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Households burning smoky fuel should be monitored and prosecuted - air quality expert

John Sodeau, professor of physical chemistry at UCC, was responding to reports from the Business Post that new smoky fuel regulations are being flouted in certain towns around Ireland

Competitive terms for climate finance needed to boost green investment, Deloitte partner warns

New research shows improving climate finance structures could shave $50 trillion off cost of net-zero transition

Cop28: Ireland has reason to talk up its climate ambitions on the world stage

As the two-week UN conference got underway last week, there were the usual grumblings about rhetoric not being matched by action

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar tells Cop28 Ireland will double contributions to tackle climate change

Varadkar said his government is committed to halving emissions by 2030 and to climate neutrality by 2050

A psychedelics boom is galvanising a new kind of climate activism – here’s why

Studies 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

Varadkar travels to Cop28 in Dubai ahead of Ireland’s national statement

The Taoiseach said a priority at the convention was agreeing a new loss and damage fund to help countries affected by climate change access finance

Cop28 analysis: The real elephant in the room is that the UN climate conference has run its course

As the two-week UN climate negotiations get underway in Dubai, the rhetoric on display will not be matched by action, Daniel Murray writes

Economic threats eclipse climate concerns on Irish business leaders’ list of worries

New survey finds Irish executives think a ‘labour or talent shortage’ is the biggest risk facing domestic firms

Book review: Dystopian tale The 14th Storm unfolds in a familiar but climate-destroyed Ireland

Limerick author Daniel J Mooney’s protagonists wander a barren landscape rife with violence, starvation and political chaos

Central Bank: Climate risk must form part of lending decisions

Financial institutions and other lenders should take into account firms’ ability to manage environmental factors

Energy regulator likely to ban ‘islanded’ data centres

Environment minister says connection of fully gas-powered data centres to gas grid is against national climate policy

Lenders to face increased pressure to report sustainability of investments

Climate Finance Week chair says ‘the rubber will hit the road’ next year as EU sustainability reporting directive looms

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Irish Life in talks with government about creation of new infrastructure fund

Investment management business looking to make ‘two very distinct plays’ in private assets

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Junior finance minister hits out at lack of investment in SMES to fund ‘ugly transition’ to net zero

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill says that it is important to entice investors to invest in ‘dirtier projects’

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Carbon budget target now impossible as emissions only set for minor decrease this year

Paul Deane, energy researcher with the MaREI centre in University College Cork, predicts Ireland will only see a marginal decrease in emissions in 2023

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Jacinda Ardern, AIB chief Colm Hunt to address sustainable finance leaders at Dublin event

Experts within the finance industry will gather in the capital for Climate Finance Week 2023 from Monday

Green TD: DAA ‘needs to accept’ there’s a limit to number of flights Dublin Airport can handle

The Green Party Minister Joe O’Brien becomes latest party member to raise concerns about proposed lifting of passenger cap at Dublin airport

Carton House owners fined €8,000 for wildlife offences

Clearing of protected river bank without permission led to prosecution by National Parks and Wildlife Service

Women of the Year

‘Therapy has made me a stronger, more grounded person’

Irish Tatler’s Woman of the Year in Entertainment Liz Bonnin is now regularly mentioned in the same breath as David Attenborough, but that’s a heavy load to bear, as the climate emergency continues to gather pace

RTÉ takes bold leap into the future of climate change with docudrama Tomorrow Tonight

Innovative futuristic docudrama Tomorrow Tonight aims to help viewers better understand the facts and science behind the defining issue of our times