Full coverage: Climate change

The “renegade economist” Kate Raworth has found unexpected success with her Doughnut Economics model to shift from a market-led to a sustainable, socially just approach. A stable future, she says, depends on it.

Part of the proceeds from the tax on fossil fuels is ring-fenced for social programmes, returning more to lower-income households than it costs them. What is missing is a “Paid for by your carbon tax” badge on the projects it funds.

The trio are joined in the landmark intergenerational climate case by Community Law & Mediation. The law centre's CEO Rose Wall outlines policy failings and the human rights significance of the legal challenge.

As Kamala Harris prepares to face a climate-sceptic Donald Trump in the US, new green policies are emerging in the EU and other countries where this mammoth global electoral year is further advanced.

There are three big reasons migration is forever: Our economy will continue to need migrants, inward migration is rising secularly over the last decade into Europe thanks to waves of conflict and change, and millions more will be further displaced by climate change in the coming years.   

New data points to momentum in reducing public sector energy emissions, but fossil fuel use is still high. Private firms face similar challenges as efficiency gains come slow. Will progress come too late?

For the past five years, Sarah Merrigan has built a business importing the best Spanish oils to Ireland. But as Irish demand grows and becomes more discerning, climate change has decimated Spanish supply.

Rising temperatures across the world are making many regions uninhabitable, resulting in mass population shifts. Nations must now start to accept immigration as a climate adaptation strategy.

Experts warn of long-term shifts in the conditions that have made Ireland outperform in the global food chain. Can the industry adapt?

As climate-induced extremes become annual events, there are question marks over the insurance industry’s willingness to offer cover for homes and businesses. Now, the State’s costs look set to skyrocket.