Full coverage: Climate change

Dublin's proposed ban on the demolition of large buildings is intended to reduce carbon emissions. It will increase carbon emissions, increase housing costs, lengthen commutes and reduce walkability.

Dublin-headquartered Carbon Collect has a prototype to suck carbon out of the atmosphere, partners in Arizona and is short-listed for US government funding. Its Irish co-founder Pól Ó Móráin is seeking backing to scale up in 2026.

I am going to park the soft talk, guilt and greenwashing and get on with it. I’ll see precisely what can be done by a small company to make a positive environmental impact, and I’ll be back here in six months to tell you how we got on. The truth, without any green varnish.

The climate policy narrative is often framed as a prisoners' dilemma, but another way of thinking about it is a fight for the sectoral and ideological balance of power, with green and brown sectors squaring off to determine winners and losers. The solution? Stuff the losers' mouths with gold.

Tonnes of CO₂ and percentage changes in greenhouse gas emissions don’t make much sense in themselves – until you visualise them against the available carbon budgets set in Irish law.

The scientist, entrepreneur and non-profit founder has raised seed capital for Edgeliot, his new venture which is preparing to deploy its devices on telecommunications towers across Ireland to tackle climate change and let them operate better.

There is more to Sinn Féin’s climate policy than its opposition to the carbon tax or its non-commital stance on the emission cuts needed in agriculture, an in-depth discussion with Lynn Boylan and Darren O’Rourke reveals.

The latest edition of the Government’s climate plan marks a step change towards the decarbonisation of Ireland’s economy, but still lacks a clear narrative on expectations from business. Yet we can start to pull it together from threads in the hefty document’s various chapters.

While energy supply and interest rates fuel short-term uncertainty, what is certain is that damage to the ecosystem will destroy business in the long term. In her first column for The Currency, climate scientist Dr Tara Shine argues that the best response to current turmoil is to plan now for a more resilient future.

Thursday's announcement of most carbon ceilings for sectors of the Irish economy has clarified the direction of travel, but almost one quarter of the necessary emissions reductions remain to be found.