According to the latest Energy in the Residential Sector report by Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), the average household uses seven per cent more energy than the EU average. Moreover, Ireland’s household Co2 emissions are the highest in the EU, the report finds, up to …
Government funding of €10 Million for energy efficiency design projects
April 11th, 2018 Ten million euros has been allotted from the 2018 budget to support the Excellence in Energy Efficient Design (EXEED) project. Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has opened applications for public and private organizations, looking to make an investment in new and …
Record level of new solar power projects installed in 2017
April 10th, 2018 The world installed a record number of new solar power projects in 2017, more than net additions of coal, gas and nuclear plants put together. This is the finding in a new report put together by UN Environment, the Frankfurt School-UNEP Collaborating …
Ryanair was Europe’s worst polluting airline in 2017, finds environmental NGO
April 6th, 2018 Ryanair has been named as Europe’s most polluting airline in 2017 by a leading European NGO following an analysis of newly released EU data. New data published by the European Commission indicates that EU carbon emissions under the EU Emissions Trading System …
Ireland set to join the Powering Past Coal Alliance
March 12th, 2017 Ireland is set to join the Powering Past Coal Alliance four months after receiving an invitation from the international alliance working to accelerate the phase-out of coal. The decision was announced today in Toronto by the Minister for Climate Action, Denis Naughten, …
Bill to ban fossil fuel exploration set to appear before the Dail next month
January 26th, 2018 A Bill to ban any new explorations for oil, coal, and gas on Irish territory is set to appear before the Dail early next month. The Climate Emergency Measures Bill seeks to stop the Government from issuing any new licenses for the …
Deep retrofit of housing stock necessary to meet climate and energy targets, warms expert
January 24th, 2018 Ireland’s entire housing stock must be retrofitted to higher energy standards if we are to achieve our impending climate and energy targets, the Dail’s Climate Action Committee heard yesterday. Speaking before a Committee hearing on Ireland’s 2020 energy targets, the CEO of …
Global investment in renewables rise to over €270 billion in 2017
January 23rd, 2018 Global investment in renewable energy rose to over €270 billion in 2017, a new financial study released this month has found. According to the analysis from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), this is a three per cent increase from the €264 billion …
Three counties bids to create Ireland’s first ‘low carbon, energy efficient zone’
January 22nd, 2017 Three counties have come together to create a new low carbon, energy efficient zone which they say will be a “unique magnet” as a near-zero emissions hub for European companies. The newly-established non-profit, independent energy agency, 3 Counties Energy Agency (3CEA), will …
Green Party calls for Ireland’s first electric bus fleet pilot in Kilkenny
January 9th, 2018 The Green Party has called on Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) to use Kilkenny City to pilot the first fully electric bus fleet in the country. The Greens made the call as TII prepares to roll out the ‘Local Link’ community public transport …