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Business [3]
Sport [4]
Life [5]
Entertainment [7]
Travel [8]
Sunday Life [9]

Climate Change

Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human activities have become the main driver of climate change.

Rosalind Skillen Opinion Time is running out if we are to turn the tide on fossil fuels

Big Oil v the World launched on BBC iPlayer last month, a three-part series which exposes how the fossil fuel industry has blocked action to tackle climate change for more than four decades.

Parts of Derry were flooded last month after heavy rainfall

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Concern over pace of North West flood alleviation proposals review

A review of the recent flooding that hit the North West will be carried out by Stormont’s infrastructure department to ensure any proposals to alleviate the problem would be effective.

Emily Mulpeter and Dara Conway enjoying the warm weather at Belfast City Hall on Tuesday as the hot weather is expected to continue for the week ahead. Pic Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker

Heatwave Northern Ireland: Top 10 tips to stay cool as temperatures soar

As sweltering temperatures return to Northern Ireland once again, the chance for a sun tan and an ice cream will be little comfort for heatwave insomniacs, fair-skinned sun avoiders and office workers imprisoned in stuffy suits.

A climate change rally in Belfast last year

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Belfast at ‘risk of tidal surges, flooding and extreme heat’

A report has outlined how climate change could impact on Belfast, with warnings of damage to infrastructure, disruption and closure of services.

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Sam McBride Opinion Energy crisis: Feeling good about ourselves won’t keep us warm in winter

To most people, energy policy is stultifying — until the lights go out, the gas doesn’t come on, or letters pile up on doormats warning of astronomical hikes in bills.

Parts of Derry were flooded last month after heavy rainfall. Pic: Andy McDonagh Photography, Eclipso Pictures.

Extreme weather in NI could happen more often due to global warming, says Armagh Observatory director

Global warming is causing more extreme weather conditions in Northern Ireland, an expert has warned.

Rescue services at St Canice's Park in Eglinton.

Met Office says it’s working on ‘forecasting capabilities’ following criticism over short notice NI weather warning

The Met Office has acknowledged that a weather warning was issued at short noticed last weekend when hundreds of homes were impacted by flooding in the North West.

Environment Minister Eamon Ryan. Photo: Brian Lawless/PA

Irish government agrees landmark 25% reduction in agriculture emissions by end of decade

The Irish Government has agreed a landmark 25% reduction in Ireland’s agriculture emissions by the end of the decade.

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'Who would tolerate this? None of our politicians': Residents left in misery as NI hit by 'shocking 24 hours' of flooding

An astonishing one third of the average total monthly rainfall for August fell in an hour in parts of Northern Ireland on Saturday evening.

Serious issue: While many of us enjoy the hot weather, we must act urgently to curb the effects of global warming

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Daithi McKay Opinion The forecast for climate change is hotting up… it’s time to take action while we can

Monday was one of the hottest days ever recorded in Ireland.

A paddle surfer is seen as smoke laden with ashes coming from a giant wildfire consuming the thousand-year-old forest bordering the Dune du Pilat rises over the beach of Pilat sur Mer, southwestern France, Monday July 18, 2022. France scrambled more water-bombing planes and hundreds more firefighters to combat spreading wildfires that were being fed Monday by hot swirling winds from a searing heat wave broiling much of Europe. (AP Photo/Sophie Garcia)

NI men in France warn temperature increasing ‘all the time’ amid wildfires

Wildfires in France have been "devastating" but temperatures are soaring all the time, a Northern Ireland man who lives in the Bordeaux region has warned.

The WHO climate change head Dr Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum responded to DUP MP Sammy Wilson's comments on climate change

Climate change expert responds to Sammy Wilson comments: ‘I wish it was just hysteria’

A climate change expert has rebuked DUP MP Sammy Wilson’s recent comments on climate change saying he “wishes it was just hysteria.”

People at Portstewart Strand enjoying the good weather this week

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Rosalind Skillen Opinion One of the most worrying things about heatwaves in the UK is the way they are reported

One of the most worrying things about the heatwaves in the UK is the way they are reported. It’s good to see global rising temperatures, caused by climate change, are finally making headlines, but are some of these headlines doing more harm than good?

People were enjoying the sun at Crawfordsburn Country Park over the weekend but what is the reality of climate change for our island? Photo: Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye.

