Ireland declares a climate emergency, promises action

On May 9th, the governing and opposition parties in the Irish congress voted to declare an official climate emergency, following Britain's declaration a week prior. The declaration of a climate emergency is a public notice that the government commits to developing stronger cross-party actions to deal with the urgent loss of biodiversity.

"We're reaching a tipping point in respect of climate deterioration," Climate Action Minister Richard Bruton said in a statement. "Things will deteriorate very...