Irish youth demand climate action from Leinster House

January 20th, 2019 Hundreds of young protesters rallied in front of the Dáil yesterday to call on the Irish Government to immediately address the growing...

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Webinar: What impact is Covid-19 having on global CO2 emissions?

Carbon Brief hosted its first-ever webinar yesterday and a video (above) of the recording is now available on YouTube. The topic for discussion was: “What...

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Citizens Assembly: Irish state failing to lead in tackling climate change

October 1st, 2017 The government has failed to take concrete action on climate change for over a decade and may face billions of euros in...

NASA pinpoints cause of Earth's recent record carbon dioxide spike

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