Shannon LNG: Are dolphins the key issue in this debate?
February 1st 2019
This week’s judicial review case of the planning application to construct a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on the southern shore of...
Climate Weekly: Shareholders ratchet pressure on big oil
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Extension of permission for gas terminal questioned in High Court
January 31st 2019
An Bord Pleanála’s extension of permission to complete a gas terminal on the Shannon estuary does not require a revisiting of environmental...
BP backs shareholder call to align its strategy with Paris climate goals
The oil and gas major will have to set out how its strategy and investments fit with targets to limit global temperature rise, under...
NASA’s AIRS captures polar vortex moving in over U.S.
The U.S. Midwest has been gripped by the lowest temperatures it has seen in years. An unusually cold Arctic air mass, called a polar...
Major study uncovers ‘sea change’ in world’s understanding of Atlantic conveyor belt
An international research programme has uncovered data that could transform scientists’ understanding of the Atlantic Ocean current – a circulation pattern that plays a...
Chile names first woman in eight years to lead UN climate talks
Environment minister Carolina Schmidt named president-designate for the UN's 25th climate talks in Santiago
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Q&A: How is Arctic warming linked to the ‘polar vortex’ and other extreme weather?
The past week has seen some brutal weather hitting the US and Canada. With cold Arctic air plunging south down to the US midwest,...
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