With increased renewables, electricity targets likely to be met despite lack of shift in transport and high imports of fossil fuels  

‘Frozen-in’ stress causes plastic surfaces to erupt into microscopic blisters that jeopardise food safety and environment

Grid operators are working to outdated scenarios which do not take account of growth in renewable energy sources, report argues

Shares in the exploration firm have slumped and are being sold off at rates not seen in five years

Electrification should be overriding priority for Irish economy, industry and society, says International Energy Agency chief

Recent high-profile corporate backtracking from climate commitments shows the fragility of pledges when attention and accountability drift

Trócaire and ActionAid Ireland claim carbon footprint of finance bigger than Ireland’s annual emissions

Separate reports in the past week have poured scorn on talk of the State becoming the ‘Saudi Arabia of wind’ and challenge the narrative that a switch to clean energy will deliver cheaper energy prices to consumers

As geopolitical turmoil reshapes global priorities, climate action is taking a backseat. From corporate rollbacks to political U-turns, a once-urgent transition to clean energy faces fresh obstacles. But in a world increasingly dependent on fossil fuels, delays will only drive up costs—both economic and environmental.

Published in 2015, Laudato Si’ spoke of our serious moral responsibility to protect the planet

Spending €24bn on projects such as upgrading the grid and electrifying transport and heating could transform the nation

The Nesc findings would be used to inform ongoing work of Government to deliver the transition

While politicians across Europe skirt their climate commitments, millions of people are already at risk from increasingly chaotic and dangerous weather events

The greatest cost of new fossil fuel projects may be the missed opportunity to build clean energy

At a Time of Climate Crisis: The US president has been making false and misleading claims on wind energy for nearly a decade

Letter to Taoiseach follows his assertion Ireland ‘will have to have an LNG facility of some kind’

Shift follows pressure from activist hedge fund Elliott Management

Mary Robinson warns of power of fossil fuel lobbyists spending $4 billion a year on communications

Scientists detail scale of devastation to mangroves using satellite imagery, AI and imaging techniques used in healthcare settings

‘Government must not lock Ireland into long-term gas addiction in short-term effort to distract US president’