Cop29 deadlocked as new €250bn finance offer comes up short
‘There is no deal to come out of Baku that will not leave a bad taste in everyone’s mouth, but we are within sight of a landing zone’
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Cop29: UAE urges Saudi Arabia and others to honour fossil fuels pledge amid continuing impasse
Unprecedented public rebuke by Cop28 host comes as fuel producers try to derail transition promise made at last year’s talks
Cop29 stuck with big finance gap amid claims of backsliding on fossil fuels
‘Standing still is retreat and the world will rightly judge us very harshly if this is the outcome’ warns UK’s Ed Miliband
Dublin Bay South constituency profile: Ryan departure will ease pressure on Bacik and O’Callaghan
Election 2024: Fine Gael’s chances of taking two seats will suffer from decision of Kate O’Connell to run as an Independent
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Cop29 failure unacceptable, even if climate slips from political priorities, warns Eamon Ryan
UN chief welcomes ‘high ambition coalition’ including Ireland which is pushing for more ambitious outcome
Finglas Luas application to be submitted on Monday
Green line extension to north Dublin suburb due to be running by 2031
Are green number plates a good idea or a silly gimmick? Michael McAleer and John McManus debate
Drivers of EVs will soon be able to signal their eco-awareness with the introduction of 'green flash’ registration plates. But the idea is proving divisive, with some seeing it as greenwashing
Trump set to ‘dismantle fight against global warming’, US climate envoy warns at Cop29
UN talks open in Baku with stark warning no country is immune from climate disaster
Eamon Ryan: EU must ensure renewed backing for Paris pact as Cop29 faces into difficult negotiations
‘It will be hard to get agreement in a world that is so divided and under such stress, but that is what we have to do’
Explainer: Why Cop29 matters to you, Ireland and the world despite Trump ‘whiplash’
World’s performance on emissions and temperature summarised in three words: ‘over the limit’
Ireland can play pivotal role in ensuring global food security while meeting challenge of an overheating planet
If Ireland delivers a credible food/health/climate strategy for the 2025 conferences it should open longer-term possibilities
Homes should be built above Donnybrook and Ringsend bus garages, Eamon Ryan says
Eamon Ryan says Ballsbridge is ‘horrific’ for pedestrians and cyclists at final transport committee meeting
Harris and Martin block Green proposals for €3bn Climate and Nature fund
Coalition partners say it was premature for Minister of the Environment to earmark money to specific areas without consultation
Green ‘flash’ registration plates for motorists on Irish roads with zero-emission vehicles
The plates ‘will help us visualise our zero emission future’, says Eamon Ryan
New aircraft inspection system planned to prevent illegal transport of weapons through Ireland
Proposed regime aimed at deterring airlines who may attempt to travel through Ireland with munitions without exemptions
Terms approved for Ireland’s second offshore wind auction targeting south coast
Tonn Nua site off Waterford to facilitate 900MW wind farm due to be operational by 2032
‘We need answers’: Creeslough families meet Ministers to push for public inquiry
Helen McEntee, Charlie McConalogue and Eamon Ryan bring families ‘step closer’ to truth
Dublin to Belfast train link expanded to hourly service
Connolly Station and Belfast’s new Grand Central will see 15 services in each direction
New EirGrid chief to receive salary of €300,000 after Government agrees to raise
Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe sets pay rate at €300,000 for new EirGrid CEO – €60,000 more than the Taoiseach earns
Dublin’s next Luas line has been approved, we asked those who’ll be served by it what they think
Cabinet has approved Dublin’s next Luas line, which could bring trams to Finglas by 2031. About 60,000 people would be served by it. We asked some what they think
Lobby group calls for dedicated energy minister
Eamon Ryan’s brief is too broad, says Industry group Fuels for Ireland in call for dedicated government department
Finglas Luas: New tram line could service population of 60,000 by 2031
Early sanction for the new line could see services in 2031 five years ahead of schedule
Planes allegedly carrying munitions over State may not have needed permission for ‘some of’ cargo – Ryan
Minister says there is ‘ambiguity’ around whether aircraft needed an exemption but were not in breach of international law
Kerry Airport chief warns that Dublin Airport passenger cap is bad for business
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Eamon Ryan to raise fears of biofuel import fraud with EU committee
Minister for Transport calls for investigation by EU on biofuel imports
Funding uncertainty for climate-vulnerable countries may undermine a Cop29 agreement, says Ryan
Event’s critical issue ‘providing finance’ where African countries were being frozen out of private finance to help clean energy transition
Why are environment activists so divided on the issue of liquefied natural gas?
LNG is a hot issue within the environment movement, while most governments insist it is essential to national energy security
Doubts remain on passing of legislation on marine protected areas but €25m LIFE project to go ahead
Ministers Malcolm Noonan and Eamon Ryan say they want Bill passed before election as was agreed in programme for government
Gardaí have compiled list of Oireachtas members and other people they believe have been targeted by Russians
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín calls on Irish political parties to audit members to see if anyone has received potential contact from Russian intelligence
Transport chiefs plan to break up Road Safety Agency and start big projects using Apple proceeds
Budget 2025: Eamon Ryan favours investing in metropolitan rail in Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford
High Court overturns refusal of permission for Shannon LNG terminal in Co Kerry
Judge proposes to ask An Bord Pleanála to reconsider planning application ‘in accordance with law’
High Court orders planners to reconsider Shannon LNG project
Multinational proposes €650 million liquefied natural gas plant for north Kerry
DAA chairman: ‘I would like us to take the airport off the front page’
Basil Geoghegan says airport operator, facing passenger cap struggle, has same standing in planning system as a person extending their house
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