ESG Stena ESG chief: ‘Polluter pays’ works – the economics of shipping have shiftedThe company’s director of public affairs says 100 per cent electric ships are an inevitability
Climate Finance ‘The best time to invest is now’ - Sylvera COO Adrienne Gormley on net-zero targetsThe Dubliner, appointed COO of London-based carbon data firm Sylvera, says there is a commercial and moral imperative in climate investment
Letter From America Marion McKeone: Spare a thought for the billionaires and their sinking mansionsAs environmentalists warn that south Florida is sinking, the super-rich keep paying eyewatering sums for coastal properties
Climate & Environment Improved living standards will reverse unless green transition achieved – Ifac chairMichael McMahon said Ireland should be ‘less obsessed’ with economic growth and that living standards, health and the environment should be valued
Cabinet Brief Ireland to appoint director to London-based bank funding Ukraine’s economic revivalInstitution formed in 1991 to aid former Soviet states
Economy Almost a third of Irish CEOs believe their business will be unviable in 10 years due to AISenior business leaders warned the oncoming disruption from climate change and generative AI will make many businesses unviable by 2035
CLIMATE Support of Midleton locals ‘phenomenal’ after flooding, business owner saysExtreme weather events this autumn and winter left shops and homes in Midleton, Carlingford and Newry flooded after intense rainfall
Climate Change ECB report shows Irish banks at high risk from climate changeA comprehensive report from the European Central Bank and the European Systemic Risk Board on the impact of climate change has flagged Ireland’s banks are at risk if biodiversity starts to shrink
Long Read A psychedelics boom is galvanising a new kind of climate activism – here’s whyStudies are finding a positive link between psychedelic use and “pro-environmental” behaviours, and the activists behind the movement argue it can turn the tide on climate change
Climate & Environment Building body calls for 10% VAT increase on 'carbon-hungry’ demolition projectsChartered Institute of Building says tax system reform is needed to help Ireland meet its net zero targets
Climate & Environment Hot air and hen parties: sparks fly as Varadkar and Ryan challenged at farmer meetingTaoiseach Leo Varadkar and Climate Minister Eamon Ryan both addressed the annual general meeting of the ICMSA dairy farmer group in Limerick on Friday
Energy State fund invests €94m in British renewables firm OctopusFast-growing company will establish Dublin office and money will be used to help fund green energy projects across Europe, including in Ireland
Economics Irish consumer inflation worries ease – but concern about climate change heats up Bank of Ireland survey shows the percentage of households worried about cost of living dropped to 30 per cent
Climate & Environment Greta Thunberg joins climate protest outside JP Morgan’s London HQ Climate groups claim the bank has been one of the worst financiers of fossil fuels since the Paris climate agreement
Opinion John Walsh: Businesses need to wake up to the governance challenges of AI and climate changeBacklash over Rishi Sunak’s green U-turn will be nothing compared to what companies will face if they don’t adapt to issues thrown up by AI and ESG guidelines
Climate Change Climate change to impact ECB’s ability to set interest ratesFreak weather events and energy transition will make it more difficult to predict eurozone economic activity
Transport Reliance on private cars for households living in new-builds poses threat to climate targetsPlanning regulator warns that a fifth of all new homes are located in areas dependant on the private car use
Climate & Environment Paris Agreement architect describes COP as summit as ‘circus’Christiana Figueres says the upcoming climate conference is not needed and could be done remotely
Climate & Environment €5.7bn investment in fossil fuels funnelled through Irish corporation tax regime - ActionAid Social justice charity says multinational operations in Ireland ‘comes at a cost for the world’s poor’
Climate & Environment Parking levies and congestion charges needed to reduce transport emissions - Climate Council chairClimate Change Advisory Council chair says people needed to be dissuaded from driving cars into urban centres