Eamon Ryan: Here’s something you don’t often see - an optimistic column on the climate crisis

Regardless of what politicians say or do, people are starting to demand and deliver change locally

NTA announces 15% hike in adult fares from January

Eamon Ryan, former Green Party leader and Minister for Transport

What will you say when a child asks: ‘Why are we driving a vehicle that is killing our planet?’

The car industry is still promoting all sorts of ‘eco’ labels, hybrid models and plug-ins which are nowhere near as good as electric vehicles

Ryan says it is ‘unbelievable’ media are 'ignoring the climate issue'

Eamon Ryan said much of the coverage about this summer's extreme heat has not mentioned how it is caused by climate change.

Eamon Ryan: Were this summer’s heatwaves caused by El Nino or something much more terrifying?

The scientist who first warned about climate change now says he was too optimistic - and this summer suggests he may be right

Eamon Ryan on why you should enter Ireland’s Greenest Places

Ireland’s Greenest Places: Despite backlash in some political circles against the green agenda, action on the ground tells a different story

Eamon Ryan: We live on an island where we drink, swim and wash in water laced with our own excrement

Some 800,000 rural dwellers rely on their own private wells, and 38 per cent of these regularly fail to meet contamination standards

Forever Is Now - Galway Film Fleadh

Eamon Ryan: This eight-point plan to make electricity cheap again could also help cut emissions

Switching to electricity to heat and cool our homes and power our industry is the most effective way of cutting emissions

Eamon Ryan: Europe is caught between China and the US - but there are solutions

The best strategy is to scale up and innovate in clean technology areas with a European advantage

Local authorities must take centre stage in fight against rising toll of road deaths

We have designed roads to suit cars and trucks to the point where it is not safe to walk or cycle

Eamon Ryan: As smart cities reduce car use, Ireland goes all in

Critical Infrastructure Bill will be a disaster for Ireland’s climate commitments

Eamon Ryan: Climate under attack from those who thrive on the division of identity politics

Social media amplifies the problem, giving a megaphone to people who are angry about everything

Eamon Ryan: Ireland’s future energy needs must be met by renewables and nuclear

Critical effort must go into balancing both so we have a competitive, secure and affordable energy system