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Mobility hubs and change to Ireland’s ‘car-centric mindsets’ needed, says OECD

The OECD has launched a major report in which it makes recommendations for how Ireland can halve the carbon emissions in its transport sector by 2030. The report found that Ireland could unleash “enormous opportunities” by prioritising policies that ...

05 Oct 2022 at 13:00

News

Greta Thunberg on how having Asperger’s shapes her approach to climate crisis

Greta Thunberg has revealed how being diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome has shaped her approach to the climate crisis, saying “it’s helped me see through a lot of the bullshit”. The 19-year-old climate activist gained recognition at the age of 15 ...

06 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Climate change made ‘summer drought 20 times more likely in Northern Hemisphere’

Climate change caused temperatures to soar during the summer this year creating soil conditions that made drought at least 20 times more likely in the Northern Hemisphere, according to a new study. Analysis revealed greenhouse gas emissions ...

05 Oct 2022 at 23:00

Ireland

Government ‘too slow’ shifting new capital spending to public transport – Ryan

Transport Minister Eamon Ryan has said that replacing cars that run on petrol and diesel with electric cars will “not be the strategy” to reduce Ireland’s emissions. Speaking in Dublin, Mr Ryan said “if we just replace all the existing ...

05 Oct 2022 at 17:10

City

Carbon dioxide price surge threatens £1.7bn extra cost for UK groceries

The surging cost of carbon dioxide could add £1.7 billion to the cost of British groceries, according to new analysis. Research by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) suggests that the UK’s food and drink sector could end ...

03 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Second day of protests against soaring energy prices and climate crisis

Activists have taken part in a second day of protests to demand the Government end the cost-of-living and climate crisis by stopping new oil and gas. The Just Stop Oil (JSO) group said that 250 of its supporters held marches through ...

02 Oct 2022 at 20:17

Scotland

Tackling climate crisis should be funded by general taxation, report says

The climate crisis is such a global emergency that measures to address it should be funded directly from general taxation, according to a new report. The study from Stop Climate Chaos Scotland (SCCS) examines how the generation and ...

02 Oct 2022 at 14:00

Minister denies Truss banned the King from Cop27 climate change summit

A Cabinet minister has denied claims that Liz Truss ordered the King to stay away from next month’s Cop27 climate change summit in Egypt amid questions over her Government’s commitment to the net-zero target. Buckingham Palace ...

02 Oct 2022 at 13:46

World

German energy giant RWE to end coal use by 2030

German energy giant RWE has said it will phase out the burning of coal by 2030, saving 280 million metric tons of climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions. The decision will accelerate the closure of some of Europe’s most ...

04 Oct 2022 at 11:35

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Kilkenny County Councillor goes back to school to learn about the climate crisis challenge

Kilkenny Green Party Councillor Maria Dollard was one of a group of Irish County Councillors to successfully complete a new third level course specifically designed for them. The level 7 UCC course called The Climate ...

03 Oct 2022 at 14:33

Scotland

Extinction Rebellion activists dressed in rags and chains protest in Edinburgh

Extinction Rebellion activists have staged a protest in Edinburgh as the UK’s energy price cap soared to a historic high. Campaigners on Saturday dressed in rags with chains around their necks walked to a slow drum ...

01 Oct 2022 at 16:06

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Louth County Council selected as one of first signatories of EU Climate Mission Charter

Louth County Council has been selected as one of the first signatories of the EU Climate Mission Charter at the Research and Innovation Days webinar. As one of 118 EU regions from 18 EU Member States invited to ...

04 Oct 2022 at 22:33

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