Climate change

Research of 2,000 adults revealed Queen Victoria’s 63-year reign from 1837 to 1901 and the Tudor period were other areas of interest

History buff Brits consider WWII to be the most interesting period

Green and blue algae deposits at Lough Neagh near the Marina in Ballyronan

Lough Neagh recovery will involve hurt and pain for some sectors, MLA warns

Environment Minister Andrew Muir

Muir ‘continuing to engage’ over Northern Ireland’s first environment strategy

Blue-green algae on the River Bann where it meets Lough Neagh near the village of Toome. Picture date: Sunday September 1, 2024

Lough Neagh campaigners gather at Stormont on eve of Assembly return

Algae on Lough Neagh pictured at the Antrim Lough Shore last week. Environment minister Andrew Muir has launched a new initiative to explore solutions to tackle the blue-green algae crisis

Initiative to find solutions to blue-green algae crisis in Lough Neagh launched

Blue-green algae concentrations on the shores of Lough Neagh in Co Antrim. Pic: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Lough Neagh problems unprecedented, says Stormont minister Andrew Muir

A pile of dead batteries. Photo: Manjunath Kiran/AFP via Getty Images

Recycling expert explains what to do with your dead batteries

Lough Neagh is the UK and Ireland's largest freshwater lake

Minister Andrew Muir says Lough Neagh action plan must be signed off urgently

Letters to editor

Letter: I don’t believe our climatic future can be predicted

Green and blue algae deposits at Lough Neagh near the marina in Ballyronan last autumn

Environment minister tells officials to reallocate resources for Lough Neagh

Gran Canaria.

Watch: Booking a holiday? Tourism tax and airport delays explained

Damien O’Mullan, Head of Energy at NI Water; John Green, Strategic Investment Board; Dr Sara Venning

New NI Water Battery to Deliver for the Grid

Hiker points to a giant sinkhole estimated to be around 20m deep

Hiker films 20-metre deep sinkhole as it suddenly appears in field

Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, 12th Earl of Shaftesbury, owner of Lough Neagh's bed, says he is committed to finding a 'comprehensive, long term solution' for the lough.

Lough Neagh bed owner remains open to exploring future ownership options

Algae deposits during the summer at the Lock Keepers cottage at Lough Neagh near Toome.

Lough Neagh: Stormont Minister to meet with owner of lough bed

There was concern last summer when Lough Neagh was beset by noxious blooms of blue green algae

Stormont hears calls for new management structure to protect Lough Neagh

Stormont has heard a call to form a new management structure and plan to protect Lough Neagh.

Rebecca Black

Hannah Ritchie

Going Green: Movies help us learn about climate change

The four 2024 predictions of French astrologer Nostradamus explained - including a new Pope and a new king. Composite image by NationalWorld/Kim Mogg.

The four 2024 predictions of French astrologer Nostradamus explained

The glass protecting the Rokeby Venus was shattered with safety hammers, the group claimed (Just Stop Oil/Supplied)

Just Stop Oil activists smash glass protecting Rokeby Venus

Save Lough Neagh protesters take part in a rally outside Belfast City Hall. Picture: Peter Morrison/PA Wire

Belfast city centre protest told Lough Neagh is being turned into a 'cesspit'

Lord Mayor of Belfast Councillor Ryan Murphy at Duncrue Complex alongside Council HGV vehicles that are now running on hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO). HVO is a low-carbon, zero-sulphur fuel made from waste renewable materials like rapeseed and sunflower oil. Photo: Belfast City Council /PA Wire

More than 200 council vehicles now running on vegetable oil

Lego has ditched plans to make bricks out of recycled bottles (BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images)

Lego scraps plans to make bricks out of recycled plastic bottles

Mary O'Hagan from the Save Our Shores group speaking during a meeting at the Seamus Heaney HomePlace centre in Bellaghy, Co Londonderry to express concern about a huge bloom of toxic blue-green algae in Lough Neagh. Photo credit: Rebecca Black/PA Wire

