Child Labor is Helping Power the Clean Energy Transition
In crude mines across Central and Sub-Saharan Africa, hands that should hold pencils and schoolbooks hammer rocks and…
New report reveals crucial sector where US is falling behind global competition: ‘China is the engine’
The future of energy is shifting faster than most people realize, and it’s good news for the planet. …
Trump calls climate change a ‘con job’ as leaders of drowning nations watch at the UN
ADVERTISEMENT Some countries’ leaders are watching rising seas threaten to swallow their homes. Others are watching their citizens…
UNESCO designates 26 new biosphere reserves amid biodiversity challenges and climate change
An Indonesian archipelago that’s home to three-fourths of Earth’s coral species, a stretch of Icelandic coast with 70%…
Ireland needs more offshore wind farms because of AI, says Taoiseach
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Seven of nine planetary ‘safety limits’ breached as humans push Earth to the brink, scientists warn
PARIS, Sept 26 — Humans are gambling the very stability of Earth’s life support systems, scientists said yesterday,…
The drivers of obesity that also come with climate impacts – The Irish Times
Obesity is a topic that invites judgment, including self-judgment and, if you’re not careful, lots of body shaming…
How Trump’s UN speech revealed US claim of total power over people’s lives – The Irish Times
The failure of a teleprompter at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday had an interesting effect. It…
Unusually high night-time temperatures pushed Ireland’s summer to record high – The Irish Times
Ireland was on course for an average summer this year but climate change turned it into a record-breaker,…
Mary Robinson labels Donald Trump ‘stupid’ and a ‘bully’
Former Irish president and UN high commissioner for human rights Mary Robinson has labelled Donald Trump “stupid” and…
Space Lasers Reveal a 30-Year Secret About Our Rising Oceans
The research team implemented an innovative forward modelling technique to tackle spatial resolution limitations of satellite laser ranging,…
Ireland and the world must do megaprojects better – The Irish Times
Applying the metrics of economic geographer Prof Bent Flyvbjerg, Ireland is far from being a standout failure on…