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Joyce Fegan: Cop on and start caring about climate change again

'Many people's children, never mind grandchildren, will be in their late 70s when the reality of this is being lived out — we're no longer borrowing our children's future, we're burying it after cremation'

<p>The aim of course is a cosy home that doesn't cost the earth to heat. For older houses, retrofitting could eventually pay for itself in energy savings — but it will certainly involve a significant outlay to begin with. Picture: Getty Images</p>

residential

Cold facts and uncomfortable truths about retrofitting our homes

<p>The renewable energy sector arguably has the same potential as the pharma sector when it was first established in the Southwest region in the 1970s. Pharma delivered a shot in the arm for Ireland's economy at a pivotal time and delivered a multi-generational return while transforming the domestic economy. </p>

comment-analysis

Cork Chamber: Ireland risks sleepwalking into energy obscurity

Data centre co-operation is key to ensuring 'lights don't go out'

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Data centre co-operation is key to ensuring 'lights don't go out'

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comment-analysis

Cop26 president Alok Sharma: Glasgow summit 'should give the world hope'

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Earth ‘too big to fail’, says environmental activist

Irish Examiner View: Climate action starts at home

Irish Examiner View: Climate action starts at home

We are drowning in a sea of plastic and rubbish, and it is unsustainable.

Tue, 23 Nov, 2021

Prof Andrew Keane: Ireland has potential to deliver more clean energy than it can consume

Prof Andrew Keane: Ireland has potential to deliver more clean energy than it can consume

A massive opportunity exists for offshore wind development in our coastal waters, which has the potential to decarbonise Ireland’s energy while also contributing to the energy needs of other countries

Sun, 21 Nov, 2021

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Cop26 failed to consider war industry's part in climate crisis

Ireland has some part in the arms industry, as evidenced by an event being hosted by the Department of Defence this month in the Aviva Stadium, writes Joe Murray, co-ordinator of Afri — Action From Ireland

Wed, 17 Nov, 2021

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Cop26 deal was very vague, climate activist Greta Thunberg says

Countries at the Cop26 conference agreed to “phase down” coal use, rather than “phase out”, after an eleventh hour change led by China and India

Tue, 16 Nov, 2021

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Why Black Friday is bad for the planet and how consumers can encourage brands to be greener

From the energy it takes to use the internet to the e-waste created by dumped electronics, Black Friday is an environmental nightmare. Jennifer Stevens looks at the scale of the problem and how we can work to fix it.

Tue, 16 Nov, 2021

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Mary Robinson: 'We tax-exempt what’s killing us, would you believe it?'

Former president and Chair of the Elders has called on the Government to invest so that it will be more affordable for people to 'go green'

Mon, 15 Nov, 2021

Cop26 - Glasgow

EU is out to prove saving the planet doesn’t have to hurt growth

'The European Union is the only region in the world where emissions have started to decline'

Sun, 14 Nov, 2021

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'A triumph of diplomacy over real substance': Climate activists respond to Cop26 deal

Robust criticism globally of 'Glasgow Climate Pact'

Sun, 14 Nov, 2021

Cop26 - Glasgow

UN climate chief says Cop26 keeps 1.5C goal alive but activists want more

The Glasgow Pact secured at the Cop26 talks has received a mixed reaction from the UN’s climate change chief and activists. The summit was billed as the last best chance to keep the goal of limiting temperature rises to 1.

Sun, 14 Nov, 2021

Cop26 - Glasgow

Cop26 keeps 1.5 Celsius temperature goal alive – for now

Glasgow had been billed as the last, best chance to keep the goal of limiting temperature rises to 1.5C within reach.

Sun, 14 Nov, 2021

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Letters to the Editor: Third-level education is not ‘cheap’

UCC president in addressing underfunding of higher education is effectively saying universities should be out of reach for working-class students

Sun, 14 Nov, 2021

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Cop26: What big names think of the Glasgow Pact

The Glasgow Pact has received a mixed reaction from both those involved and observers.

