Full coverage: Climate change

The healthcare industry and its supply chain are both first responders to the illnesses and injuries caused by global warming and a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, holding major potential to address the crisis.

Roebuck Foods was in the business of milking cows, and meat and dairy trade and logistics. It is now on course to raise up to €10m to acquire a Galway start-up addressing livestock’s methane emissions.

The next government will lead Ireland towards the 2030 deadline for major climate targets. New ministers and leaders will determine whether Ireland is liable for EU fines and how competitive Irish businesses are amid growing global sustainability rules.

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.