Microplastics found in remote areas of Alps and Arctic
August 20th, 2019
A new study has
revealed significant levels of microplastic pollution in snow samples from the
Arctic to the Alps, prompting scientists to raise the...
Fracking prompts methane spike, US study finds
14 August 2019
Increasing methane concentrations in the Earth’s atmosphere over
the past decade is likely linked to emissions from the fracking industry, a new
US study...
Climate change threatening global food supplies, IPCC
August 8th, 2019
A circular,
exacerbating relationship between land degradation and climate change is
threatening global food supplies, the United Nations said today.
It was one of many
findings...
July heatwave ‘extremely unlikely’ without climate change
August 6th, 2019
Last month’s European
heatwave would have been “extremely unlikely” without climate change, a new
analysis has found.
According to a report
released by the World Weather...
Concern rasied over dust pollution from demolition waste at Cork site
August 15th, 2019
Concerns have been raised about dust
pollution arising from a vast rubble mound left after the demolition of a
former tax office in the...
Homeowners and energy workers left in lurch as retrofit funding runs out
August 15th, 2019
Hundreds of homeowners and industry workers have been left in the lurch after it emerged that funding for the Sustainable Energy Authority...
Irish see climate as key problem to tackle at EU level
August 14th, 2019
One-third of Irish people now view climate change as a top issue for the European Union to tackle, a new poll has...
EIB looks set to phase out fossil fuel support
August 1st, 2019
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has outlined plans to phase out its support of fossil fuel-dependent projects.
In its draft Energy Lending
Policy, the...
Arctic Tern chicks take flight from Dalkey Island
August 1st,
2019
Arctic Terns have successfully raised chicks on the main island of Dalkey for the first time on record.
According to BirdWatch Ireland (BWI), six...
Interest in climate journalism on the rise
July 31st, 2019
Public interest in
climate journalism is on the rise, according to a new analysis out this week.
In response to a
request from the Colombia...
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