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Monday May 29th, 2023
Irish air quality falls as fossil fuel burning and cattle numbers increase
Irish Independent
29 May 2023Investment in solar to overtake oil exploration this year, International Energy Agency says
Irish Independent
29 May 2023Slowing ocean current caused by melting Antarctic ice could have drastic climate impact, study says
Guardian
29 May 2023How to improve US cities and tackle the climate crisis? Get rid of parking spaces
Guardian
29 May 202330 water treatment works released 11bn litres of raw sewage in a year, study suggests
Guardian
29 May 2023Weather tracker: power prices dip to negative in Europe amid clean energy boost
Guardian
29 May 2023Monday May 22nd, 2023
Retrofitting of public buildings could cost up to €9bn and take 30 years, Ryan says
Irish Times
22 May 2023‘Uncharted territory’ for world as next five years to be hottest ever
Irish Independent
22 May 2023Further greenhouse gas emissions rise confirms Ireland as outlier in EU
Irish Independent
22 May 2023New York City is sinking due to weight of its skyscrapers, new research finds
Guardian
22 May 2023Revealed: warning to ministers over privatised water kept secret since 2002
Guardian
22 May 2023Tuesday May 9th, 2023
Ireland to join international effort to develop technologies to reduce cattle methane emissions
Irish Times
9 May 2023Climate body warns Government that delivery of measures not happening fast enough due to planning...
Irish Times
9 May 2023High levels of sewage and fertiliser residue found in 40pc of Irish lakes and rivers
Irish Indpendent
9 May 2023Dublin bottom of class in Europe for costly, complex public transport fares, Greenpeace study finds
Irish Indpendent
9 May 2023Melting glaciers in Alps threaten biodiversity of invertebrates, says study
Guardian
9 May 2023US food pesticides contaminated with toxic ‘forever chemicals’ testing finds
Guardian
9 May 2023Italian oil firm Eni faces lawsuit alleging early knowledge of climate crisis
Guardian
9 May 2023Tuesday May 2nd, 2023
A new dawn for Irish peatlands? Proper management could have big impact on carbon emissions
Irish Times
2 May 2023Sweden to build world’s first charge-as-you-drive electric motorway
Irish Independent
2 May 2023Offshore wind energy developer agrees charter to protect fishing industry off Wicklow coast
Irish Independent
2 May 2023Plastic is already in blood, breast milk, and placentas. Now it may be in our...
Guardian
2 May 2023‘Not just a problem of science’: how the environmental crisis is also cultural
Guardian
2 May 2023Green investment funds pushing money into fossil fuel firms, research finds
Guardian
2 May 2023Field of fresh cow pats welcomes first dung beetles to be rewilded in France
Guardian
2 May 2023Firm releases almost 800kg of ‘forever chemical’ a year into Lancashire river
Guardian
2 May 2023