Climate change

Make the people most responsible for climate change pay their fair share

We will all pay for this negligence. And it doesn’t have to be this way

Oxfam research shows wealthiest contribute most to climate change but escape its consequences

Coalition to argue 18-point plan will show it has not downgraded climate ambitions, as Opposition claims

Pets should be kept away or kept on leash as bay welcomes these beautiful visitors

Matt Smith was drawn to Ireland to surf. Now he runs Hometree, the nature restoration charity in Co Clare, planting and conserving native woodland

The key goals of the Paris agreement will not be achieved

Increasing flights, traffic and data centre expansion complicating efforts to switch from carbon-polluting fuels

Nutrition quality rather than calories is now key to food security but conflict and climate change make the task harder

As AI changes what and how we learn, real world learning will grow in value

‘It is mad to think that now we have a species of whale in Irish waters that is the food of polar bears’

Report from UN Environment Programme shows emissions growth has slowed but a turnaround is yet to be achieved

With an ever-expanding roster of Chinese brands entering the Irish car market, here’s our rundown of each one and what it sells

As demonstrations spread across France, questions remain over who was responsible for the violence and what it means for Emmanuel Macron

Forest clearing reached record highs approaching 30,000 square kilometers per year in the ‌mid-90s

A proposed new development in Kilmeaden village in Co Waterford has got local residents asking pointed questions including: who are data centres good for, and at what cost?

It would be nice to think the world will become less shock-prone, but it probably won’t

Choice is whether a levy would be for show – a political sign that the wealthiest should pay more – or for dough

Price-gouging checks at petrol stations and electric vehicle grants for French taxi drivers among Continent’s responses to global energy shock

Project pieced together maps of the country’s extensive seabed at depths of up to 5km

Fund designed to help midlands recover from closure of peat-fired power stations created only 183 jobs

Balance needs to be struck between regulation and opportunity, Google DeepMind chair says

Emissions going in wrong direction as 2030 target for substantial reductions looms

Civil War politics energised the Government parties. Now they’ve nothing left to do but pump out money

Protein powders, shakes and supplementary drinks were unnecessary to meet protein goals, it said

While its capital investment plans are welcome, more should have done to mitigate the impact of rising fuel prices for those on low incomes

Last week’s budget raised worrying questions about policy

About 83% of fruit and veg consumed in the Republic is imported from overseas, report finds

We dredge gutters but it is no way to treat a river or its inhabitants

Climate change and energy experts have their say on the reasons for the budget U-turn – and whether they will work

Most of us have encountered a daddy-long-legs, but that is just one of 211 known cranefly species in Ireland

How to Drink Better: There is a slump, particularly in red wine, but not necessarily in this market

Conor Deegan and Tom Coll on Dopamine Chamber, which the band’s lead singer, Grian Chatten, says needed to be a ‘catastrophic warning’

Multiple threads converge into a research-crammed, physics-dense exploration of consciousness and human essence

Greens have been on the slide in polls since Polanski became the target of intense media scrutiny

When disaster struck the bird did not squawk

Ireland has unique opportunity to send clear message on value of humanitarian assistance

Ireland and Tuvalu are joining forces in an attempt to hold back the tide of apathy as sea levels rise

A nuanced and frankly terrifying guide to averting a third World War

Environmental groups despair as Budget 2027 sees polluter-pays principle reversed