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Three quarters of Irish people now worried about risk extreme weather poses to their community
Climate change
Four in five are worried about the crisis and say it should be a high priority for government
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Ireland's energy and climate action plan slated over 31% emissions gap
Climate change
The European Commission found a 31 per cent gap in the emissions cuts it delivers
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All drivers qualify for €3,500 grant and millions are yet to take it up
Cost of Living
The application process is quite straightforward
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Dublin to Belfast train to go hourly during peak times as part of major Government investment
Transport
It follows a €12.5m investment unveiled as part of an €800m funding package for Shared Island Initiatives
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Ireland's climate watchdog calls for tax to cut vehicle emissions
Climate change
Transport emissions are up 6 per cent
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'No government in the world can hold back the sea': TG4 documentary Tuilte dives into Ireland's major flood risks
Climate change
"In one case, a small baby was handed out through a window so it was really serious"
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Private jet use for leisure in climate emergency 'an obscenity' says Irish Minister
Climate change
Ossian Smyth made the comment after Lynn Boylan proposed replacing the ‘passenger cap’ at Dublin airport for an ‘emissions cap’ to reduce private jet flights
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Minister launches €21m grant scheme to encourage EV charger hubs within 3km of major roads
Climate change
"This will help ensure that we have pools of high-speed chargers at dependable distances along our road network"
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Darragh O'Brien considering 'penalties' for false submissions to planning applications
Climate change
The Housing Minister revealed the potential amendment to the Planning Bill at a Dáil committee
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Ireland could freeze in coming decades as Atlantic current closer to collapse than predicted, new report finds
Climate change
"It’s not science fiction. We need to show this is not only a Hollywood blockbuster - The Day After Tomorrow"
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Earth has just experienced its warmest ever January, say Copernicus
Climate change
"Not only is it the warmest January on record, but we have also just experienced a 12-month period of more than 1.5°C above the pre-industrial reference period"
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Dublin and Cork airport respond as customers claim price of bottled water has doubled
Dublin Airport
DAA say they've replaced all plastic bottles with "more eco-friendly 500ml Tetra Pak cartons"
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Irish MEP welcomes EC proposal to cut emissions 90% by 2040
Climate change
Sean Kelly says "focusing on the energy side means that energy does the heavy lifting and not agriculture"
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Dublin Airport plans will 'increase greenhouse gases' says emissions expert
Climate change
"Increasing the passenger cap in the midst of a climate crisis is simply unacceptable"
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Offshore wind could funnel €38 billion into Irish economy, report finds
Climate change
Realising 2050 targets will create new jobs, increase energy security and drive down emissions, according to WEI
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Boffins create AI 'early warning system' to save Irish communities from floods
Flooding
"This project has major implications for communities in areas at high risk of flooding in Ireland"
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Irish temperatures to become much more extreme if climate change action not taken, research finds
Climate change
Ireland’s Climate Change Assessment report said any technological advancements will only deliver short-term benefits if the country doesn’t take steps toward transformative change
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Government urged to push fossil fuel boiler phase-out beyond new builds to cut energy costs
Climate change
Fossil fuel boilers installed in less than 5 per cent of new dwellings in 2023 but they are still being fitted as replacements in existing homes
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Irishman on a mission to save snow leopards in melting Himalayas
Climate change
We went with Dr Jonny Hanson for his last training trek ahead of the expedition
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Met Eireann warns past weather events are 'no longer a reliable indicator' for future predictions
Weather
Its provisional state of the Irish Climate Report 2023 found it was the warmest year on record and full of firsts for the State
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Over 900 schools apply for solar scheme in under a month
Climate change
1,600 schools are eligible for the first phase of the solar for schools scheme
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Rural Ireland got 60 new bus routes in 2023 while city BusConnects plan sparks nature concerns
Transport
"These proposals are seeming to be made in an almost blithe manner, unaware of the negative climate impact they would have"
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COP28 climate summit draws to a close as countries agree to 'transition away' from fossil fuels
COP28
For some the agreement will mark a huge failure as those like former Irish president Mary Robinson and our own climate minister Eamon Ryan said that without fossil fuel phase-out this UN climate summit would be a failure
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COP28: Fossils fuelling rising migration, says UN expert
Global Ireland
UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights and Environment, David Boyd, said: 'Today's trickle of migrants will become a tidal wave'
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