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Dr Muiris Houston: Our internal temperature is controlled by a small area of the brain called the hypothalamus which functions as the body’s thermostat
Save money, save the planet: The endless cycle of clothes shopping is causing water pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and landfill
Left alone, this invasive species will form dense dark thickets and outcompete native trees such as oak and hazel
It suggests that humans live on different planets, determined by economic conditions, which lets us off many hooks we would have to discuss if we accepted that all global resources are inequitably shared
ESB Networks says it's progressing applications at a rate of 750 per week, with 20% of connections delivered in past six months
Call comes regarding heating homes as independent body welcomes 6% fall in carbon emissions by building sector
Dublin transport plan shouldn’t be derailed over concerns about short-term disruption
The move this week to sign into Irish law the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is welcome and will increase pressure on companies to cut emissions
‘The temperature and food options for them are ideal, so we think it’s just a matter of time before we find one here,’ says expedition leader
Heatwave is forecast to shift north into Oregon and Washington and move east, covering parts of the Great Basin and Arizona
People in Ireland have become less focused on climate change and more on social issues. O’Gorman’s interest in childcare, refugees and adoption chimes with this
In the public mind, 2030 has wrongly become the cornerstone of climate policy, rather than the imperative of complying with two legally-required carbon budgets
A new report says a ‘lack of vision and strategy’ threatens a sector that accounts for 30% of Greek GDP. The government’s response is worrying
State still ‘well off track’ for 2030 targets despite reductions in almost all sectors
Do not be fooled by a cool June in Ireland - our planet is on track for its hottest year and cutting emissions is vital
Storm forces closure of oil ports, the cancellation of hundreds of flights and leaves thousands of homes and businesses in Texas without power
Temperature results are a ‘large and continuing shift’ in the Earth’s climate, says the Copernicus Climate Change Service
Save money, save the planet: Microplastics are tiny plastic pieces, less than 5mm in diameter, that have been found in the air, water, soil and sand
On a burning planet with limited resources, we need more international understanding, more curiosity about other lives in other places
Ella McSweeney: Thanks to the efforts of locals, nature is starting to flourish again in a river that has been blighted and abused for decades
Richard Shakespeare ‘unavailable’ to meet civil society groups concerned about changes to and potential delay of proposals
At least 11 dead in Caribbean islands, and Venezuela as parts of St Vincent and the Grenadines are flattened
It is easy to discern a reflective personality and a strong engineer mindset in the man leading the ESB
Many questioned have ‘no intention’ of cutting meat consumption, see foreign trips as ‘part of their identity’ and are reluctant to live car-free, according to Government study
Research has found universities play a key role in perpetuating unsustainability and are increasingly being run as businesses
Educational film forms part of ongoing efforts to keep the Dodder clean for wildlife and walkers, runners, cyclists and anglers
Game Changers: I’ve driven across Ireland, to France and around the UK, discovering the joys of charging in three countries
Record sea temperatures threaten catastrophic destruction across Caribbean
Amid near 50% jump and fresh doubt over its green commitments, tech giant says future environmental impact of AI is difficult to predict
Some 100 years from now people are likely to remember our era as the time when we knowingly bequeathed a destabilised climate. The market will not fix this global market failure
Chance of temperature event of 33 degrees increases from 1 in 180-year event in 1942 to 1 in 9-year event in 2020
The drop comes despite a 1.7 per cent overall increase in new car registrations, with 78,942 new cars on Irish roads so far this year
Almost three-quarters of those questioned view price as key when buying clothes or accessories, according to survey done for Penneys
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