Public meeting highlights problem of toxic algae in Lough Neagh

View from the Chair with FSB NI’s policy chair, Alan Lowry

View: Northern Ireland investment summit shines light on innovation

Sue Bamford places a wreath on a box symbolising a coffin as environmental campaigners hold a "wake" at Ballyronan beach for Lough Neagh lake amid claims toxic algae is killing the UK and Ireland's largest freshwater lake. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Environmentalists hold a wake for Lough Neagh over the toxic algae bloom

Met Office warns 40C summers & extreme heat to become more common

Passengers boarding Translink's new zero emission minibus at Giant's Causeway. (Photo - Tom Heaney, nwpresspics)

Zero emission minibuses driving tourists on popular Giant’s Causeway service

Two state-of-the-art minibus battery electric vehicles will now be used for the popular service from the visitor centre to the famous stone formations at one of Northern Ireland’s most treasured landmarks

Claire Cartmill

100 cows deployed to reserve 50,000 acres of land

Rare penguin chick hatched at Edinburgh Zoo

Watch as rare penguin chick hatches at Edinburgh Zoo

Sir David Attenborough says nature in the British Isles can be as dramatic and spectacular as anything else he’s seen across the world

David Attenborough - how to watch documentaries for free

Letters to editor

Letter: Without direct action injustice and cruelty would get a free run

King Charles III

King Charles rebuffs Heathrow Airport offer

Scientists fear UK outbreak after British woman infected with virus following trip to France

Scientists fear Dengue fever outbreak after British woman infected

Jenna White, management accountant at Catalyst utilising the new EV charger on her electric car at Catalyst’s Belfast site

Belfast firm installs 30 electric vehicle charging points in Northern Ireland

When is International Women’s Day 2023?

Grandson of original Mr Cadbury to open luxury chocolate shops in UK

Met Office says 2022 will be UK’s warmest year on record

Morning View

Weather is not just warmer in Northern Ireland but more turbulent

Leading advertising agency Ardmore is on course for net zero status after becoming the first creative agency in Northern Ireland to sign with three leading national and international industry bodies focused on sustainable transformation. Pictured are Ardmore deputy managing director, Miriam Moertl, and Ardmore strategic business director, Paul James

Holywood agency signs up to three sustainability initiatives

Asian hornet alert as insects spotted in UK

Animal Rebellion campaigners from the animal and climate justice movement protest outside the Houses of Parliament, Westminster.

Animal Rebellion members arrested at protest over dairy farming

Most Brits are still committed to tackling the climate crisis despite cost of li...

Agriculture and Environment Minister Edwin Poots. Picture: Jonathan Porter/PressEye

Assembly passes Edwin Poots’ climate change Bill

People from the Northern Ireland farming Community gather outside Stormont ahead of a debate on NI Minister for Agriculture Edwin Poots' Climate Change Bill.

Climate bill step closer to passing

Daithi McKay called on the Assembly to pass climate change legislation before it breaks up before the election

Climate change: Poll shows 61% support in NI for 2045 net-zero target

(Photo: Shutterstock)

The climate crisis is scary - how do we tell our kids about it?

World leaders pose for a photo during a reception for the attending Heads of State and Government last night, to mark the opening of Cop26 in Glasgow. Climate change featured on church agendas as far back as the 1980s

Canon Ian Ellis: Tackling climate has to be a joint effort if it is to succeed

Nicky Cox MBE, Editor in chief, First News (photo: C4 Lens C5 CAMM)

Supporting children to change the world

Bremen marketplace, Germany.

An eco-friendly break in Germany

Klair Neenan, managing director, SSE Airtricity, Ann McGregor, chief executive, NI Chamber and Ian Talbot, chief executive, Chambers Ireland

Chambers of Commerce to co-host all-island climate change event

News Letter editorial

As water system creaks, now we’re all paying for Stormont’s populism

Top 50 hacks brits are using to be more green

Top 5 ways children would solve climate change

FSB Policy Chair, Tina McKenzie

Increasing sustainability with prosperity

Economy Minister Diane Dodds has launched a new draft NI Energy Strategy

Floating wind turbines ‘the future for renewable energy in Northern Ireland’