For activist, Martha Farrell, the impact of climate change on the Maharees tombolo is indicative of a global crisis.

The Extinction Rebellion group in Ireland is attracting growing numbers to its events and counters criticism by emphasising it is on the side of the people, writes Joyce Fegan

The council was invited by Minister for Communication, Climate Action and Environment Richard Bruton to advise for preparation of multi-annual carbon budgets, and for drafting legislation.

Denis Lehane Stephen Shorten is a bright, articulate and hardworking farmer. He lives and farms in Enniskeane, Co Cork.

A quiet climate action revolution is taking place as fund managers question their investments in firms not dealing with their emissions, writes Kyran Fitzgerald

A global carbon market is key to tackling the climate crisis, replacing fossil fuel energy with renewables while maintaining growth, write Graciela Chichilnisky and Peter Bal

Eoin Lettice and Barbara Doyle Prestwich say an integrated approach to sustainable food production is needed in Ireland

To avert an environmental catastrophe, we need many more like her, writes Peter Singer

Innovations and new technologies triggered five technological revolutions in modern history, but it is systems innovation that is needed to cope with today’s existential problems of climate change, hunger and poverty, health and nutrition, environmental pollution, social inequality, and deadly diseases.

We must change the way we use land and produce food if we are to save the planet, a UN climate report warns.

The Irish dairy sector is a huge contributor to growth in economic activity across the rural Irish economy, supporting over 60,000 jobs, according to food economist and consultant Ciaran Fitzgerald.

One of the areas where climate change poses arguably the most significant risk but is barely being discussed is human health, writes Seth Berkley.

Asia has long benefitted from the movement of goods and people and is advocating a similar policy for data, ‘free flow with trust’, says Shinzo Abe ahead of the G20 summit

For decades, most of the major economies have relied on a form of capitalism that delivered considerable benefits. But such systems do not work in isolation, writes Bertrand Badré.