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 (ETS) increased for the first Read more…
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, TD, during his visit to Read more…
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 exploration and extraction of fossil Read more…
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 the Tipperary Energy Agency, Paul Read more…
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 invested in 2016 as more Read more…
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 work across counties Carlow, Kilkenny, Read more…
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 services to smaller regional towns Read more…
December 20th, 2017 A proposal from Europe’s environment and energy ministers to remove tighter limits on the use of biofuels put forward by the European Commission has come under fire from environmental groups who point to the potential rise in emissions and deforestation in origin countries. At the Energy Council earlier this Read more…
December 13th, 2017 Ireland’s energy use is not reducing fast enough and requires more effort from individuals, businesses, and communities to bring down consumption, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has said. A new report – Energy in Ireland 1990-2016 – from the energy authority indicates that energy use Read more…
November 8th, 2017 A recent report from Eurostat shows that Irish citizens face the fourth highest charge on their electricity bills across Europe. After excluding the relevant taxes, we rise to second place, with electricity bills are set to soar to new heights with the winter season now firmly upon Read more…
