World faces ‘devastating consequences’ after missing 1.5 degrees climate target, says UN head
Overshooting Paris agreement target will have ‘devastating consequences’ for world, warns António Guterres
Climate & Sustainability
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‘They’re behaving like gangsters’: Will the rest of the world stand up to the US at Cop30?
A strong agreement on methane would be a sign that the rest of the world has not given up and is standing up to the bully
We need to stop frivolous legal challenges that add thousands to cost of building homes
LDA estimates that delays from legal actions have added €30m to cost of its flagship affordable housing scheme in Dundrum
Business leaders believe complying with climate rules will ‘significantly’ increase costs
Up to 77 per cent of businesses project their costs to remain as high or get worse in the coming year
Which of Ireland’s waterways are most in trouble from agriculture and human activity?
Stress added by poor sewage control and interference with river structures
Dingle peninsula receives award for being Ireland’s ‘greenest place’
Skerries, Inagh, Dún Laoghaire and Co Westmeath river restoration project also honoured at ceremony in Dublin
Éanna Ní Lamhna: ‘When I went to UCD there were no points. You could study what you liked’
Environmentalist and media personality was inspired by an older girl at school to pursue science, despite it not being an option at second level
BatteryCycle wants to take the guesswork out of EV resale
Irish start-up uses data to give fleets proof of battery health and protect second-hand values
The couple who bought a Wicklow golf course and turned it into a native woodland
The former Glen of the Downs Golf Course greens are now covered in 80,000 native trees, planted by Anke and John Moran
From pandemic idea to €7m in funding: Mullingar’s Watt Footprint plans an energy revolution
Energy tech firm aims to transform how businesses cut costs and emissions
‘No country is safe’: Deadly Nordic heatwave supercharged by climate crisis, scientists say
Historically cool nations are now seeing hospitals overheating, surge in wildfires and toxic algal blooms
We all need to consume less if we are to save our environment from catastrophe
Consider how you can reuse, repair and rent rather than always buying new products
Repurposing sawdust to make sustainable homewares
Third generation of furniture makers combines tradition and sustainability thanks to innovative research
Healthy environment is a human right, top UN court rules in landmark climate case
‘This is the start of a new era of climate accountability at a global level’ - Greenpeace
Global warming of 1.5 degrees doesn’t sound extreme but effects can be chilling
Lesson of history is that even minor changes in temperature can make significant differences to the climate and our lifestyles
Ireland’s Greenest Places: From Dún Laoghaire’s active travel to Kiltimagh’s biodiversity park - some of the entries so far
Competition an invitation to groups and communities to get recognition for their environmental endeavours
Disrupting the building materials market with a sustainable alternative to concrete
New Innovator: SlateRete takes unwanted slate waste and repurposes it
Waterford company walks the walk in sustainable footwear
New Innovator: Sampla produces a unisex shoe made from a mix of sustainable materials including water resistant apple-derived leather
Irish company leveraging AI to help brands communicate climate actions responsibly and avoid claims of greenwashing
Marketing platform UnitMode aims to ‘supercharge consumer-powered climate innovation’
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