Ireland’s climate: Forget the searing heat that others are experiencing – rain is going to drive our climate change concerns

The island of Ireland may not be suffering to the same extent as others, but we are not immune to the effects of climate change, a leading scientist has warned.

Northern Ireland has a degree of protection from climate change as rest of UK sizzles

It seems like we always miss out on summer when it arrives in the UK, but that could be good news as climate change takes its toll.

Northern Ireland may have to lose one million cattle and sheep to meet climate targets

Around one million sheep and cattle across Northern Ireland may have to be lost in order for the agricultural sector here to reach net-zero carbon emission targets.

Rosalind Skillen Opinion Out of sight, out of mind attitude won’t save our Blue Planet

The common phrase ‘out of sight, out of mind’ seems to be the driving spirit behind social attitudes towards two environmental problems: waste and pollution. ‘Out of sight, out of mind’ contributes to an ‘othering’ of environmental problems like waste.

The fashion industry is one of the biggest polluters

Rosalind Skillen Opinion Fashion must not become something that costs the earth

There are eight billion people in the world yet we produce somewhere between 100 and 150 billion items of clothing every year.

Journalists walk inside a destroyed warehouse for storing food outside Kyiv after an attack by Russian forces

Paul MacFlynn Opinion Why war in Ukraine boosts net-zero case

In case you haven’t noticed, we are now in the midst of a cost of living crisis.

Stock image of a power station (Matthew Vincent/PA)

‘At a crossroads’ to a liveable future: UN report urges rapid action

Substantial reductions in the use of fossil fuels are needed to tackle the climate crisis, a new UN report has warned.

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Revealed: Only 1.6% of NI council vehicles electric despite ‘climate emergency’

Northern Ireland councils lack a plan to transition to electric vehicles more than a decade after the first charging points were installed, data has revealed.

Climate change should be brought into all aspects of our children's education. Pic Pacemaker

Rosalind Skillen Opinion Knowledge alone won’t drive action on climate change

Two weeks ago I attended the Youth Environmental Education Congress in Prague. The World Environmental Education Conference has taken place every year since 2003, and this year marked its first youth equivalent.

A member of staff at the Coca-Cola HBC plant in Lisburn inspects cans for recycling

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exclusive Drinks giant Coca-Cola, which has 450 staff in NI, signs up to 100% renewable electricity pledge

Drinks giant Coca-Cola HBC is making a commitment to achieve net zero emissions by 2040, Business Telegraph can reveal.

Shauna Forbes with Thomas Kelso and David McElrea

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Co Tyrone company 3T talks about the switch from imported fossil fuels to renewable energy sources

Soaring fuel prices over the last year to 18 months have sharply focused minds on energy generation. But the Russian invasion of Ukraine has turbocharged the drive towards renewables, here and across Europe.

Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough hope green credentials will give it the edge in bid to become UK City of Culture 2025

Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough has promised to be the most sustainable UK City of Culture yet.

Copies of the published report from Sir Patrick Coghlin's Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) public inquiry outside Stormont in Belfast. Credit: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

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Up to £660m of RHI money may go unspent by Stormont

Stormont is on course to waste at least £420m — and perhaps as much as £660m — over the next 20 years due to its failure to find a way to spend Treasury funding made available to Northern Ireland for subsidising renewable heat.

More power to you: Solar panels can help to improve energy efficiency in the home. Credit: Michael Kappeler

20 easy ways to ‘green-proof’ your home that won’t cost the earth and will reduce your bills

While many new homes are now being built with eco-friendly designs in mind, you don’t have to build one from scratch to ensure your house can be “green-proofed”, and it doesn’t have to cost the Earth either.

Reusable waste: Belfast City Council staff collecting household items for recycling. Credit: Colm O’Reilly

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Sam McBride Opinion Basic, inexcusable failures mean that recyclable items are being dumped

Consider these three facts: six months ago Belfast City Council started examining a four-day week for its staff while keeping them on full pay; councillors have spent hours debating issues such as international relations far beyond their remit; and to this day about 43% of Belfast households do not have easy access to basic glass recycling facilities.

Ask the experts: Pollution charges to cut congestion

Dr Ian Humphreys, chief executive of environmental charity Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful, and Declan Allison from Friends of the Earth, answer key questions on green issues, and how we can play our part.Q.

Transport is our second biggest greenhouse gas contributor

Climate change: Northern Ireland’s love affair with the car is poisoning very air we breathe

Air pollution is caused by a number of factors, not least emissions from transport.

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