Climate change is the most serious global problem for Irish population, Eurobarometer report finds
7
July 2021
Climate change ranks well ahead any other
serious problem facing the world according to Irish respondents, a European Commission report
has found.
Just under...
Deciphering the rise and fall of Antarctic sea ice extent
This is a re-post from Carbon Brief by Dr Clare Eayrs and Prof David Holland
The sharp decline in Arctic sea ice over recent decades has become one of...
Current approach to data centres is appropriate, Committee told
6 July 2021
The Commission for Regulations of Utilities’ (CRU) current approach to data centres is the appropriate one, the Committee on Climate Action heard...
Western Canada burns and deaths mount after world’s most extreme heat wave in modern...
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Bob Henson and Jeff Masters
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Opinion: Driving towards progress, or driving communities apart?
5 July 2021
There is a noticeable stubbornness in
Irish transport policy concerning the reduction of emissions – a reliance on
electric cars to solve the...
2021 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #27
Listing of articles linked to on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week: Sun, June 27, 2021 through Sat, July 3, 2021
The following...
Campaigners dissatisfied with amended carbon budget definition
2 July 2021
Campaigners have expressed dissatisfaction with an amendment to the Climate Bill that will allow for sequestration to be taken into account of...
‘Tis the season’? Learn how change is in the air
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by SueEllen Campbell
On June 6, 1857, Henry David Thoreau wrote this in his journal: “Our thoughts and sentiments...
China Briefing, 1 July 2021: ETS launch delayed; Massive hydropower station; Coal prices to...
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China weekly digest. We handpick and explain the most important climate and energy stories from China over the past seven days.
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ECB: failing to address climate change could see global GDP drop by a fifth
1 July 2021
Failing to address climate-related risks could see a 20 per cent drop in global GDP by the end of the century,...
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