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Letters to the Editor: Thank you to the young Cork people who came to my assistance in Oz 
An Australian man wants to thank the Irish people who came to his aid, while other readers write about topics including conflict in the Middle East, the Cop28 conference, and the GAA

Sun, 24 Dec, 2023

Watching football at home on TV
Letters to the Editor: The GAA now has a top-down approach
One reader suggests the GAA should adopt 'Road to Nowhere' as its anthem, while others consider issues including Defence Forces recruitment, public transport, and climate change

Mon, 18 Dec, 2023

TOPSHOT-UAE-UN-CLIMATE-COP28
Cop28 president to plough on with record levels of oil and gas production
Just days after the UN's climate change summit vowed to reduce fossil fuels, Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber insisted demand for oil and gas would dictate the future

Fri, 15 Dec, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Cop28 deal is done — and we must be optimistic
Irish Examiner view: Cop28 deal is done — and we must be optimistic
Almost 200 countries at the UN climate change summit in Dubai came to an agreement on the need to get away from fossil fuel use

Thu, 14 Dec, 2023

John Gibbons: We must persist with global approach to tackling climate change
John Gibbons: We must persist with global approach to tackling climate change
Cop conferences may not be elegant, may not be making much progress, but the real wonder is that they are happening at all, writes John Gibbons

Wed, 13 Dec, 2023

Pádraig Hoare: Cop28 spins bare minimum into landmark deal
Pádraig Hoare: Cop28 spins bare minimum into landmark deal
Cop28 was a capitulation to special interests where the world's most vulnerable people will pay the heaviest price for the richest folks' folly, writes Pádraig Hoare

Wed, 13 Dec, 2023

ieExplains: What happened at Cop28, what deal was agreed and what happens next?
ieExplains: What happened at Cop28, what deal was agreed and what happens next?
Almost 200 countries have come to an agreement on the need to get in the future following marathon negotiations at the UN's climate change summit in Dubai.

Wed, 13 Dec, 2023

Cop28 deal falls far short on fossil fuel commitment sought by many
Cop28 deal falls far short on fossil fuel commitment sought by many
New data show that nearly 86% of Ireland's energy comes from fossil fuels

Wed, 13 Dec, 2023

Eamon Ryan calls Cop28 agreement ‘historic’ but ‘not perfect’
Eamon Ryan calls Cop28 agreement ‘historic’ but ‘not perfect’
Mr Ryan said if the package had not been delivered it 'would have been a critically sad and difficult' day for the world

Wed, 13 Dec, 2023

UAE-UN-CLIMATE-COP28-DEMO
Cop28: Agreement reached on the need to get away from fossil fuel use
It is the first time in the history of the 28 Cop summits that fossil fuel reduction has been mentioned in the final agreement of 198 countries from around the world

Wed, 13 Dec, 2023

Stronger Cop20 text stops short of calling for phasing out of fossil fuels
Stronger Cop20 text stops short of calling for phasing out of fossil fuels
More than 100 countries had called for that to be included in the final text after an initial draft was releaseD

Wed, 13 Dec, 2023

CC PBP NEUTRALITY BILL
Calls for Irish Government to support global Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
A Dáil motion calling for TDs to support a global treaty on ending fossil fuel expansion should be supported if Ireland is serious about its climate commitments, environmental groups have said.

Wed, 13 Dec, 2023

UAE-UN-CLIMATE-COP28-DEMO
Countries scramble to find meaningful agreement on future of fossil fuels
Impasse over how oil, gas, and coal will be 'phased out' remained the key sticking point as 198 countries tried to agree a deal

Wed, 13 Dec, 2023

Cop28 heads for overtime as draft fossil fuel deal divides nations
Cop28 heads for overtime as draft fossil fuel deal divides nations
Greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels are the main cause of climate change

Tue, 12 Dec, 2023

Cop28: EU threatens to walk from climate summit over 'get out of jail card for fossil fuel industry'
Cop28: EU threatens to walk from climate summit over 'get out of jail card for fossil fuel industry'
Environment Minister Eamon Ryan said the EU could not accept any text that does not include a projected end for fossil fuels

Mon, 11 Dec, 2023

Man with planet earth in hands
John Gibbons: Cop28 raises questions over Ireland's progress on climate action  
Despite a claim that Ireland is a world leader in sustainable food production, we are among the poorer performers at reining in greenhouse gas emissions

Mon, 11 Dec, 2023

Oil industry ‘scared’ says Mary Robinson as Cop28 talks focus on possible fossil fuel phase-out
Oil industry ‘scared’ says Mary Robinson as Cop28 talks focus on possible fossil fuel phase-out
Former Irish president Mary Robinson said: “They’re scared. I think they’re worried.”

