August 21st, 2018 An environmental NGO has asked the European Commission to investigative the Irish Government’s decision to subsidise large-scale …
Rural regions are Ireland’s green energy engine of the future
August 20th, 2018 Farmers in the UK and across continental Europe have been able to avail of opportunities from renewable …
Calls for more cycling and public transport funding as new transport data released
August 15th, 2018 The Green Party has criticised the Government of failing to connect transport and planning infrastructure following the publication of the …
US-based NGOs call on Ireland to close peat power stations by 2020
August 14th, 2018 Over 30 conservation and environmental groups in the US have voiced concern that plans for large-scale biomass …
Mixed reaction to rooftop solar grant over exclusion of commercial and farm builds
July 31st, 2018 A new domestic rooftop solar grant scheme launched today to mixed reactions from researchers, NGOs and opposition …
Wind and solar may provide a third of EU energy by 2030, says Irish-led study
July 30th, 2018 Wind and solar could provide over one-third of Europe’s energy by 2030 without major impacts on prices …
Zero Waste Cashel: Community role in combating waste
July 19th, 2018 It is predicted that two-thirds of the global population will be living in urban areas by 2050. …
UK incinerators failing to fully publish emission figures, report finds
July 19th, 2018 A loophole in reporting rules means that waste incinerators are failing to publish their full emission figures …
Limerick to receive multi-million funding to become smart energy city
July 12th, 2018 Limerick is set to become the first Irish city to receive multi-million funding as part of a …
Funding opportunities for community-led projects and climate researchers
July 12th, 2018 The Irish Government just launched the first call for applications under the new €500 million Climate Action …