July 4th, 2019 The Minister for Climate Action has said that his Department will not roll out a nationwide ban on smoky coal amid threats of legal challenge by the coal industry. Speaking ont he floor of the Dáil today, Richard Bruton TD said that he was “disappointed” that coal Read more…
June 6th, 2019 A new report released today shows that fracked gas exports from the US to Europe have increased by 181 per cent since July 2018. The US is now Europe’s third largest Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) supplier and the International Energy Agency expects a further 20 per cent Read more…
May 31st, 2019 A new report from an international energy think tank has stressed that gas is not a viable bridge fuel between fossil fuels and renewables, nor is it clean, inexpensive, or necessary. The new report by Oil Change International instead finds that gas is instead a “bridge to Read more…
May 30th, 2019 The Government can’t be “taken seriously” on climate action so long as it continues to grant oil and gas exploration licences, Green Party leader Eamon Ryan said today. Addressing the Minister for Climate Action Richard Bruton during Leaders’ Questions, Mr Ryan also questioned the recent decision that Read more…
May 28th, 2019 The Greens have said that the Government’s newfound desire for climate action is nothing but “smoke and mirrors” as a new license is issued for drilling off the Kerry coast. Yesterday, the Department of Climate Action (DCCAE) granted consent to CNOOC Petroleum Europe – a subsidiary of Read more…
May 28th, 2019 The Department of Climate Action granted consent for an exploratory oil and gas well off the Kerry coast yesterday just as the election green wave hit Ireland. The Department (DCCAE) received an application last November from CNOOC Petroleum Europe – a subsidiary of the Chinese National Offshore Read more…
May 24th, 2019 Friends of the Earth Ireland (FOE) has called for the State to remove barriers prohibiting solar power for schools if they truly support the school strikes movement. The environmental group is launching its Hands up 4 Solar Schools campaign for schools interested in powering themselves with renewable Read more…
May 15th, 2019 None of the 17 schools identified for energy efficiency upgrades as part of a Government pilot project are slated to have their heating schemes upgraded to non-fossil fuel systems. The schools in five counties are set to benefit from €7 million in funding to help reduce energy Read more…
May 8th, 2019 Carbon emissions from the energy sector fell by 2.5 per cent across the EU in 2018, new data released today from Eurostat reveals. New figures from the EU statistics agency estimate that the highest decreases in CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels were recorded in Portugal (down Read more…
April 17th, 2019 Three national environmental groups have raised concerns over plans for ESB’s peat plants at a hearing into the semi-state’s plans to co-fire biomass with peat at one of the Midlands stations. Appearing at an An Bord Pleanala oral hearing in Tullamore yesterday, Friends of the Irish Environment Read more…
