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Taoiseach & Darragh O'Brien playing down @fiscalcouncil.bsky.social & @ccacireland.bsky.social warnings on costs of climate breaches but @foeireland.bsky.social @labourpartyireland.bsky.social &Jennifer Whitmore of @social-democrats.bsky.social are not reassured www.independent.ie/irish-news/p...

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More on those climate costs, where they come from and the choice we have in dealing with them m.independent.ie/irish-news/c...

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'The bottom line is, it's billions. You can't walk away from that' @ccacireland.bsky.social & @fiscalcouncil.bsky.social set out the costs awaiting Ireland for failing to meet EU agreed climate targets. They warn that the Government is not budgeting for the bill m.independent.ie/irish-news/i...

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Frequent 'housing orders' due to avian flu force all poultry indoors, raising concerns for animal welfare, free-range producers & consumer confidence. Input by @irishorganic.bsky.social @ethicalfarmie.bsky.social IFA & Brendan Guinan, FiorBhia & Grounded in Soil www.independent.ie/irish-news/e...

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Wealthy nations are using poor countries as a dumping ground for their waste under the guise of reuse, recycling & recovery. Superb work by Alexander Clapp in bringing to the surface what we literally try to bury #WasteWars www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

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'Pandering to big business at expense of people's rights' @trocaire.bsky.social @oxfamireland.bsky.social @amnesty.org & environmental groups dismayed by move to dismantle corporate sustainability requirements www.independent.ie/irish-news/a...

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'More damaging than coal'. Top climate & energy experts wrote to the Taoiseach urging him to rethink LNG. Letter signed by 12 academics including @hannahdaly.ie @autofac.bsky.social @michaelemann.bsky.social @profjohnbarry.bsky.social www.independent.ie/irish-news/l...

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Fears over proposals to weaken company climate, environment & human rights disclosure rules just months after they came into effect. m.independent.ie/irish-news/o...

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Commissioner for Environmental Information criticises Department for refusing access to LNG report without explaining reasons. Request was made by Not Here, Not Anywhere www.independent.ie/irish-news/r...

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More on those data centre expansion plans: data centres in the Dublin-Meath industry hotspot are using 50% of all electricity in the area. The energy regulator, CRU, says it doesn't have legal powers to make data centres use renewables instead of gas & oil www.independent.ie/news/data-ce...

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Green light for massive data centre expansion - with no requirement that they use green energy #climate m.independent.ie/irish-news/n...

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Scientists at @ryaninstitute.bsky.social @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social & Abosede Omowumi Babatunde, University of Ilorin used tech commonly used to create 3-D images of cardiovascular systems in this Niger Delta study It comes as campaigners take on Shell in the courts m.independent.ie/irish-news/i...

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Some reassuring words after a week of worry for renters www.independent.ie/irish-news/r...

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How is Just Transition working out in the Midlands? m.independent.ie/irish-news/i...

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Taoiseach Micheál Martin says Ireland must have an LNG facility but the consultants who put the proposal on the table are reviewing their analysis @eamonryan.bsky.social met them last month re the review @foeireland.bsky.social say all ideas of LNG must be dropped m.independent.ie/irish-news/c...

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LNG is back as a government priority - campaigners say concerns over fossil fuel lock-in and fracked gas never went away #climate #LNG #fracking www.independent.ie/irish-news/c...

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The architects of Georgian Dublin could teach us a thing or two about climate & cities says Prof Gerald Mills of @ucddublin.bsky.social as he & @peterthorne.bsky.social of @maynoothuni.bsky.social prepare to start work on @ipcc.bsky.social's latest major project m.independent.ie/irish-news/t...

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The energy regulator has been taking issue with ESB over power outages for the last few years- before recent storms massively magnified the problem. Sinn Fein's Pa Daly raising the issue m.independent.ie/irish-news/t...

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Really interesting research from @ccacireland.bsky.social & @teagasc.bsky.social on farmers & climate change. Farmers' experiences & concerns come through loud & clear m.independent.ie/farming/fore...

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Reduced speed limits on local roads welcomed but increased funding for repairs also wanted m.independent.ie/news/most-ro...

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Ireland was an outlier last month with one of the cooler Januarys of recent years but globally we've just had the warmest start to the year on record. Data from @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social & Met Eireann m.independent.ie/irish-news/w...

