At the intersection of environmental degradation, climate change and involuntary migration..... #Cop30 www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Cop30: The heat is on in Brazil after world leaders set out stalls at climate summit www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

LNG ‘can’t happen fast enough’, says Taoiseach as Cop30 grapples with ending fossil fuels www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Some of Micheál Martin's thoughts at #Cop30 www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Last 11 years have been hottest on record as ‘alarming’ weather streak continues #COP30 www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Politicians must wake up to Ireland’s duty to act on climate, says leading scientist #Cop30 www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Blanketing the world with hope - lovely idea from @projdandelion.bsky.social and the Mary Robinson Centre ahead of #Cop30 www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

What's it all about and why does it matter... #Cop30 Cop30: What’s at stake for Ireland and the wider world? www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

'We need to do more' Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Climate Minister Darragh O’Brien says Ireland must cut emissions faster #Cop30 Ireland ‘steadfast’ on climate pledges, says Taoiseach ahead of Cop30 talks in Brazil www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Environmental Protection Agency faces court challenge over manganese in drinking water www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Looking ahead to #Cop30 Thanks to @christianaidirl.bsky.social @diarmuidtorney.bsky.social of @dcuclimate.bsky.social @foeireland.bsky.social Sinead Walsh of @odi.global for insights www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

Fee-paying schools have full range of science subjects but DEIS and girls’ schools lose out www.irishtimes.com/science/2025...

RTÉ receives formal complaint over ‘exclusion’ of climate issues from presidential debates www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Public to be advised how to survive 72 hours without services in plan for next Storm Éowyn www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

Council officials branded Nazis for trying to obtain vacant properties for housing www.irishtimes.com/ireland/hous...

A wildlife park is shut and local farmers are nervous – how should avian flu be tackled? www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

Which of Ireland’s waterways are most in trouble from agriculture and human activity? www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Green spaces, biodiversity corridors, new habitats, nature based solutions - @ccacireland.bsky.social says they should be built into the design of every construction project www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

It's the same old story - only worse @antaisce.bsky.social @swanireland.ie deeply concerned www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

There were pledges to get tough on offenders so why are convictions for wildlife crime so low? @lnbdublin.bsky.social raises concerns www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...

Killarney & 35 other towns hoping to emulate the disposable coffee cup ban are being 'let down' by Government decision to abandon latte levy. They say they'll keep going... www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

It's getting better, says @uisce-eireann.bsky.social of the country's wastewater treatment system. Not fast enough, says @epaireland.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

'Back of the envelope stuff' or 74 pages of peer-reviewed analysis? @fiscalcouncil.bsky.social & @ccacireland.bsky.social defend their work against Darragh O'Brien's dismissive remarks www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2...

International legal expert ‘shocked’ at Ireland’s lack of commercial drone regulation - meeting heard concerns regarding noise, privacy, safety & impact on wildlife www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...

Award-winning Killarney Coffee Cup project was set up to get in ahead of the latte levy - but the latte levy isn't coming @voiceireland.bsky.social & Irish Business Against Litter express concern www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

Proposals from @rodericogorman.bsky.social on regulating commercial drone deliveries would clarify planning rules, set out priority uses & give councils powers to investigate noise www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

If you're thinking of challenging MetroLink, please think twice - Minister urges people unhappy with aspects of the project to consider the wider national implications if they take it to court www.irishtimes.com/transport/20...

How Atlantic Hurricane Humberto becomes Ireland’s Storm Amy www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

Agency investigating Blackwater fish kill says its powers ‘too weak’ to deter offenders www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

Underfunded, poorly coordinated, badly prepared - how @ccacireland.bsky.social rates Ireland's capacity to cope with impacts of climate change www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

.....and the wider issues and implications across Europe www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

We're working on a Water Action Plan, Nature Restoration Plan & Land Use Review. European Environment Agency report shows we need to work faster www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

'Sinister, criminal or reckless' Too many questions remain over Blackwater fish kill - concerned groups say inconclusive final report must not be last word on it www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Cause of fish kill on Blackwater river in Cork remains a mystery, final report from multi-agency investigation says - but a full likely passed from the killer substance entering the water to the first tests for possible contamination sources www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Another hardy annual from the EPA here. Ireland still generating more waste, still not managing it properly www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Ireland still struggling to raise air quality standards www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Solar far outpaces wind in Ireland's latest auction for renewable energy contracts www.irishtimes.com/business/202...

Who's blaming what for electricity price rises? Soc Dem TD Jennifer Whitmore took issue with Energia's explanation. Energy regulator to investigate www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

The CRU seems to be managing expectations around when the new data centre policy will be published www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Spring drought, marine heatwaves, European heat domes - all combined to turn a run of the mill Irish summer into one with record breaking temperatures. Analysis by @clairebergin.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie & Met Éireann www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Protections against 'forever chemicals' (PFAS) are patchy across the EU with Ireland among the states that need to do much more, says @healthandenv.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/health/2025/...

Personal announcement: after six great years as Environment Correspondent at the Irish Independent, I have a new job. I'm now Climate and Science Correspondent at the @irishtimes.com

Scientists are urging a rethink of Ireland's proposed next carbon budget [plan for emissions cuts], warning it goes too easy on the country & won't comply with national law or international agreements m.independent.ie/irish-news/s...

The Dáil is back & there's lots of work on climate & environment to be done - for those doing it, monitoring it or trying to better understand it, @thinkorswim.bsky.social's Lie of the Land is an excellent read m.independent.ie/entertainmen...

Work begins on finding the places in Ireland's waters best suited to offshore wind farms - a series of public & stakeholder consultations to get underway early next year www.independent.ie/irish-news/m...

The numbers are small but the hopes attached to them are big - joint effort of farmers, wildlife agencies & EU funding results in 20pc increase in corncrake population www.independent.ie/irish-news/d...

As @greenpartyie.bsky.social meets, leader @rodericogorman.bsky.social talks political violence, rebuilding the party, the 'do-nothing' government & how its 'raid' on the Climate & Nature Fund will hurt farmers, schools & small businesses www.independent.ie/irish-news/p...

Renovating & retrofitting an old house taught energy expert Dr Paul Deane of @ucc.ie a few lessons & like any good educator, he decided to share what he learned www.independent.ie/irish-news/p...