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# Climate Change

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2022
# 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
Voices
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
# COP27
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
# COP27
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
# COP27
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
# Climate Change
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
# COP27
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
Voices
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.
UN chief warns world can either 'cooperate or perish' on climate as Taoiseach arrives at COP27
Newsletter: COP27 is already an uphill battle
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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.”
Newsletter: COP27 is already an uphill battle
'How many more wake-up calls do leaders need?': COP27 officially opens in Egypt
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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.
Human health ‘at the mercy of fossil fuels’, report warns
World hunger at 'catastrophic' levels amid 'toxic cocktail' of conflict, climate change and Covid
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Nov 6th 2022, 12:05 AM
Voices
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
# Climate Change
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
# Climate Change
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
# Climate Change
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
Voices
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
# Climate Change
Drivers drag Just Stop Oil protesters away during London road blockages
Police have made a number of arrests after anti-oil activists blocked four roads in London.
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Oct 29th 2022, 4:57 PM
# just stop oil
Just Stop Oil activists spray orange paint on Rolex building in central London
The campaign group is staging a month-long series of protests to call on the Government to halt all new fossil fuel licences.
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Oct 28th 2022, 10:13 AM
# cop out
New UK PM Rishi Sunak will not attend COP27 climate summit next month
The new prime minister has been accused of a “massive failure of climate leadership” for missing the summit.
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Oct 27th 2022, 7:08 PM
# climate protesters
Minister backtracks on comments made about climate activists throwing soup at artworks
‘I am in no way advocating that anyone follows this example,’ Minister of State Ossian Smyth has said.
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Oct 27th 2022, 6:44 PM
# Race Against Time
UN report finds current climate pledges 'nowhere near' enough to prevent 1.5C warming
Experts say the world is failing to act with sufficient urgency to curb greenhouse gas emissions
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Oct 26th 2022, 7:35 PM
# CLIMATE CRISIS
Human health ‘at the mercy of fossil fuels’, report warns
Lancet The new report warns that governments are still prioritising use of fossil fuels despite huge health harms from climate change.
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Oct 26th 2022, 8:11 AM
# Climate
Just Stop Oil protesters glue themselves to tarmac at central London junction
Police confirmed 16 protesters have been arrested and that the roads have since been reopened
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Oct 21st 2022, 2:47 PM
Voices
John Gibbons: If you're offended by soup thrown on a painting then you're missing the point
The environmental campaigner says scientists have been warning us about climate change for decades, but no one has listened.
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Oct 19th 2022, 7:30 PM
# Energy Crisis
CO2 emissions from combustion set to grow only slightly this year despite fears of big jump
In China, the world’s largest polluter, emissions will stay largely flat in 2022.
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Oct 19th 2022, 4:25 PM
# Venezuela
'All this is climate change': Fresh landslide in Venezuela kills at least three
More than 50 people died in similar circumstances last week.
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Oct 18th 2022, 8:02 AM
# sustainability
Councils asked to develop transport projects to help meet climate goals
A programme supporting local projects to help meet the transport sector’s climate goals is set to launch next week
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Oct 13th 2022, 9:51 AM
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