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Matt McGrath

@mattmcgrathbbc.bsky.social
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Environment correspondent at BBC News, covering climate and associated green issues. Cardiff based, Tipperary born.

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Matt McGrath @mattmcgrathbbc.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
A wonderful journalist who was very encouraging, inspirational even for younger colleagues - I remember him fondly from the Copenhagen COP, and many other gatherings. RIP Frank.
irishtimes.com
Frank McDonald obituary: campaigning journalist changed how we think about urban planning
His reporting was relentless and led to the publication in January 1985 of his ground-breaking book The Destruction of Dublin
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Matt McGrath @mattmcgrathbbc.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
In the middle of a conflict with oil at its heart, countries meet for the first time to move away from fossil energy.
bbc.co.uk
Countries meet in first global effort to phase out fossil fuels
Some 60 countries are meeting in Colombia as frustration grows with lack of progress in tackling climate change
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Matt McGrath @mattmcgrathbbc.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Wonderful piece on the final days of a colossus!
bbc.co.uk
This iceberg was once the biggest in the world. Now it has just weeks left - BBC News
A23a was once twice the size of Greater London but now its 40-year journey is coming to an end.
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Rugby News + @rugbynewsplus.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Beirne and Crowley immense as Munster rock Leinster at Croker (✍️@rugby_ie) #Munster #Leinster #Rugby
the42.ie
Beirne and Crowley immense as Munster rock Leinster at Croker
Clayton McMillan’s men were thoroughly deserved winners in Dublin.
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Matt McGrath @mattmcgrathbbc.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Will the record Pacific “warm blob” impact the UK and Europe?
bbc.co.uk
Mysterious 'warm blob' breaks records in the North Pacific Ocean
Temperatures have surged across a large area of the north Pacific - and scientists don't know exactly why.
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Adam Vaughan @adamvaughan.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
UK hit by first ‘mega fire’ in worst year on record for wildfires www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
thetimes.com
UK hit by first ‘mega fire’ in worst year on record for wildfires
Dry conditions to blame for Dava Moor fire in Scotland, say UK researchers as they find wildfires are menacing global forests used for carbon offsets
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
'US will struggle to generate the energy it needs to power growth in its tech industry without including wind and solar'
bloomberg.com
JPMorgan Says US Risks Missing Energy Goals Without Wind, Solar
The US will struggle to generate the energy it needs to power growth in its tech industry without including wind and solar, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s global head of sustainable solutions.
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Matt McGrath @mattmcgrathbbc.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Thorough reporting on the scale of the loss of Switzerland’s glaciers
bbc.co.uk
Before and after images show glaciers vanishing before our eyes
They are melting like never seen before, changing landscapes around the world beyond recognition.
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Cian Ó Concubhair @cianoconcubhair.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Is nuacht an-bhrónach domsa í seo Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...
rte.ie
Broadcaster and scríbhneoir Manchán Magan dies aged 55
The writer, broadcaster and documentary maker Manchán Magan has died at the age of 55, his family has confirmed.
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Pope Leo condemns climate change critics - "Some have chosen to deride the increasingly evident signs of climate change, to ridicule those who speak of global warming, and even to blame the poor" Story by @mattmcgrathbbc.bsky.social HT @carbonbrief.org www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Pope Leo hits out at critics of global warming
In his first major statement on climate change, the pontiff criticises those who minimise climate change.
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Wolfgang Blau @wblau.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
It is very unfortunate that no agremeent on a Global Plastics Treaty could be found. The Financial Times is at least very clear on what happened there. “UN plastics treaty talks fail after oil producers block production limits”https://on.ft.com/3ZuMf1j
on.ft.com
UN plastics treaty talks fail after oil producers block production limits
Discussions postponed on curbs as Saudi Arabia and Russia frustrate multilateral process
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Jackie Leonard @jackieleonard.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
ICYMI: #GlobalNewsPod from V early Sunday www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p... @mattmcgrathbbc.bsky.social at #Cop29; @frankgardner.bsky.social on reports Israeli hostage killed in IDF strike in Gaza; Hugo Bachega in Lebanon; plus Sudan, and the power of a photo. Sound @radiowilfan.bsky.social
bbc.co.uk
BBC World Service - Global News Podcast, $300bn cash deal rescues COP29 climate talks from collapse
COP29 deal falls well short of demands by underdeveloped countries
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Matt McGrath @mattmcgrathbbc.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
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bbc.co.uk
COP29 overruns as poor countries seethe over climate cash
Developing nations said a new cash offer from rich nations showed
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Matt McGrath @mattmcgrathbbc.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Trouble at COP29
bbc.com
COP29: Row at climate talks over ‘backsliding’ on fossil fuels
Countries are split at UN climate summit over funding and commitments to reducing fossil fuel use.