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The new govt wants more one-off rural housing. The (almost identical) old govt was warned by an expert group not to go down this route. It's 'inherently unsustainable' they said. Thnx to Brendan O'Sullivan of @ucc.ie & @ciarancuffe.bsky.social for input m.independent.ie/irish-news/g...

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Mary Robinson takes Donald Trump, Elon Musk & the other social media "oligarchs" to task on climate, lies & undermining democracy - a lively start to today's Sustainable Media Ireland event m.independent.ie/irish-news/m...

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Stark assessment by @kevinclimate.bsky.social ahead of Tuesday's High Court challenge by Friends of the Irish Environment & @clmirl.bsky.social claiming inadequacy of the Climate Action Plan www.independent.ie/irish-news/m...

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Some thoughts on the privilege of having weather warnings, the progress made since Hurricane Charley & their growing importance in a changing climate m.independent.ie/opinion/comm...

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On January 28/29 the High Court will hear the first of four cases challenging government failures on climate action. @clmirl.bsky.social and @andrewlrjackson.bsky.social of Friends of the Irish Environment outline what's coming www.independent.ie/irish-news/f...

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There are 2.1 million timber electricity poles across Ireland and ESB warns some will not survive Storm Éowyn. Dr Jennifer Keenahan of UCD talks about the challenges of designing infrastructure to withstand extreme weather in a changing climate www.independent.ie/irish-news/p...

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'Climate cakeism' says @oisinc.bsky.social Presenting old as new says @caugustenborg.bsky.social Vague & ambiguous say the Environmental Pillar & @fairseas.ie Experts have their say on the climate & environment policies in the draft Programme for Government www.independent.ie/irish-news/c...

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Europe is reviewing the use of PFAS 'forever chemicals' - major Irish employers say they'll leave if a ban or tough restrictions result www.independent.ie/irish-news/t...

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Cutting bills as well as emissions - number-crunching for @windenergyireland.bsky.social shows financial savings from rolling out renewables has exceeded the costs and the gap will continue to grow www.independent.ie/irish-news/h...

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Live blog on new Programme for Government being continually updated on www.independent.ie - including latest on climate & environment policies

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The WACI (love the acronym) or carbon intensity of investments & loans held by the finance sector in Ireland is higher than the Eurozone average www.independent.ie/irish-news/i...

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There's progress, it's promising, but it's too slow - SEAI calls for redoubling of efforts on retrofitting & emissions reduction #climate www.independent.ie/irish-news/r...

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Very significant High Court ruling here on the obligations imposed on public bodies by Section 15 of the Climate Act www.independent.ie/irish-news/h...

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Homes, community, culture all lost in the LA fires and for one @greenpartyie.bsky.social councillor, precious memories too. @laurentuite.bsky.social tells of the close-knit Pacific Palisades she knew and anxious times for her many family members still in the area www.independent.ie/irish-news/i...

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Confirmation by @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social that 2024 was the hottest year, 1.5C was well & truly breached all year, & greenhouse gas concentrations rose again. "I have run out of metaphors to explain the warming we're seeing" @carlobuontempo.bsky.social #climate www.independent.ie/irish-news/2...

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Records falling today along with the temperature - electricity demand has exceeded previous peak and beaten even Eirgrid's forecast

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Move by SEAI will open electric heat pump grant support to more households but @paulkenny.bsky.social of @helloheatpumps.bsky.social says more needs to be done to accelerate the switch from oil and gas home heating www.independent.ie/irish-news/e...

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'Admirable levels of hypocrisy'- had an interesting chat with Elin Suleymanov about climate, Cop29 and EU 'interference' in Nagorno-Karabakh when he visited to mark the appointment of Terry Leyden as Azerbaijan's first honorary consul in Ireland www.independent.ie/irish-news/a...

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Employees say many of their workplaces do not segregate waste for recycling - survey by Repak www.independent.ie/irish-news/r...

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The year ahead in climate change, in Ireland and around the world. Verdict: it's going to be rough, but the direction of travel has been set. My article in today's @irishindependent.bsky.social www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...

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One in 3 landowners who sought to have sites exempted from the Residential Zoned Land Tax succeeded at first attempt and a further 1 in 4 on appeal to An Bord Pleanála www.independent.ie/irish-news/h...

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'Sceptical on climate, on vaccines, on migration - on the State' @eamonryan.bsky.social on the creators and carriers of social media disinformation campaigns and what might be done about it www.independent.ie/irish-news/e...

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