July 10th, 2018 Drilling for new gas in Irish waters is not compatible with achieving Paris Agreement targets to limit the impact of climate change, a new international study has found. The study from the climate and energy think tank, Oil Change International, assesses the role of gas in the Read more…
July 3rd, 2018 The road haulage sector cannot support the equalisation of the cost of petrol and diesel without a rebate from the State, the Oireachtas Select Committee on Budget Oversight heard yesterday. Any increase in the cost of diesel will lead to increased business costs for the already stressed Read more…
July 3rd, 2018 Fingal County Council has added five new electric vehicles to its fleet in an effort to promote sustainability and tackle climate change. The fleet of fully electric Citroen Berlingo vans are the beginning of Fingal’s transition to electrification, the Council said at today’s launch at Malahide Castle. Twelve Read more…
June 27th, 2018 Europe’s multi-billion investment in natural gas for shipping will do little to help decarbonise the sector, a new study has found. An independent study for Transport & Environment (T&E) carried out by the UMAS consultancy found that Europe has spent around half a billion dollars on liquefied Read more…
May 25th, 2018 The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, are a new milestone in our history, the universal plan of action for people and our planet. In 2015 the United Nations, together with active citizens around the world, agreed upon 17 goals in order for Read more…
May 15th, 2018 Renewable energy now employs 10.3 million people globally, a 5.3 per cent increase from 2017, with solar energy being the largest employer. Predictions are now being made that renewable energy will be as cheap as oil consistently by 2020. Similar predictions were being made in towards the Read more…
May 1st, 2018 Irish and International experts warn Oireachtas Committee about serious deficiencies in the UK’s assessment of plans to expand its nuclear power program and the potential impact on Ireland. Speaking in front of the Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government this afternoon Professors John Sweeney and Read more…
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 58 per cent higher than Read more…
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 innovative projects on energy efficiency. Read more…
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 Centre for Climate & Sustainable Read more…
