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Our latest news coverage, analysis and comment on the global climate crisis
‘We have entered a new reality’: Ireland is alarmingly unprepared for a heatwave future
From a lack of cool spaces to the push for more energy efficient homes, Ireland has no clear plan to cope with a warming world
Life in France in 40 degree heat: Parisian heat traps are only part of the equation
Worldview: Paris has invested heavily in efforts to mitigate the urban heat island effect - planting trees and redesigning public spaces - but there is no quick fix when the temperature goes beyond 40 degrees
The Response: Former BBC editor brings home reality of climate change
Polemic shows UK is unprepared for environmental emergencies. Irish readers should feel nervous, too
Spanish wildfire victims burned in cars as roads turned into ‘death traps’
Twelve people confirmed dead in one of Spain’s deadliest wildfires, with 23 still missing
Met Éireann forecasts heatwave conditions until Tuesday; night-time water restrictions considered
Uisce Éireann says there has been record water consumption in the greater Dublin area
Heatwaves see harmful ozone build up near ground as pollutants react together
Highest ozone concentrations during June heatwave were in Germany, Benelux countries and Italy’s Po valley
Western Europe records hottest June as heatwaves intensify
Scientists say rising temperatures are increasing risks to people, ecosystems and infrastructure
Photos of people enjoying the sunshine do not tell the full story
It is surely way past time for presenting heatwaves as benign and welcome opportunities for fun
The Government is trying to undermine climate laws. President Connolly could stop it
The potentially irreversible impacts of climate change will be experienced by our children and grandchildren
Dublin and Cork look to lead on climate action in ambitious pilot project
Plans for Dublin and Cork show sweeping changes needed in transport, housing and energy sources
Holidaymakers missing the link between air travel and the climate emergency
In the absence of any concrete political leadership in this area, what else is left but our own agency?
Black-listed gambling sites, Sinn Féin’s merch profits, and life as a returning emigrant
Plus: Ireland has failed to meet its own emissions targets
George Gibney found guilty of historic sex abuse; and wildfires rage across southern Europe
Plus: Nato leaders have much bigger questions to answer ahead of summit
Trump needs to wake up to climate crisis
His inauguration in January and the July 4th celebrations were disrupted by the weather
Irish holidaymakers leave belongings and flee French wildfires
More than 10,000 evacuated near Perpignan as blaze threatened villages close to French border with Spain
Wildfires across Europe forces thousands to flee homes amid ‘powder keg’ dry conditions
Hundreds of firefighters tackle blazes across Portugal, Spain, France and Greece with strong winds forecast to fan flames
Ireland’s commitment to EU climate action under scrutiny during presidency of bloc
Campaigners urge Government to hold firm against pressures to ease environmental rules on industry
France’s buildings are becoming unlivable amid heatwave. But air conditioning remains divisive
Air conditioning is a thorny issue but it can form part of a relatively low-carbon response to rising temperatures
The story of two Dubliners planting a wood on the wild Atlantic coast
This is a story about how two people living in Dublin made a small wood and a garden on the north coast of Sligo
Ireland punishes tax evaders. Pollution should be just as risky
Nature absorbs the impact of polluters because the political will isn’t there to make the consequences serious enough to stop them
European societies are not built for the climate reality we now inhabit
The terrifying heat-map of the future is here
‘Our lives have changed unimaginably’: The people who quit city life for rural Ireland
Families who moved from city life share the freedoms, challenges and surprises of building a new life in the countryside
We can’t tackle climate change effectively if the Government refuses to show leadership
Inaction on climate change is a perfect example of ‘boiled frog syndrome’
Deaths increased by 29% in France during week of record heat, health agency says
Funeral directors in Paris say they have struggled to find places to store bodies before burial or cremation
El Niño conditions ‘developing rapidly’ with ‘extreme weather events’ more likely, WMO warns
Ireland set for warmer temperatures over coming week and throughout rest of summer
‘Pennywise and billions foolish’: Infrastructure chief criticises historic State approach to big projects
Climate legislation was well-intentioned but ‘just gave rope’ to serial objectors, says Sean O’Driscoll
Ireland’s land use fails to safeguard water or support climate action, report finds
Two-thirds of all land is used for farming that is subject to recurring income volatility
Europe is bracing for another heatwave in July, what about Ireland?
In the News podcast: Heat dome in June caused record breaking high temperatures
One in 10 Irish homes is at risk of overheating. Supermarket fans won’t cut it
Middle-floor and top-floor apartments and compact dwellings are at increased overheating risk, as are deep retrofitted homes
Maths is on the side of action when it comes to climate crisis
At this pivotal time, new modelling identifies where the biggest emissions and cost savings lie
Climate science suggests worse is to come
Global warming has largely fallen off the national and international agenda, surfacing only briefly when extreme weather events force it back into view
Ireland faces €13bn annual bill by 2050 for missing climate targets
Congestion charges and distance-based road charges recommended by State’s fiscal watchdog
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