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EU reaches landmark agreement to cut emissions 55% by 2030
- Europe
- December 11, 2020, 09:36
EU leaders reached a deal to cut climate emissions in the bloc by 55 per cent within a decade compared to 1990 levels after all-night talks to resolve(...)

Global society ‘off-track’ on climate targets, UN warns
- Environment
- March 10, 2020, 20:05
The world is “way off-track” for meeting targets to curb rising temperatures as the signs of climate disruption increase, the United Nations has warne(...)

Hottest day on record in Antarctica as temperature hits 18 degrees
- World
- February 7, 2020, 18:37
The continent of Antarctica has experienced its hottest temperature on record, with a research station provisionally recording 18.3 degrees. The rea(...)

2019 was second hottest year on record, scientists say
- Environment
- January 15, 2020, 16:53
The world has just experienced its hottest decade on record, with 2019 among the warmest years ever seen, scientists have confirmed. Last year saw th(...)

Australians warned to prepare for more evacuations as temperatures rise
- Asia-Pacific
- January 8, 2020, 07:41
Australian authorities warned people on Wednesday to prepare for another wave of evacuations as temperatures in the country’s southeast began to rise (...)

What is 5G? An end to buffering delays, glitchy video calls, laggy games
- Sponsored
- December 4, 2019, 00:00
To understand the possibilities of 5G, you first have to look back. “Mr Watson, come here – I want to see you” is credited as the world’s first ever (...)

Greta Thunberg arrives in Lisbon by yacht from US
- Environment
- December 3, 2019
Climate activist Greta Thunberg has arrived by yacht in the port of Lisbon after a three-week voyage across the Atlantic Ocean from the US. The Swedi(...)

Can Ireland survive impacts of chaotic climate change?
- Environment
- November 11, 2019, 01:53
Dublin and Cork are built on marshes at the mouth of rivers emptying into the sea. In a stark message to be delivered on Monday night, former RTÉ wea(...)

The Irish Times view on the UN climate action summit: effort and urgency still falling short
- Editorial
- September 25, 2019, 18:30
New York hosted three immensely significant events on climate disruption in recent days. The biggest climate rally in the history of the planet, in so(...)

In a Word . . .
- Culture
- August 17, 2019, 00:00
I’ve said it before. I’ll say it again. It’s time we marketed the Irish summer abroad. Yes, as in “Come to lovely Ireland, where the humidity is negli(...)