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Irish firms are ‘laggards’ on climate change, says EU lending arm

Irish firms are among the EU’s laggards on climate change and lack an “interest” in green investment, the European Investment Bank has said.
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Radio and TV shows don’t have to give airtime to climate change deniers to provide balance, says regulator

Radio and TV shows do not have to give airtime to climate change deniers or doubters to provide balanced coverage of the issue, the industry regulator has said.
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Smoky coal ban for whole country but no move on peat

Ireland is to become a low-smoke zone under new regulations banning the sale of smoky coal.

EU only 'pretending' to urgently tackle climate change - Greta Thunberg
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EU only 'pretending' to urgently tackle climate change - Greta Thunberg

"When your house is on fire, you don't wait a few more years to start putting it out. And yet this is what the Commission is proposing today," Thunberg told the European Parliament's environment committee.

Australia's Prime Minister defends climate change policies as firefighters continue to battle deadly fires
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Australia's Prime Minister defends climate change policies as firefighters continue to battle deadly fires

Firefighters battling wildfires in Australia made the most of cooler weather on Sunday to access badly burnt towns and contain blazes before the expected return of hotter conditions at the end of the week.

Colm McCarthy: 'Why it's time to stop giving aviation and shipping sectors an easy ride on pollution'
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Colm McCarthy: 'Why it's time to stop giving aviation and shipping sectors an easy ride on pollution'

Since Ireland's contribution to the world's carbon emissions is tiny, whatever efforts can be made in this country will have a negligible direct effect.

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Loss of plants and animals at crisis point

The Earth's life-support systems are reaching a crisis point for humanity, with up to one million species facing extinction due to human activity, a UN study will reportedly warn.
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