Sat, 13 Nov, 2021

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Cop26: Key moments that shaped the climate summit

For two weeks, the eyes of the world have been trained on Glasgow as negotiators desperately tried to thrash out an agreement to stave off the climate crisis.

Sat, 13 Nov, 2021

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Glasgow Pact: Key lines from the Cop26 agreement

The wording of the new Glasgow Pact might not seem controversial to the uninitiated, but they have been subject to months – and in some cases years – of legal wrangling.

Sat, 13 Nov, 2021

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Glasgow Pact sets up more climate action from countries and curbs on coal

Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan said that while the deal "gives us a chance of keeping 1.5 degrees alive", the last-minute agreement on coal is "deeply disappointing"

Sat, 13 Nov, 2021

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Cop26 ends in climate agreement despite India watering down coal resolution

Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan said that while the deal "gives us a chance of keeping 1.5 degrees alive", the last-minute agreement on coal is "deeply disappointing".

Sat, 13 Nov, 2021

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Countries debate climate deal as Cop26 conference continues in extra time

Negotiators at Cop26 have been told the “world is watching us, willing us to reach an agreement” as they debated a deal for more climate action at the overrunning talks.

Sat, 13 Nov, 2021

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Coal and fossil fuel subsidy phase-out call survives in new Cop26 draft text

Calls on countries to accelerate the phase-out of “unabated coal and “inefficient fossil fuel subsidies” has survived into a new version of the deal for overrunning Cop26 talks.

Sat, 13 Nov, 2021

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Cop26 talks drift into overtime in push to save 1.5 Celsius goal

Two weeks of Cop26 climate talks in Glasgow blew past a deadline on Friday as the conference president called on countries to make a final push to secure commitments that would rein in the rising temperatures that threaten the planet.

Sat, 13 Nov, 2021

'Relationships are not just about capital cities,' says the British ambassador on his visit to Cork

'Relationships are not just about capital cities,' says the British ambassador on his visit to Cork

'A pleasure delayed' is the Glaswegian diplomat's summary of his trip to Cork, where he and his hosts emphasised co-operation and collegiality, not least on climate change

Sat, 13 Nov, 2021

Cop26 - Glasgow

Cop26 summit goes into overtime as countries seek agreement on climate action

Efforts to strike agreement on climate action have continued at the Cop26 talks, as the Glasgow summit went into overtime.

Fri, 12 Nov, 2021

Developer of largest Irish offshore windfarm outlines 'massive challenge' for Ireland to hit energy targets

Developer of largest Irish offshore windfarm outlines 'massive challenge' for Ireland to hit energy targets

Codling project director Arno Verbeek says Scotland's success provides a stark reminder of how far Ireland needs to go

Fri, 12 Nov, 2021

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Hundreds of activists march through Cop26 venue in protest at ‘lack of progress’

The marchers sang and chanted as they made their way through the summit’s blue zone, with a group of indigenous activists leading the procession

Fri, 12 Nov, 2021

Cop26 - Glasgow

Final injection of ‘can-do spirit’ needed to get Cop26 deal over line

Alok Sharma has called on countries for a “final injection of that can-do spirit” they have had at Cop26 to get a deal in Glasgow over the line.

Fri, 12 Nov, 2021

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New draft of Cop26 deal weakens language on fossil fuel phaseout

A new draft of the deal that could be agreed at the Glasgow Cop26 climate talks appears to have watered down its push to curb fossil fuels.

Fri, 12 Nov, 2021

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Negotiators urged to ‘strain every sinew’ as Cop26 talks enter final day

The Cop26 climate talks are entering their final scheduled day with the summit’s president warning there is still “a monumental challenge ahead”.

Fri, 12 Nov, 2021

Cop26 - Glasgow

Prove Cop26 doubters wrong, climate activist Vanessa Nakate urges world leaders

The Ugandan activist told the conference that thousands of activists and people living in countries affected by climate change “do not see the success that is being applauded” at the summit

Thu, 11 Nov, 2021

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Climate talks face ‘monumental challenge’ to deliver on goals – Sharma

The failure of developed nations to deliver the long-promised $100bn in finance to poorer nations has been a major sticking point in the talks so far

Thu, 11 Nov, 2021

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Negotiators ‘not there yet’ on securing agreement at Cop26 talks

There is still a lot more work to be done to secure agreement at the Cop26 climate summit, its president, Alok Sharma, has told delegates.

