Climate change

With this native tree threatened by overgrazing, experts have set up a clone bank in Co Wexford

Jennie Stephens: Feminist climate justice principles are courageously demonstrated by Mary Robinson

Software giant Microsoft’s electricity demands remain a source of contention, in particular when it comes to powering AI

Grants for climate adaptation and resilient road works, introduced in 2020, total €16.5 million this year

Minister says plan is coming, but academics say there is no justification for holdup

Inside Politics: Government accused of prioritising tourism over housing

Productive non-native tree species can deliver public good when regulated

We do not have to choose between keeping the lights on and protecting the planet

Consultancy expands into software with system aimed at global food business

Dhaka workforce faces increasing pressure to maintain cleanliness amid growing population, political unrest and health issues

With food prices escalating as they are, freezing eggs for a year could even be an act of financial hedging

Delusion that climate change might take the edge off Ireland’s rubbish weather has finally been laid to rest

Eye on Nature: Éanna Ní Lamhna on a migrant insect, a native dipper, and a toothy-looking animal horn

Lichens can survive nearly everything - even long periods in outer space - but pollution will kill them

Expectations that she would enter into open conflict with Government Buildings have not transpired, though some observers believe she is feeling her way into the role

Just 10 of 54 projects prioritised for development in 2018 are under construction

A worthy goal of creating rare earths independence from China needs a more reliable anchor

Fresh weather alerts for heavy rain and snow after major flooding in Dublin

Building for national facility, which could cost up to €70m, must be provided by end of 2029 under arbitrator’s finding

Plan to scrap airport passenger cap denies the reality of climate emergency

Barack Obama says move will leave Americans ‘less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change’

Move sends out a message that economic growth must be prioritised, regardless of climate and health impacts

Growing up where paper towel use had sanctity, I often wondered if it was merely decorative

The cost of climate change on our health is already apparent

‘I was here a few years ago with a woman who was crying because her house was gone,’ says Fingal Mayor

The #2MinuteBeachClean is a simple idea – take just two minutes to pick up litter when at the beach

Ireland’s air quality meets existing requirements but falls short of new criteria

Most are ascribed to shortfalls in Government planning, policies, action and communications

Ireland is not alone in failing to meet climate goals, with even big EU countries well off target

The message is clear: climate change should be prioritised as a security crisis, not just an environmental one

Our urban areas should also be adapted for the new climate regime

Slowing the runoff from heavy downpours into struggling Victorian drainage systems in urban areas protects property and water quality

Each winter, severe weather is framed as exceptional

Dhaka, the world’s second most populous city, faces healthcare crisis that is ‘impossible’ to cope with

In the Netherlands and Germany, nature-based solutions are the first step in flood prevention. In Ireland, they’re the last

It is now over 20 years since I led the project to give the first scenario-based projections of Ireland’s future climate. We warned Ireland’s winters would become significantly wetter

Some species increased numbers but others have declined by more than 50%

Driving everywhere is doing us no good

As Johan Keating dragged sodden possessions from his home this week, the little river that trickled uneventfully through his life had left scars previously unimaginable

The proposed Wicklow to Greystones Greenway route runs right along the edge of the ecologically sensitive coastal area known as the Murrough Wetlands