Sat, 09 Dec, 2023

Eamon Ryan TD
Cop28: Eamon Ryan to lead EU in climate finance negotiations
The spectre of phasing out fossil fuels remains as Cop28 enters the final few days of negotiations

Fri, 08 Dec, 2023

Fossil fuel-linked Cop28 chief demands countries should 'raise the bar higher'
Fossil fuel-linked Cop28 chief demands countries should 'raise the bar higher'
Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber's call comes as an Irish NGO warns that pledges made at Cop28 so far 'are only a drop in the ocean compared to the scale of what’s needed'

Thu, 07 Dec, 2023

Micheál Martin: Middle East fears Israel-Hamas conflict could escalate across the region 
Micheál Martin: Middle East fears Israel-Hamas conflict could escalate across the region 
Tánaiste says Israel has to stop its military offensive in Gaza 'as quickly as possible', and that Saudi Arabia has played a positive role in initiating a peace process 

Thu, 07 Dec, 2023

Fossil fuels, greenwashing, protests: Here's what happened at Cop28 on Wednesday
Fossil fuels, greenwashing, protests: Here's what happened at Cop28 on Wednesday
The UN's climate change summit in Dubai is getting down into the weeds of policy negotiations as the lustre of world leaders wears off in recent days.

Wed, 06 Dec, 2023

Tánaiste Micheál Martinofficially open new special school in Templeogue
Tánaiste: Ireland should be empathetic towards vulnerable island nations 
Micheál Martin said he would use his time at Cop28 to advance Ireland's strategy to support vulnerable nations ravaged by climate chance ands extreme weather events

Wed, 06 Dec, 2023

Kian Mintz-Woo: Cop28 reveals tension and testy exchanges
Kian Mintz-Woo: Cop28 reveals tension and testy exchanges
Tensions are evident at this year’s international climate conference, Cop28.  On Monday, the president and host of Cop28, Sultan al-Jaber, gave a surprise press conference to respond to reporting about a testy exchange he had with Mary Robinson.

Wed, 06 Dec, 2023

Cop28: Projects which most need climate funds are not getting enough
Cop28: Projects which most need climate funds are not getting enough
After Brazil announced its intention to join the OPEC+ group of oil-producing nations, it will be interesting to see how Cop30, slated to take place in the Amazonian city of Belem, plays out

Tue, 05 Dec, 2023

Fossil fuel, oil, methane: Here's what happened at Cop28 on Tuesday
Fossil fuel, oil, methane: Here's what happened at Cop28 on Tuesday
Energy was the theme on Tuesday

Tue, 05 Dec, 2023

More than four times more fossil fuel lobbyists at Cop28 than last year
More than four times more fossil fuel lobbyists at Cop28 than last year
Climate activists found 2,456 fossil fuel lobbyists have been granted access to Cop28, despite pledges to reduce oil and gas

Tue, 05 Dec, 2023

SCIENCE 8 Iceberg
Climate change accelerated more in past decade than in any other, new research shows
Report unveiled at Cop28 shows accelerated climate change 'is unequivocally driven by greenhouse gas emissions from human activities'

Tue, 05 Dec, 2023

Fossil fuel giants insist oil and gas use cannot be phased out, despite 2023 being warmest year ever 
Fossil fuel giants insist oil and gas use cannot be phased out, despite 2023 being warmest year ever 
Cop28 in Dubai has seen fierce resistance from oil and gas producers to phase out their emissions, including from the event's president

Tue, 05 Dec, 2023

John Gibbons: It was always a high risk strategy to entrust Cop28 to a petro-state
John Gibbons: It was always a high risk strategy to entrust Cop28 to a petro-state
Misgivings around the bona fides of the UAE in this summit have proven to be true. But is our own Government any more honest?

