms of hailstones the size of tennis balls in Italy and flooding in Donegal - this summer has shown the growing risks from the climate crisis
‘Climate change is here, it is terrifying, and it is just beginning’, says UN chief
Secretary general António Guterres appeals for renewable energy switch as ‘global boiling’ arrives
West pressures Kremlin to extend Ukrainian grain export deal
Wagner mercenaries are no longer participating in ‘any significant capacity’ in Ukraine fighting, says Pentagon
Climate change ‘out of control’, UN says, after hottest week on record
Eamon Ryan sees hope in ‘alternative path’ of embracing wind and solar power
UN chief tells fossil fuel firms: stop trying to ‘knee-cap’ climate progress
Countries must start phasing out oil, coal and gas rather than just emissions, António Guterres says
Ireland’s stuttering climate performance brought into focus by IPCC report
‘Big implementation gap’ and lack of political will are main obstacles to rapid decarbonisation
Pressure on Ireland to cut emissions after IPCC issues ‘final warning’
UN secretary general calls on wealthy countries to mobilise resources to keep global temperature down
This decade’s climate decisions will last ‘thousands of years’, IPCC report warns
‘Multiple, feasible and effective options’ immediately available to slash emissions and to adapt to human-caused climate change
UN ‘synthesis report’ to confirm existential danger of global warming
IPCC set to release ‘fundamental policy document for shaping climate action in the remainder of this pivotal decade’
World is looking ‘into the eye of a Category 5 hurricane’, UN chief says
Davos 2023: Zelenskiy says ‘tyranny is outpacing democracy’ as he seeks more western help to fight Russia
UN chief calls for ‘heroic response’ to help Pakistan fund recovery after devastating floods
Pakistan’s prime minister Shehbaz Sharif asks for ‘new lifeline’, as country needs $16 billion for recovery
Climate crisis in 2022: The year extreme weather events hit home
While increasingly hitting the developed world, it is poorer countries suffering most
Cop15: UN chief calls for end to ‘war on nature’
Almost 200 countries gather in Montreal in attempt to address biodiversity loss
Pilita Clark: Get ready for a net zero business backlash
A welcome UN push to tighten corporate rules is sending shudders through some boardrooms
Cop27 deadlocked over loss and damage issue with developing countries digging in
EU says any new mechanism must support climate-vulnerable countries - Eamon Ryan
Paul Gillespie: Future scenarios on climate show we aren’t powerless to act
Exploring a range of potential outcomes, from moderate success to nightmare, is an effective way of giving citizens a sense of agency
Sea-level rises accelerating while last eight years warmest on record, UN report warns
World Meteorological Organisation releases annual report as Cop27 opens in Egypt
Rich countries must agree historic pact to help poor address climate crisis or ‘we are doomed’, UN warns
Deepening gulf between the developed and developing world casts doubt over the ability of COP27 to secure a significant breakthrough
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