Peatland restoration and rehabilitation programmes offer potential for environmental gains in biodiversity, say experts

Heathrow's plans may be an early casualty of the coming war between commercial ambition and emission reduction realities

Politicians' instinctive tactic of kicking the can down the road won't suffice at a time when the planet is facing an existential crisis, writes Mick Clifford.

It's difficult to change minds with words like 'disaster', 'crisis', and 'radical', but appealing to common values like making the world a better place for our children are what bring the story home.

Given the wholesale reform required and its attendant costs, the Green Party must now make the step up to political 'senior hurling'.

Talks of a cut to the size of the herd have been met with fierce resistance from farming lobbyists, despite warnings from scientists that Ireland will need to look “very seriously” at the issue.

The arrival of thousands of delegates for COP26 may look good but without a genuine commitment to addressing our climate crisis the entire planet will suffer, starting with the poorest and most vulnerable.

Every degree matters as this week's climate change conference determines whether we dial down (or up) the risk to life on earth

US climate envoy John Kerry said all countries must work together, warning that all big emitters must take action now

Ireland may be a small nation but it has an outsized impact on global warming, which Dr Hannah Daly believes requires a transformational change across society, and of people’s mindsets if we are to turn it around. It will be difficult but it has to be done to secure our future.

A new report from the Environmental Protection Agency shows carbon emissions fell just 3.6% in Ireland last year, with agriculture emissions increasing

The sponsors have raised formal complaints blaming “very inexperienced” civil servants for organisational failures in the run-up to the landmark talks

"Unless we act now, we will, unfortunately, be out of time," said the president of the upcoming climate talks in Glasgow.

Japan has been criticised for failing to increase its ambition to tackle climate change, as it becomes the first major economy to submit updated plans on cutting emissions.