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A protest over climate change in Dublin last week. Irish climate NGOs and overseas aid organisations expressed disappointment about the outcome of the UN summit in Glasgow. Photograph: Damien Storan/PA
Cop26 outcome ‘nowhere near enough’, say Irish campaigners

The outcome of Cop26 falls far short of what is necessary to tackle the climate crisis, but countries who are climate leaders must show the way forwar(...)

Environmental protesters demonstrate outside the offices of JP Morgan in Glasgow during the Cop26 summit. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA
Cop26: Pressure builds on EU to get climate deal over the line

The Cop26 summit is facing into tortuous final hours as negotiators attempt to strengthen a declaration and add greater urgency in the global response(...)

Climate change activist, Saoi O’Connor (16): ‘No amount of COPs will change this, because the people who hold the power in those negotiations do not want it to change.’ Photograph: Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision
What can the COP26 climate summit achieve?

Climate change experts and campaigners, including participants in the Dublin Climate Dialogues, were asked what their COP26 expectations are, and w(...)

Canadian author, journalist and social activist Naomi Klein: “We are in this period of this profound social fragmentation and one of the things that this framework gives us is a sense of common purpose.” Photograph: Adam Berry/Getty
Naomi Klein: ‘It was hard to feel like climate change was urgent’

If we’re going to save the planet, do we have to get rid of capitalism first? It’s not an abstract question these days. As the traditional political l(...)

Students on the March for Climate Change in March. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times
Friday’s climate protests in Ireland: When and where they’re on

Ten large rallies are being held across Ireland on Friday, the biggest in Dublin, as part of the global day of action to counter climate disruption. (...)

The issue has encroached on public consciousness on a global scale fuelled by ‘the Thunberg effect’. Photograph: Richard Drew/AP Photo
Greta Thunberg and the world’s biggest climate protest

The world will witness a climate protest like never before on September 20th, when young people in their millions will shout loudest. Three days later(...)

Activating our empathy may be a potent antidote to that learned helplessness, says Breda O’Brien. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times
Breda O’Brien: We need to mobilise our empathy to save the planet

A British newspaper had a thoughtful piece on their website about fires in the world’s great forests (not just the Amazon) and the sidebar contained&n(...)

The Irish baby born today: the First World problem of ‘where will I go on my holidays?’ may be replaced by ‘where is my next meal coming from?’ Photograph: Getty
A baby born today: The climate and their future

A new report depicts an ever-depleting natural world, with huge implications for the coming generation. What will their lives be like? Life-supp(...)

Several thousand school children rally in a climate protest in Bergen, Norway. Photograph: EPA
School climate strikes pose dilemma for principals

Thousands of children are set to skip school on Friday in protest over inaction on climate change, but their actions are posing a dilemma for school p(...)

16-year-old Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg calling for urgent measures to combat climate change. Photograph: Morris Mac Matzen/Reuters
Climate change protests to be staged across Ireland on Friday

More than 21 protest events are to be staged across the country on Friday coinciding with school strikes for action on climate change, which will be a(...)

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