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Matt McGrath @mattmcgrathbbc.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
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Joseph D. Ortiz @earthsciinfo.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
For folks new to BlueSky, @davidosmond.bsky.social has been running a near real time simulation of a near 100% RE grid for Australia using data lagged by 1 wk. The current scaling factors are 4.5x Wind, 2.7x grid PV and 2.1x rooftop PV. Storage is 5 hrs of demand. That gets 98% RE. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🔋
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Kriszta Satori @fulelo.bsky.social · 07/11/2024
#BBCNews - Trump victory 'major setback' to climate action www.bbc.com/news/article... By @mattmcgrathbbc.bsky.social
bbc.com
Trump victory a blow to climate action, experts say
Trump's election will hit immediate efforts to tackle climate change, experts say - but the longer-term effect is less certain.
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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 24/10/2024
New UNEP emissions gap report highlights a "massive gap between rhetoric and reality" and calls for a "quantum leap" in ambition to deliver Paris goals, as the world is way off-track today. I cover the details over at @CarbonBrief: www.carbonbrief.org/...
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Matt McGrath @mattmcgrathbbc.bsky.social · 19/10/2024
@rafagarc.bsky.social hey Rafa! Welcome to life under the blue sky! Will I see you in Baku?
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Matt McGrath @mattmcgrathbbc.bsky.social · 16/10/2024
bbc.co.uk
Flies, rats and hush money - living next to a ‘monster’ incinerator
The UK's burden of waste is disproportionately falling on deprived areas, where residents have spoken to the BBC.
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ECIU @eciu.net · 15/10/2024
Burning rubbish now UK’s dirtiest form of power Burning household rubbish in giant incinerators to make electricity is now the dirtiest way the UK generates power. Esme Stallard, @mattmcgrathbbc.bsky.social, Patrick Clahane and Paul Lynch, BBC News buff.ly/3A08Clc
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 29/09/2024
Men will invent a tank full of algae before g̶o̶i̶n̶g̶ t̶o̶ t̶h̶e̶r̶a̶p̶y̶ planting trees.
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 29/09/2024
Who, as a child, used to go to bed when the shipping forecast came on? The BBC has combined it with soothing music to help you sleep. 8 hours of it! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
bbc.co.uk
The Sleeping Forecast - 8 hours of soothing sounds to ease your mind - BBC Sounds
Escape to an oasis of calm with eight hours of The Shipping Forecast set to gentle music.
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Geoff Barton @realgeoffbarton.bsky.social · 25/08/2024
This Wendy Cope poem is new to me. It’s quietly magnificent.
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Chris Baraniuk @chrisbaraniuk.com · 22/08/2024
Ooh look, there might have been another sighting of a North Atlantic Right Whale off the Donegal coast this month! iwdg.ie/1st-irish-re...
iwdg.ie
First Irish record of a North Atlantic Right Whale validated by IWDG….Update | Irish Whale and Dolphin Group
Report update, August 20th, 2024 A month after the initial sighting a message was posted on the IWDG Facebook page from a Liam McKay, a US visitor from Massachusetts, telling us that on August 13th he...
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Michael Carty @mjcarty.bsky.social · 14/02/2024
Climate change: Polar bears face starvation threat as ice melts www.bbc.co.uk/news/science...
bbc.co.uk
Climate change: Polar bears face starvation threat as ice melts
Melting ice is forcing this iconic Arctic species to spend more time on land, where they struggle for food.
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Matt McGrath @mattmcgrathbbc.bsky.social · 08/12/2023
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