Cop conferences may not be elegant, may not be making much progress, but the real wonder is that they are happening at all, writes John Gibbons

Despite a claim that Ireland is a world leader in sustainable food production, we are among the poorer performers at reining in greenhouse gas emissions

What rational intelligent action looks like: Ireland has joined the ‘Beyond Oil & Gas Alliance’, led by Costa Rica and Denmark, collectively advocating for the phasing out of fossil fuels

State oil company’s huge expansion plans make its CEO’s role as president of UN climate summit ‘ridiculous’, say researchers