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<p>The Paris Agreement on climate has led to a number of deals being struck between governments to reduce emissions, but it has been a struggle to turn this into meaningful action.</p>

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Oil and gas industry facing 'moment of truth' on clean energy
Fossil fuel companies currently account for just 1% of clean energy investment globally and 60% comes from just four firms.
<p>An Garda Síochána released information about the cars ministers use. For instance, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar’s diesel car travelled 46,917km in 2021 and fuelling it cost €6,497. Picture: Sasko Lazarov/Rolling News</p>

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Just three of the Government's ministerial cars are electric or hybrid vehicles
<p>The Green Party TD said Ireland cannot individually change laws on petrol and diesel cars without formally notifying the EU of the change. Photo: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie</p>

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Neasa Hourigan says 2030 fossil fuel car ban will be implemented
Victoria White
Digging ourselves a dangerous hole with peat extraction policy
NASA: July was hottest month in recorded history

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NASA: July was hottest month in recorded history
Move from fossil fuels will hike energy costs for consumers

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Move from fossil fuels will hike energy costs for consumers
IMF finds huge subsidies for energy consumption
IMF finds huge subsidies for energy consumption
Fossil fuel companies are being subsidised by &euro;4.74ttn a year, equivalent to &euro;9m a minute every day, according to a report prepared for the IMF.

Wed, 20 May, 2015

UN: Time running out for fossil fuel reduction
UN: Time running out for fossil fuel reduction

World powers are running out of time to cut their use of high-polluting fossil fuels and stay below agreed limits on global warming, a draft UN study to be approved this week shows.

Mon, 07 Apr, 2014

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