# Climate Change

Open Newsroom - COP27: What did we learn in Egypt?

Get on-the-ground, real-time analysis from the COP27 summit as it reaches its conclusion.

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Nov 18th 2022, 9:25 AM

COP27: UN chief calls on countries to stop 'blame game' at deadlocked climate talks

Negotiators are scrambling to find a compromise over the contentious “loss and damage” issue.

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Nov 17th 2022, 6:58 PM

# Amazon Rainforest

'Brazil is back': President-elect Lula vows to fight deforestation at COP27

Lula has offered to host UN climate talks in the Amazon region in 2025.

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Nov 16th 2022, 10:14 PM

# Crunch time

Eamon Ryan made lead EU negotiator on crucial issue at COP27

The minister is representing the EU in talks on loss and damage supports, which he said will be “difficult” and “protracted”.

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Nov 16th 2022, 3:11 PM

# Climate

Climatologist: 'Walking around in t-shirts in November, that's not our normal climate'

Professor Peter Thorne told The Journal that the current spell of unusually warm weather is “absolutely” linked to climate change.

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Nov 16th 2022, 9:05 AM

# Laggard

'We cannot opt out': Minister defends record as Ireland lags mid-table in climate action report

In a new report, Ireland and Poland were the only EU countries to receive a very low rating efforts to curb emissions.

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Nov 15th 2022, 9:12 AM

Opinion: Ireland has failed to demonstrate real leadership on climate justice at COP27

Ross Fitzpatrick of Christian Aid is at COP27 in Egypt.

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Nov 14th 2022, 8:00 PM

Better food 'cold chains' are crucial for climate and world hunger, says UN report

More efficient refrigeration would prevent food waste and boost revenues for small farmers, according to the report.

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Nov 12th 2022, 7:02 PM

Hundreds of climate campaigners stage protest at COP27 summit

The protesters marched through the conference’s ‘Blue Zone’, which is considered a UN territory and ruled by international law.

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Nov 12th 2022, 4:40 PM

# deforestation

Brazil sets new Amazon deforestation record for October ahead of government change

Under outgoing president Jair Bolsonaro, average annual deforestation increased 75% compared to the previous decade.

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Nov 11th 2022, 8:20 PM

Joe Biden tells COP27 that the 'very life of the planet' is at stake in climate crisis

The US president told the summit that every country needs to “step up” and “renew and raise our climate ambitions”.

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Nov 11th 2022, 4:58 PM

# CLIMATE CRISIS

€5 million allocated to adaptation funds as minister says poor COP outcome would be 'unacceptable'

Minister of State Colm Brophy said the spirit of the Paris agreement is ‘nearly dead and buried’

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Nov 11th 2022, 3:35 PM

# urgency

Climate activists stage sit-down protest on Grafton Street en route to demand Dáil action

Campaigners are marching through Dublin to call for specific actions to thwart climate change and protect the people most impacted.

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Nov 11th 2022, 2:38 PM

# Referendum

CETA: Supreme Court rules trade deal cannot be ratified by Oireachtas unless law is changed

If the legislation is amended, a referendum on the matter could be avoided.

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Nov 11th 2022, 2:30 PM

Met Éireann's Evelyn Cusack on why Ireland is having an unusually warm November

Met Éireann have noted an increase in rain over time, maybe linked to climate change, Evelyn Cusack told The Journal

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Nov 10th 2022, 2:55 PM

# Temperature Check

Newsletter: Russia’s war on Ukraine is the elephant in the room at COP27

Read an extract from The Journal’s climate newsletter sent straight from Egypt.

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Nov 10th 2022, 7:46 AM

# Climate Finance

'People are dying': Coveney meets leaders of climate-vulnerable countries at COP27

Coveney is spending the day at the conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, the second Irish politician to attend this year.

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Nov 9th 2022, 6:45 PM

The COP27 climate summit is underway - sign up to get our daily newsletter

We’re bringing you the latest updates and analysis from COP27 in Egypt.

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Nov 9th 2022, 11:30 AM

Opinion: Climate change is no laughing matter but comedy can help

Diane O’Connor is a stand-up comedian and climate activist – she says comedy is a powerful art form in the battle against climate despair.

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Nov 8th 2022, 6:30 PM

# Adaptation

‘Future generations will not forgive us’: Taoiseach tells COP27 that climate can’t wait

Micheál Martin delivered Ireland’s national statement to the World Leaders Summit at COP27.

On Day Three of COP27, Micheál Martin has delivered Ireland's national statement to the World Leaders Summit.

He said that the situation is "urgent, but it is not hopeless".

Earlier, COP27 President Sameh Shoukry announced an agenda telling rich countries how to support four billion people most vulnerable to climate change.

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Nov 8th 2022, 1:40 PM

# World Leaders Summit

UN chief warns world can either 'cooperate or perish' on climate as Taoiseach arrives at COP27

“The global climate fight will be won or lost in this crucial decade on our watch.”

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Nov 7th 2022, 4:19 PM

# Temperature Check

Newsletter: COP27 is already an uphill battle

Read an extract from The Journal’s climate newsletter sent straight from Egypt.

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Nov 7th 2022, 8:22 AM

# just stop oil

London police launch major operation to arrest suspected climate change protesters

The climate change action group has been calling on the UK Government to abandon plans for new oil and gas projects.

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Nov 7th 2022, 8:08 AM

# on the ground

Irish delegation travels to Egypt to push for greater climate commitments at COP27

Four Cabinet ministers are making the trip to Sharm El-Sheikh over the next two weeks.

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Nov 6th 2022, 11:10 PM

# cop on

'How many more wake-up calls do leaders need?': COP27 officially opens in Egypt

“Our work will affect the lives and livelihoods of millions of people around the world.”

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Nov 6th 2022, 10:43 AM

# factcheck

Debunked: Five common climate myths and why they're wrong

As COP27 climate summit begins in Egypt, here are the facts on climate change.

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Nov 6th 2022, 12:05 AM

Opinion: Climate offsetting is merely a damaging and ineffective accounting trick

Dr Stephen Onakuse says time is running out and large polluters are relying too heavily on greenwashing.

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Nov 5th 2022, 9:00 PM

COP27: Everything you need to know about this year's climate summit

The annual summit kicks off in Egypt tomorrow.

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Nov 5th 2022, 6:00 AM

# Podcast

The Explainer: What will the COP27 climate summit focus on?

Our reporter Lauren Boland joins us this week to look at what lies ahead for the climate conference.

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Nov 3rd 2022, 6:00 PM

Temperatures in Europe have increased by more than twice global average, report finds

The World Meteorological Organisation report said Europe is the fastest warming continent.

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Nov 2nd 2022, 2:34 PM

# CLIMATE CRISIS

COP27: Greta Thunberg won't attend 'greenwashing' UN climate summit this month

Thunberg said the summits are “used as an opportunity for people in power to get attention”.

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Nov 1st 2022, 4:20 PM

Saudi Arabia, UAE say oil demand not going away, days before COP27 climate talks

Fossil fuels account for 75 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, according to the United Nations.

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Oct 31st 2022, 11:13 AM

# just stop oil

Just Stop Oil spray orange paint on four more buildings in London

The group said the buildings were chosen to represent the pillars that support and maintain the power of the fossil fuel economy.

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Oct 31st 2022, 10:59 AM

Cafe owner: We are being persecuted by the 'latte levy' due to come in

Restaurant owner Peter Shanahan says businesses like his have done all they can to work sustainably and the new coffee cup levy will hurt that effort.

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Oct 30th 2022, 7:00 AM