Cop30: The heat is on in Brazil after world leaders set out stalls at climate summit
China sends reminder of green agenda in advance of formal start in sweltering Brazilian city of Belém next week
Climate change
Our latest news coverage, analysis and comment on the global climate crisis
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Taoiseach warns of danger that action on climate crisis is ‘weakening’
Micheál Martin addresses world leaders ahead of Cop30 in Brazil, speaking of impact Storm Éowyn left on State
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Cop30: as the window for meaningful action narrows fast, the stakes couldn’t be higher
Every year of delay locks in greater risk, higher costs and more irreversible damage
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Ahead of Cop30 in Brazil, EU environment ministers have agreed a watered-down goal to cut emissions by 90% by 2040
EU states agree deal to slash carbon emissions by 2040
Compromise deal gives EU states more flexibility to meet ambitious 2040 climate targets
UN report warns of ‘serious escalation of climate risks and damages’
Lack of ambition and action means exceedance of 1.5 degrees is approaching, report says
Politicians must wake up to Ireland’s duty to act on climate, says leading scientist
Prof John Sweeney: Cop30 summit will struggle to make progress
Emissions ‘gap’ must concentrate global effort at Cop30 to bring Earth to safer place
Latest round of country climate plans ‘barely move the needle’
EU states locked in negotiations on 90% emissions-reduction target
Ireland signals support for the 2040 objective, but Italy and Hungary dig their heels in
‘Unprecedented emissions cuts’ needed to avoid temperature rises making much of world ‘unlivable’
UN climate report shows modest progress but criticises ‘lack of ambition’ ahead of Cop30 summit
Ireland’s housing crisis to last another 15 years, Department of Finance predicts
Estimate of future demand based on current demographic trends
Quilt woven by Irish groups sends message of solidarity to Cop30 climate summit
Former president of Ireland Mary Robinson will present quilt to Brazilian climate minister
Cop30: What’s at stake for Ireland and the wider world?
After 30 global climate summits, the challenges are greater than ever but there are signs of progress
You can’t buy your way out of the terrible situation we have all created
Don’t live in an area of high air pollution; avoid the chemicals on this list; buy an electric car: insidious messaging sells us individual solutions to structural problems
Airlines are never going to tell us that flying is not sustainable
Messaging about ‘green fares’ or ‘responsible’ aviation is often misleading
Ireland ‘steadfast’ on climate pledges, says Taoiseach ahead of Cop30 talks in Brazil
Micheál Martin to address gathering of world leaders in host city Belém, Brazil, later in week
High stakes at Cop30: ‘Climate denialism is back at a point we thought we’d moved on from’
Global talks in Brazil take place against a grim political and scientific backdrop, as Donald Trump rejects climate change as a ‘con job’ and even the host country’s credentials are in doubt
Hurricane Melissa dissipates, leaving at least 50 dead
Weather system identified as most powerful storm to strike Jamaica directly
We’re being conned about climate change, but not in the way Donald Trump says
It was shocking to hear the US president advance childish arguments that have been refuted many times
How one football club is taking climate action into its own hands
‘Inequality is damaging our society, so you can’t act on the climate crisis and ignore this’
Giving stalling car industry a break on petrol-engine ban could be a mistake
Short-term relief for carmakers unlikely to enable them catch China in electric-vehicle race
Hurricane Melissa kills 25 in Haiti after leaving widespread damage in Jamaica
Desperate pleas for help as 735,000 people remain in shelters in eastern Cuba
Uisce Éireann defends projections for Shannon pipeline indicating ‘potential to serve 50% of national needs’
Utility criticised in consultation process for limiting projections up to 2050
RTÉ receives formal complaint over ‘exclusion’ of climate issues from presidential debates
Letter signed by academics, NGOs and medics alleges breach of public service obligations
In pictures: Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba after causing chaos in Jamaica
Hundreds of thousands left without power in Jamaica as hospitals are forced to evacuate
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
Just Stop Oil pair who sought to spray paint on Taylor Swift’s jet spared jail
Two women were found guilty of criminal damage to two planes
The rural Dublin family farm where the best chefs in Ireland source their produce
McNally Family Farm turned their backs on big supermarkets 30 years ago, opting to sell directly to consumers instead. Now, it’s where top Dublin chefs source their produce
Valencia: Thousands march to call for leader’s resignation on anniversary of fatal floods
Residents accuse regional government of issuing warning for flash flooding that killed 229 people too late
Lough Derg is drifting towards the fate of Lough Neagh, that once great lake now all but dead
Lough Derg has been so reshaped by pollution that its original character is almost impossible to discern
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