Majority of Irish public think climate action will be positive
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Sixty per cent of the Irish public believe the impact of climate action will be positive, according to a newly published opinion...
Tracking Smoke in the Face of Fires
Climate change is contributing to hotter and drier conditions in the American West. These conditions put the region at greater risk of longer, more...
Next “real battle zone” for climate targets will be sectoral emissions
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The next battle for meeting national climate targets will come down to who gets the biggest “slice of the emissions cake” one...
What were some key trends in the latest EPA report?
22 October 2021
The Environmental Protection Agency’s latest projections on greenhouse gas emissions for 2020 are out – and we took the day to dive...
Ireland to be a key backer of fund to protect environmental defenders
21 October 2021
Ireland will be a key financial backer in a fund to protect environmental defenders, the Minister for the Environment has announced.
Over the...
Current marine planning Bill threat to offshore renewables, eNGOs warn
21 October 2021
Ireland is headed towards substantial obstacles for renewable energy if it does not immediately change course on marine planning, according to environmental...
Five Facts to Help You Understand Sea Ice
One way that scientists monitor climate change is through the measure of sea ice extent. Sea ice extent is the area of ice that...
New national retrofit scheme set to be launched shortly
19 October 2021
A new
national retrofitting scheme is set to be launched shortly, the Minister for
the Environment told an Oireachtas Committee today.
Speaking before...
NASA Leadership Visits JPL, Discusses Climate Change and Mars
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NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy met with elected officials about Earth science and visited mission control for the Perseverance...
NASA Turns to the Cloud for Help With Next-Generation Earth Missions
The cutting-edge Earth science satellites launching in the next couple of years will give more detailed views of our planet than ever before. We’ll...
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