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It won’t be the last time we’re catapulted briefly back into a world of abrupt school closures. So why are decisions on online learning being left up to individual schools?
Working through Storm Éowyn: Safety ‘has to prevail’ for business managers and staff
No legal obligation for businesses that stay open to pay staff who feel they cannot attend, but owners should be mindful that loyalty may ‘pay off’, says business group
Fresh LA wildfire forces evacuation orders for 50,000 people
Latest outbreak stokes fears in California, already devastated by two weeks of infernos that killed at least 28, destroyed 15,000 structures and left thousands displaced
Farming for and with nature has entered the mainstream
As CAP payments are oriented towards sustainability, nature-friendly farming can secure reliable funding for farms in an increasingly unreliable global marketplace
What has to happen next for the circular economy to become established in Ireland?
The EU circular economy action plan aims to reduce pressure on natural resources through re-use and repair but Ireland’s recycling rate is far below the European average
Jaws, Piranha, the big, bad wolf ... no wonder there is a serious disconnect with nature
Having othered nature throughout history, we continue to do so in Ireland. Once you demonise something, it is easy to discount it
Trump’s ‘golden age’ of climate destruction would be a disaster
Trump says he wants to be remembered as a peacemaker. If he delivers on his promises on oil and gas expansion, he’ll be remembered as an Emperor who fiddled while Rome burned
Trump executive orders: What we know about the orders targeting immigration, climate, TikTok and more
From withdrawing the US from the World Health Organisation to renaming the Gulf of Mexico, Trump was quick to sign several orders on his first day back in office
600,000 rural dwellers are at risk of E.coli due to untreated water supplies
Ireland regularly reports having Europe's highest rates of the potent STEC strain
Getting Davos fat cats out of their private jets and on to climate-friendly trains proves difficult sell
World Economic Forum (WEF) adopts new measures but business elites don’t seem to be biting
Trump to withdraw from Paris climate agreement, White House says
Move reflects US president’s scepticism about climate change and his wish to free US oil and gas drillers from regulations
Renting outfits instead of buying doesn’t cost the earth
Haven’t got a thing to wear? Save money, save the planet, and look fabulous in hired occasion wear
‘Catastrophe bonds’ may offset LA wildfire damage, part of a perverse trade in dystopia
A perverse trade in any dystopia you believe may soon be reality is brisk. Buyers can purchase shares in how likely it is that 2025 will be the hottest year on record or if a nuclear weapon will detonate soon
The rise of repair cafes: ‘It’s not sustainable to keep buying new stuff’
A resurgent repair culture has a bottom-up energy, but change is also coming from the top, with the EU’s Right to Repair Directive
Floating offshore wind is ready to deliver for Ireland
Decisions taken now will shape our prosperity for decades. There is no room for further procrastination
Chris Packham: ‘I was a very angry young man, confused because of my undiagnosed autism. It had an enormous impact on my life’
British environmentalist and BBC presenter Chris Packham on battling to save the planet, standing up to his enemies, and how his autism made him hate himself
LA fires lay bare the spectre of an uninsurable future
Planet Business: Meta’s non-regrettable attrition, Starbucks’ new code of customer conduct and performers signed-up for Donald Trump’s inauguration
Irish deer populations have become rampant, and the trees are paying a price
Ella McSweeney: We will not reach our nature restoration goals without urgent action
Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin: ‘I mourned friendships for too long that were actually past their time’
The maths professor and biodiversity advocate on why she has no career regrets, the last time she got angry and her psychological quirk
New books about inequality by Thomas Piketty: Counterpoints to the Trump-Musk war on the state
Among the French economist’s arguments is that ‘no credible solution to the challenge of global warming is imaginable without a drastic reduction in inequality’
Europe’s clean energy agenda under threat from lack of finance, MEP warns
An Bord Pleanála approved less than half renewable energy capacity needed to reach Government’s 2030 target, WEI planning report finds
How green is the programme for government?
Absence of climate ambition, continuity rather than scaled-up targets and vague language stand out
Striving for net zero will cost less than we thought, but it will not be plain sailing
The incoming government must do more to encourage EV ownership as sales have slumped
Ireland lacks a long-term master plan for energy sector - Ibec CEO
Ireland must take ‘big leaps as distinct to small steps’ in developing renewables, says SSE chief
Rewilding: A meaningful response to tackling the biodiversity crisis
The concept is an eco-centric approach which is nature-led and human-enabled
Wind and solar farms have saved Irish electricity consumers €840 million since 2000 - report
‘Reaching renewable electricity targets in 2030 could cut consumer bills by an additional €610 million’
What’s in the programme for government: the main points, from housing and health to transport and trade
Department of Justice will incorporate home affairs and migration
LA fires: I’ve watched movies and TV destroy my hometown for years. Nothing can prepare you for seeing real devastation
On screen, Los Angeles has endured meteor strikes, alien invasions and Sharknados. Now it’s starring in an all-too-real disaster story
Sci-fi and fantasy round-up: Watch out for a weird time-travelling mother and a half-human, half-mosquito anti-heroine
New novels by Nnedi Okorafor, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Elly Griffiths, Makana Yamamoto and Michel Neva
LA fires: Firefighters holding the line despite strong winds
Some 8,500 firefighters prevent wildfires from growing for second day in row
Ireland’s switch to renewable energy has ‘stagnated’, Central Bank report says
Regulator’s report also suggests State is struggling to rein in emissions from agriculture or get the necessary uptake in electric vehicles
While LA burns, Fianna Fáil says pro-climate policies are ‘open for discussion’
Obfuscation, delays and denial are being used by national political leaders on both sides of the Atlantic, and similar tactics can also be found closer to home
The Irish Times view on the Los Angeles fires: drama and terror in the city of angels
Apocalyptic scenes could have come from the storyboard of a blockbuster movie
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