Thu, 11 Nov, 2021

Cop26 - Glasgow

Cop26 diary: Women demanding to be empowered in climate fight

Climate change is not gender neutral and its impacts amplify existing inequality

Thu, 11 Nov, 2021

Cop26 - Glasgow

Cop26 carbon footprint expected to be twice that of previous summit

Cop26 is expected to have a carbon footprint twice as large as the previous summit on climate change, making it the most carbon-intensive summit of its kind.

Thu, 11 Nov, 2021

Cop26 - Glasgow

World leaders urged to help negotiators in push for climate deal at Cop26

World leaders have been urged to help negotiators get a climate deal over the line as Cop26 entered the final 48 hours of scheduled talks.

Thu, 11 Nov, 2021

Cop26 - Glasgow

US and China in ‘joint declaration’ to tackle climate crisis in the 2020s

The world’s two biggest emitters must help show the way on climate action, John Kerry has said as the US and China announced joint plans to boost efforts in the 2020s.

Wed, 10 Nov, 2021

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Alok Sharma: We are ‘fighting tooth and nail’ for ambitious outcome to Cop26

Cop26 President Alok Sharma has told people on the frontline of climate change that “we are fighting tooth and nail to make sure we have an ambitious outcome” to the talks.

Wed, 10 Nov, 2021

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Cop26 aviation declaration ‘full of scams’, environmental campaigners warn

The International Aviation Climate Ambition Coalition agreed to support measures to reduce the sector’s carbon emissions

Wed, 10 Nov, 2021

Cop26 - Glasgow

What is in the draft version of the agreement that could be struck at Cop26?

A first draft of the Glasgow pact that could be agreed at the Cop26 climate talks has been published.

Wed, 10 Nov, 2021

Cop26 - Glasgow

Draft Cop26 outcome calls for countries to strengthen climate action in 2022

A first draft of a pact that could be agreed at Cop26 urges countries to strengthen their emissions-cutting plans for the 2020s in the next year.

Wed, 10 Nov, 2021

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Amazon founder set to pledge more than €856m for Africa land restoration

Jeff Bezos said he would match a previous contribution made through his Bezos Earth Fund.

Tue, 09 Nov, 2021

Dr Eoin Lettice at Cop26: 'A lot done, more to do'

Dr Eoin Lettice at Cop26: 'A lot done, more to do'

None of us can avoid or shy away from the massive, societal changes that will need to be made urgently to address the problems

Tue, 09 Nov, 2021

Cop26 - Glasgow

Cop26 protesters block Glasgow street in rubber dinghy

An Extinction Rebellion band also struck up outside the bank.

Tue, 09 Nov, 2021

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Climate action by countries puts world on track for ‘at least 2.4C’ of warming

The net zero goals are not in line with the globally agreed goal to try to limit warming to 1.5C to avoid the most devastating impacts of climate change

Tue, 09 Nov, 2021

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A billion people ‘face dangerous heat if world hits 2C of warming’

Heat stress – a combination of dangerous heat and humidity – currently affects 68m people globally

Tue, 09 Nov, 2021

Cop26 - Glasgow

Cross-border partnership to tackle 'wickedly complex' climate change challenge

All-Island Climate and Biodiversity Research Network launched, bringing together researchers from a wide range of disciplines across the island of Ireland who are undertaking research in climate and biodiversity topics.

Tue, 09 Nov, 2021

Cop26 - Glasgow

Barack Obama: World has not done nearly enough to tackle climate crisis

The world has not done nearly enough to tackle the climate crisis, and curbing rising temperatures will be hard – but humanity has done hard things before, Barack Obama has said.

Mon, 08 Nov, 2021