UN COP30 climate report says sustainable cooling essential to cut emissions and save lives
By Jerry Fisayo-Bambi with AP Published on 12/11/2025 – 13:27 GMT+1 •Updated 13:37 Sustainable cooling must be prioritised as part of…
Spirits seesaw as climate summit brings good news and bad – The Irish Times
Cop30 is proving to be the seesaw of climate summits, with participants repeatedly raised up on good news…
Micheál Martin not stepping down ‘any time soon’, EU commissioner believes – The Irish Times
EU commissioner Michael McGrath has said he does not anticipate that Taoiseach Micheál Martin will be stepping down…
Opinion | Behind AI Hype, Climate Consequences
What started as rivulets of hype, hope, and alarm over artificial intelligence have combined into a tsunami-level wave…
Have China’s carbon emissions peaked? New analysis shows they haven’t risen in 18 months
China is the world’s largest polluter by total annual emissions. The country, which is heavily reliant on coal…
Data on weather systems keeping Ireland unusually mild at risk over US funding gap – The Irish Times
Data critical for tracking weather systems affecting Ireland is incomplete, but the body tasked with gathering it is…
How much hotter is the world since the Paris Agreement? Here’s what a decade of data shows
In 2015, almost 200 countries signed a landmark agreement to combat climate change. The Paris Agreement aimed to…
New approach to foot-dragging by richer countries appears to pay off as summit begins – The Irish Times
Talks at Cop30 only began on Monday afternoon but already the climate summit has its first deadline and…
China ‘coming up with solutions for everyone’, says Cop30 chief
Rich countries have lost enthusiasm for combating the climate crisis, while China is surging ahead in producing and…
COP30: EU backs global carbon market alliance to crack down on CO2 emissions
Published on 10/11/2025 – 12:41 GMT+1 •Updated 12:44 The European Union and Brazil launched an appeal calling on…
Darragh O'Brien: The COPs are slow, but they do matter – here's a look inside – The Journal
Darragh O’Brien: The COPs are slow, but they do matter – here’s a look inside The Journal Amid squabbles,…
COP30: Could Brazil’s ambitious new ‘Tropical Forests Forever’ fund help curb deforestation?
Last year, the Brazilian government proposed a plan to pay countries to preserve their tropical forests. Over the…