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Monday May 31st, 2021
Ireland’s trees in leaf earlier and longer suggest change in seasonal patterns
Irish Independent
31 May 2021Bus Eireann to switch to electric and hydrogen in emissions cut drive
Irish Independent
31 May 2021Miami’s chief heat officer calls for action on ‘silent killer’ in climate crisis
Guardian
31 May 2021Retrofitting leaky homes would cost £5bn over next four years, UK ministers told
Guardian
31 May 2021Johan Rockström: ‘We need bankers as well as activists… we have 10 years to cut...
Guardian
31 May 2021‘It’s like a rocket ship’: videos show coalminers behind the wheel of an electric car
Guardian
31 May 2021Monday May 17th, 2021
Luggala peatlands to undergo restoration to support carbon capture and biodiversity
Irish Times
17 May 2021How we talk about the climate crisis is increasingly crucial to tackling it
Guardian
17 May 2021Critics of UK low-traffic schemes told that 25,000 filters already existed
Guardian
17 May 2021UK plastics sent for recycling in Turkey dumped and burned, Greenpeace finds
Guardian
17 May 2021Monday May 10th, 2021
An Taisce accuses agriculture sector of ‘flawed’ climate position on carbon leakage
Irish Times
10 May 2021Insufficient recycling of rare metals could hinder climate efforts, experts warn
Guardian
10 May 2021Global heating pace risks ‘unstoppable’ sea level rise as Antarctic ice sheet melts
Guardian
10 May 2021Cutting methane emissions is quickest way to slow global heating – UN report
Guardian
10 May 2021Damian Carrington: How to spot the difference between a real climate policy and greenwashing guff
Guardian
10 May 2021Using hydrogen fuel risks locking in reliance on fossil fuels, researchers warn
Guardian
10 May 2021Electric car insurance in UK ‘is £45 less than for petrol or diesel vehicle’
Guardian
10 May 2021Monday May 3rd, 2021
Ryanair and Trinity to explore flying planes on alcohol and plant-based fuel
Irish Independent
3 May 2021End of an era: closure of nuclear plant is pointer for New York’s energy future
Guardian
3 May 2021High street shops in England and Wales repurposed as climate emergency centres
Guardian
3 May 2021EPA moves to restrict powerful planet-heating gases in air conditioners and fridges
Guardian
3 May 2021‘It’s like a rotting carcass of its former self’: funeral for an Oregon glacier
Guardian
3 May 2021