November 22nd, 2017 A newly released document highlights the Irish Government’s attempts to water down a European Directive to promote the use of renewable energy across the European Union. The document released last Friday outlines Irish comments on the revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) sent to the Council of Read more…
November 20th, 2017 A global partnership dedicated to phasing out the use of coal was launched by the United Kingdom and Canada at COP23 last week. The Powering Past Coal Alliance will have over 20 partners consisting of national and state governments, such as Vancouver and Washington, who have committed Read more…
November 16th, 2017 It is time for Ireland to step up and stop the exploration for oil and gas in our offshore waters, the Green Party leader said this morning. Speaking at the launch of the party’s Prohibition of Fossil Fuels Bill 2017, Eamon Ryan, TD said that the Government Read more…
November 6th, 2017 The continued burning of solid fuels such as peat and coal is the key driver of poor air quality in Ireland, according to a new report from the Environmental Protection Agency. The levels of dangerous particulate matter in our air are of “growing concern” to the EPA, Read more…
November 2nd, 2017 A new Bill launched this morning by the Green Party aims to “empowers” communities to purchase up to 30 per cent of new local renewable energy developments. The Community Energy (Co-Ownership) Bill 2017 aims to amend the Planning and Development Act to ensure that planning permission for renewable Read more…
November 2nd, 2017 Ireland’s environmental watchdog is a European leader is making information about highly-polluting activities easily accessible on its website, a new NGO report has found. The new European Environmental Bureau (EEB) report found that the Environmental Protection Agency, together with authorities in Norway and Bulgaria, offer their citizens Read more…
November 1st, 2017 Oil and gas will remain “significant elements” of Ireland’s energy supply into the future, the Minister of State for Natural Resources said at an industry conference yesterday. Opening the ninth annual Atlantic Ireland Conference, Sean Kyne, TD said that Ireland must walk a fine line to balance Read more…
November 1st, 2017 The shipping industry ignored calls for immediate action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions during an International Maritime Organisation (IMO) meeting last week, according to a leading environmental NGO. The IMO – the UN body responsible for regulating the shipping sector – met in London last week to Read more…
October 6th, 2017 The Scottish Government has banned fracking following public outcry over the environmental risks and health hazards linked to the controversial industry. Earlier this week, Scotland’s Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse declared that the January 2015 moratorium on fracking will now be made permanent. Fracking, officially known as hydraulic Read more…
September 22nd, 2017 Minister for Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring, has called for an investigation into how odourless gas from the Corrib field entered the network for Mayo and Galway. Speaking this morning, the Fine Gael TD for Mayo said that the EPA is engaged with Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) Read more…
