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Emissions from private jets soar by nearly 50% in four years – research

Annual emissions from private aviation increased by 46% in 2023 compared to 2019, research suggests. Stefan Gossling, a professor at Linnaeus University in Sweden, and his team analysed the flight tracker data of more than 18.6 million private ...

07 Nov 2024 at 18:21

World ‘failing to bend the curve’ on curbing temperature rises, analysts say

Countries have made “minimal progress” in increasing action to curb global warming in the past three years, analysis shows. An assessment by the Climate Action Tracker (CAT) initiative says that current policies by governments put the world ...

14 Nov 2024 at 05:00

Ireland

FactCheck: 10 claims from the final leaders’ debate of the campaign

(Correction, amends figure in third par from bottom to 829.6 million euros and adds Sinn Fein response in the “Sinn Fein and current expenditure” section) The dust has settled on the final leaders’ debate of this year’s general election ...

27 Nov 2024 at 14:58

Carbon dioxide rising at rates ‘incompatible’ with staying below 1.5C – study

Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increasing at rates that are incompatible with staying below 1.5C of global warming, a Met Office study warns. Concentrations of the key greenhouse gas rose at their fastest annual levels in 2024 in ...

17 Jan 2025 at 00:01

World

Trump says he is withdrawing the US from the Paris climate agreement again

President Donald Trump says he will again withdraw the United States, a top carbon polluting nation, from the landmark Paris climate agreement – dealing a blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming. The White House ...

20 Jan 2025 at 19:22

Blair’s attack on net zero policies a ‘valid and important contribution’ – Reed

Sir Tony Blair’s attack on “irrational” net zero strategies is a “valid and important contribution” to the debate, the Environment Secretary has said. The Labour former prime minister criticised any strategy that limits ...

30 Apr 2025 at 12:07

Banks significantly increased fossil fuel financing in 2024, analysis finds

The world’s biggest banks significantly increased their fossil fuel finance in 2024, according to an analysis. The top 65 lenders – which include UK giants Barclays, HSBC, Natwest and Lloyds Banking Group – committed ...

17 Jun 2025 at 08:53

PM urged to publish new climate plan with 100 days until legal deadline

The Prime Minister is being urged to publish the Government’s climate action plan ahead of a legal deadline in 100 days. The plea comes in an open letter co-ordinated by Friends of the Earth and signed by more than ...

22 Jul 2025 at 17:04

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