Mon, 04 Dec, 2023

The group Red Rebels is seen performing in front of the
Watch: Cop president defends views on climate science after fossil fuel comments 
Sultan Al Jaber said he had 'incredible respect for Mary Robinson' after ill-tempered exchange between the two and said his comments were misinterpreted

Mon, 04 Dec, 2023

Countries bearing the burden of climate change have done little to create the problem
Countries bearing the burden of climate change have done little to create the problem
Kenya and Bangladesh urgently need a commitment from leaders at Cop28 to help them combat the worst effects of climate change not of their own making

Mon, 04 Dec, 2023

Eamon Ryan won't return from Cop28 for no-confidence vote after pairing agreement 
Eamon Ryan won't return from Cop28 for no-confidence vote after pairing agreement 
Pairing arrangements are typically arranged between the Government and the opposition in the case of TD absences from the Dáil

Mon, 04 Dec, 2023

Archishman Bose: Universities will be at the forefront of climate action
Archishman Bose: Universities will be at the forefront of climate action
The 28th Conference of the Parties (Cop28) in  Dubai is in full swing.

Mon, 04 Dec, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Cop28 eating the elephant a bite at a time
Irish Examiner view: Cop28 eating the elephant a bite at a time
Leo Varadkar has been heavily criticised for his choice of words recently, even when his intentions have been good.

Mon, 04 Dec, 2023

Letters to the Editor: Progress has to be made on climate financing
Letters to the Editor: Progress has to be made on climate financing
Global leaders gathered at Cop28 must make progress on increasing levels of climate financing, as well as delivering on existing funding commitments, and ensuring funds reach the world’s poorest countries which are severely impacted by climate ...

Mon, 04 Dec, 2023

TOPSHOT-UAE-UN-CLIMATE-COP28
Renewable energy targets 'virtually unachieveable'
Ireland’s target of 80% renewable electricity by 2030 is virtually unachievable because of fractured planning and policy, according to nearly all experts in the industry.

Mon, 04 Dec, 2023

Al Jaber Profile
UN climate change summit boss 'completely divorced from reality'
The president of the UN’s climate change summit has been accused of being “completely divorced from reality” after denying the science that fossil fuels need to be phased out in a robust exchange with former president Mary Robinson.

Sun, 03 Dec, 2023

COP28 In Dubai - High Level Statements - Day Two
Watch: Taoiseach tells Cop28 Ireland will boost contributions to tackle climate change
Ireland will double its contribution to international climate finance to at least 225 million euro a year by 2025, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has told delegates at the Cop28 summit in Dubai.

Sun, 03 Dec, 2023

Pádraig Hoare: World burns as leaders continue with greenwashing fiasco
Pádraig Hoare: World burns as leaders continue with greenwashing fiasco
It seems the more climate summits are held, the harder we are making it for ourselves to save an exhausted planet

Sun, 03 Dec, 2023

Eamon Ryan to make return flight from Cop28 to vote in Dáil
Eamon Ryan to make return flight from Cop28 to vote in Dáil
The Taoiseach noticeably did not refer to "phasing out" fossil fuels in his address, but spoke of how Cop28 should "set us on a clear path to a safe and planned reduction in the use of fossil fuels"

Sat, 02 Dec, 2023

Cop28 summit
Five things that happened on day two of Cop28
Here is what happened on day two of the climate summit

Fri, 01 Dec, 2023

Cop28 summit
Five things that happened on day one of Cop28
Here is what happened at Cop28 on day one in Dubai

Thu, 30 Nov, 2023

Cop28 summit
Cop28 agrees 'loss and damage' fund for poorer nations 
The UN's climate change summit in Dubai began with an unexpected shot in the arm as the so-called "loss and damage" fund for poorer nations was agreed amidst the controversy surrounding the host nation.

Thu, 30 Nov, 2023

Biden COP27 Climate Summit
ieExplains: Cop28 starts this week. But what is it? Here's everything you need to know
Cop kicks off on Thursday. But what is it? 

Thu, 30 Nov, 2023

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