Watch: Can you identify the global warming limit? It is hoped the UN's climate summit, COP28, will help keep alive the goal of limiting long-term global temperature rises to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels. COP28 • 4 hrs
Natural gas drives record CO2 emissions in 2019 - study Global carbon emissions are set to hit record levels this year, boosted by soaring natural gas use, with the rise coming despite a decline in … Environment • 04 Dec 19
Satellite data confirms global warming trend Satellite measurements of the Earth's 'skin temperature' have confirmed that global warming is heating up the planet. News • 17 Apr 19
Antarctic ice melting faster than ever before - study Global warming is melting ice in Antarctica faster than ever before - about six times more per year now than 40 years ago - leading … Environment • 14 Jan 19
Act now or risk disaster, UN climate summit hears Representatives from nearly 200 countries began crunch UN climate talks in Poland today against a backdrop of dire environmental warnings and a call for action … World • 02 Dec 18
World at risk of entering 'hothouse' conditions The world is at risk of entering "hothouse" conditions where global average temperatures will be 4-5C higher even if emissions reduction targets under a global … Global Warming • 07 Aug 18
New EPA chief questions carbon link to global warming The incoming head of the Environmental Protection Agency, climate sceptic Scott Pruitt, has said he believes that carbon dioxide is not a primary contributor to … News • 09 Mar 17
Man-made global warming may be worse than thought Global warming may be worse than previously thought, a new study by international scientists, including some at Maynooth University, has found. News • 25 Jan 17
Sea temperature study makes concerning discovery The temperatures of sea surfaces today resemble those of the period during the last interglacial period, when sea levels were up to nine meters above … Science • 20 Jan 17
Folens revises global warming chapter in textbook Ireland’s largest publisher of school books has revised a chapter in its sixth class school geography book after environmental group, An Taisce, raised concerns about … News • 31 Aug 16
Scientists say global temperature rise to restart The world is likely to see a return to rapid warming in the next couple of years, scientists said, in what could signal the end … News • 14 Sep 15
Climate change a matter of life and death - White Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Alex White has said the issue of climate change is a matter of "life and death" for people … News • 11 Dec 14
Warning of increase in life-threatening heatwaves The incidence of life-threatening heatwaves could increase more than ten-fold by the end of the century as a result of global warming. News • 27 Nov 14
Antarctic ice sheet melting twice as fast A new analysis of the rate at which the Antarctic ice sheet is melting has found the continent is losing almost 160 billion tonnes of … News • 19 May 14
Greenhouse gas emissions at unprecedented levels The United Nations panel on climate change has said global greenhouse gas emissions have risen to unprecedented levels. News • 13 Apr 14
Science academies make climate change declaration US and British scientific academies have said there was a clear consensus that climate change is real and will have serious disruptive effects on the … News • 27 Feb 14
2013 set to be among ten warmest on record 2013 is on course to be among the top ten warmest globally since modern records began 163 years ago. News • 13 Nov 13
Extension to deal on global warming until 2020 Almost 200 nations have voted to extend the Kyoto Protocol until 2020. News • 09 Dec 12
World Bank highlights global warming dangers The world's poorest countries will be hit hardest by food shortages, rising sea levels, cyclones and drought, the World Bank has said in a report … News • 19 Nov 12
