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Monday August 24th, 2020
Climate ‘tipping points’ concept could have dangerous consequences – scientists
Irish Times
24 Aug 2020Amazon to build new wind farm in Galway and pledges free heating to some South...
Irish Independent
24 Aug 2020We may have just seen the world’s highest recorded temperature ever. Has that sunk in?
Guardian
24 Aug 2020Insurance giant Suncorp to end coverage and finance for oil and gas industry
Guardian
24 Aug 2020‘All universities must commit to net-zero by 2030’: tackling the campus climate crisis
Guardian
24 Aug 2020Sunday August 16th, 2020
‘Overwhelming’ support for closing areas around Grafton Street to traffic
Irish Times
16 Aug 2020‘Get on with it’: EPA chief warns the Government it can’t stall on climate
Irish Independent
16 Aug 2020Marine food webs could be radically altered by heating of oceans, scientists warn
Guardian
16 Aug 2020Bald eagle attacks government drone and sends it to bottom of Lake Michigan
Guardian
16 Aug 2020The plastic we use unthinkingly every day is killing our planet – and slowly but...
Guardian
16 Aug 2020Sunday August 9th, 2020
Rising temperatures will cause more deaths than all infectious diseases – study
Guardian
9 Aug 2020Activists urge Bord na Móna to scrap plans for windfarm on restored bog
Irish Independent
9 Aug 2020BP enjoys share bounce after unveiling plans to shift away from fossil fuels
Guardian
9 Aug 2020Flooding could occur daily in Sydney by the end of this century because of climate...
Guardian
9 Aug 2020New Guinea has greatest plant diversity of any island in the world, study reveals
Guardian
9 Aug 2020Canadian ice shelf area bigger than Manhattan collapses due to rising temperatures
Guardian
9 Aug 2020False Alarm by Bjorn Lomborg; Apocalypse Never by Michael Shellenberger – review
Guardian
9 Aug 2020Monday August 3rd, 2020
Supreme Court ruling a lift for climate activists worldwide – Decision a reminder that failure...
Irish Times
3 Aug 2020Ireland in one of regions most threatened by future coastal flooding – study
Irish Times
3 Aug 2020New Luas line to take 10,000 cars off roads but won’t be done for 10...
Irish Independent
3 Aug 2020Climate Case Ireland explained: What does it mean, why does it matter and what happens...
Irish Independent
3 Aug 2020New gas-fired power not needed as renewable energy expands, grid operator says
Guardian
3 Aug 2020Extra 23 million people could face coastal flooding within 30 years, even with emission cuts,...
Guardian
3 Aug 2020With big rallies cancelled, young climate activists are adapting election tactics
Guardian
3 Aug 2020