As Cop28 gets underway, the Co Clare power station is likely to step up production to fill the gap left by becalmed wind turbines

Documents show industry intends to go ‘full force’ in arguing meat is beneficial to the environment at climate summit

The unprecedented scenes on the streets of Dublin last week heaped pressure on Garda Commissioner Drew Harris and Minister for Justice Helen McEntee.

There are five key areas that require particular attention for a chance to make Cop28 a success

Backers of Texas and Louisiana direct air capture (DAC) schemes differ in how carbon removal should be deployed, and what role oil and gas should play

Despite criticism over its location, former Irish president Mary Robinson says Cop28 is a ‘key moment’ for the Government to show that Ireland is not small — it’s influential, writes Environment Correspondent Pádraig Hoare

Climate change, the biggest challenge our world faces, can’t hold the attention of audiences or readers. That has to be addressed, writes Eoin Hahessy

BBC report revealed president of Cop28, Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber, has been planning secret deals to vastly expand oil and gas production at the event

A global stocktake of emissions will show a projected increase of 9% by 2030 instead of the targeted reduction of up to 45%

Ahead of UCC's first sustainability forum, where she is a keynote speaker, the former Irish president said that by global terms 'we are a rich country and our carbon footprint is quite high'

Pope Francis is receiving antibiotics intravenously to treat a lung inflammation and will scale back some appointments – but he does not have pneumonia or fever, the Vatican said.

Governments must act to reduce emissions so people can have an individual choice on whether to have children in the future

Pope Francis on Sunday revealed that he has a lung inflammation but will go later this week to Dubai to address the climate change conference.

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has warned of the need for climate action as he visited Antarctica ahead of the Cop28 talks.

Fossil fuel companies currently account for just 1% of clean energy investment globally and 60% comes from just four firms.

Divisions set to deepen at climate conference with India and China opposed to any attempt to block construction of coal-fired power stations

The Vatican has signed an agreement with German carmaker Volkswagen to gradually replace its auto fleet with electric vehicles as part of efforts to reduce its carbon emissions.

State oil company’s huge expansion plans make its CEO’s role as president of UN climate summit ‘ridiculous’, say researchers

Average carbon dioxide concentrations in 2022 across the globe were 50% above the pre-industrial era for the first time

European Union negotiators have reached a deal to reduce highly polluting methane gas emissions from the energy sector across the 27-nation bloc.

The world is off track in its efforts to curb global warming in 41 of 42 important measurements and is even heading in the wrong direction in six crucial ways, a new international report calculates.

Agreement designed to ensure wealthier nations pay a fairer share towards the aftermath of climate change-led events to help smaller nations who are facing the most severe consequences

Clare and Galway among counties under threat overnight as wind and rain warnings in place for entire country amid threat of thunderstorms and hail

'Sense of urgency for ambitious climate action going into Cop28 has never been higher,' climate body warns

Impacts of climate change 'hitting home' in Ireland after recent floods

Pope Francis met with European rabbis and decried antisemitism, war and terrorism in a written speech he declined to read, saying he was not feeling well.

As another big climate conference looms and global ‘loss and damage’ takes hold, we must keep pressure on the biggest emitters

Environment minister said he did not want to single out a specific country, but that the funds Saudi Arabia is using are coming from fossil fuel profits

Mr Ryan used his platform to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza to allow humanitarian aid to pass through the region

'The world has seen record investment in energy efficiency, while consumer interest in reducing energy use is higher than ever,' says International Energy Agency

The pontiff's new encyclical, 'Laudate Deum' is an unapologetic attempt to influence the COP28 climate negotiations being hosted by the United Arab Emirates

Solar power capacity and electric car sales have increased in line with what it said is necessary to achieve the mid-century target

From the Ukraine war to the AI arms race, the global outlook appears bleak and is about to get bleaker

Environmental activists have urged Ireland’s political leaders to act fast on fossil fuels as they head for New York for talks on global climate action.

Oil analysts are already suggesting that this week’s departure of BP CEO Bernard Looney, who had stood out among peers for his efforts to push the company toward a greener strategy, will be welcomed by BP investors.

Oil analysts are already suggesting that this week’s departure of BP CEO Bernard Looney, who had stood out among peers for his efforts to push the company toward a greener strategy, will be welcomed by BP investors.

With sovereign debt at record levels and extreme weather events becoming more frequent and intense, policymakers must find a way to sustain economic growth, ensure financial stability, and mobilize the necessary resources to combat climate change. Achieving this requires nothing less than a new economic paradigm.

A state-run oil giant in the United Arab Emirates has said it has moved up its target for achieving net zero emissions in its operations to 2045, as the country prepares to host UN climate talks later this year.