Disappointing $300bn Cop29 deal could yet become a platform for much greater ambition
Financial agreement clearly short of what is necessary to support the most vulnerable countries and communities
Renewables
Data centres could aid offshore wind development, report claims
Consultants argue data centres could soak up excess power generation from renewables that could reach 55% above demand
Moratorium on data centres and ban on LNG facilities: Assessment of Ireland’s climate performance at Cop29
Ireland reaches highest ever ranking due to progress on renewable energy including solar, energy use and climate policy
Ireland can cope with data centres and should build more, Greencoat says
International Energy Agency expects data centres to consume 32% of total electricity in Ireland by 2026
Cop29 report indicates carbon emissions from fossil fuels set to reach record high in 2024
World likely to overshoot the critical 1.5-degree target in the Paris Agreement in less than 10 years, according to climate scientists
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’
Greens ‘don’t know whether to laugh or cry’ at Fianna Fáil’s climate pledges
Party manifesto promises Minister of State for energy among series of climate-related pledges
Donald Trump’s return is a blow to global response to the climate crisis
The US president-elect showed himself in awe of the power of Hurricane Helene - but did not dare to consider why that September storm was so destructive
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
Cop29: Can a bloated and cumbersome process undermined by self-interest deliver for our planet?
Baku conference offers opportunities to help avoid climate catastrophe, despite the obstacles
Renewable energy sources provide over 40% of electricity in October
EirGrid notes wind farms account for majority of renewable electricity generated at just under 35%
Ireland’s 2030 wind farm targets may not be hit ‘until 2044’ due to ‘broken’ planning system
Only one wind farm secured planning approval in recent months from An Bord Pleanála
Irish greenhouse gas emissions down 2.2% in first quarter, notes EPA
New series of quarterly bulletins to support more frequent monitoring of national and sectoral progress on climate action
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
Irish climate to become ‘unrecognisable’ if action on emissions is delayed
Ireland has almost no pristine rivers left and is producing ‘more waste than ever’, State of Environment report finds
Marking a global milestone: The UK exits coal power
‘Renewables will soon overtake coal as the single biggest source of global electricity’
Campaign group opposed to wind farm criticises An Bord Pleanála for shutting it out of new planning decision
Group had got court permission to proceed with judicial review action against decision allowing White Hill Wind to build seven turbines on Carlow-Kilkenny border
Housing and transport for regional cities needed to counterbalance Dublin overdevelopment, says Ryan
State will ‘tip over’ to the east coast if building overly concentrated in capital city, according to Minister
Offshore wind farms: Four developers lodge planning applications
Five installations proposed for the Irish Sea and one off Co Galway coast involve €10bn investment
Keep turbines away from endangered terns on island off north Dublin coast, environmentalists warn
Environmental group lodges objection to large wind farm proposed for Irish Sea off north Dublin
Codling Wind Park to submit planning application for Wicklow coast plans
The project is expected to involve either 68 turbines standing at 314 metres, or 75 turbines at 288 metres
Government ‘scrapes a B- grade’ in climate action report card
Friends of the Earth report card concludes ‘programme for Government commitments were not strong enough in first place’
Campaign opposing large wind farm at Sceirde Rocks in Connemara being scaled up
‘Appropriate plan-led site selection is crucial for preventing critical ecological damage to the very environment that’s meant to be protected by the transition to renewable energy’
Irish weather patterns indicate ‘global weirding’ is a threat to our food security, farmer and data scientist says
Mark Kelly believes global warming is ‘too benign a term’ given the extreme rainfall in Ireland over the past year
The businessman restoring a blanket bog in one of the most remote parts of Ireland
‘You could over-complicate it,’ Joe Devine says. ‘This is about reversing the drainage of a bog, and seeing what benefits are going to emerge’
Greencoat completes €35m deal for stake in its first solar project
'Leading tech company' has signed agreement to take energy from solar farm
The cows are smaller, hardier and more efficient: Inside a ‘climate-neutral’ Irish dairy farm
FarmZeroC wants its approach to be deployed across thousands of farms
Ireland could have imported million of litres of palm oil falsely labelled as renewable biofuel, firm warns
Renewables industry adviser says lack of checks means palm oil could have been passed off as green fuel
Friends of the Earth calls for temporary ban on new data centres over electricity use
‘Why is this energy-guzzling industry continuing to expand when we know Ireland needs to rapidly reduce energy demand, both on security and climate grounds?’
Cork renewables business to develop €400m solar project in Canada
Buttevant-based renewables specialist wins approval for Alberta development
Improved support needed for householders to ease switch from fossil fuels, says climate council
Call comes regarding heating homes as independent body welcomes 6% fall in carbon emissions by building sector
Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2023 reach lowest level in three decades
State still ‘well off track’ for 2030 targets despite reductions in almost all sectors
Ireland is one of Europe’s climate laggards despite progress
Do not be fooled by a cool June in Ireland - our planet is on track for its hottest year and cutting emissions is vital
Electricity storage policy and ‘private wires’ regime to speed up renewables delivery
Storage systems can bank excess energy from renewables that can be utilised on the grid instead of fossil fuel
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