August 15th, 2018 The Green Party has criticised the Government of failing to connect transport and planning infrastructure following the publication of the Transport Trends 2018 Report. The report sets out developments within the transport sector using the latest available data as the number of people commuting to work grew to 1.88 million in 2016. Two-thirds of this Read more…
August 14th, 2018 Over 30 conservation and environmental groups in the US have voiced concern that plans for large-scale biomass burning at Ireland’s peat-fired power stations are a serious threat to southern US forests. The findings of the groups, including the National Resources Defence Council and the Southern Environmental Law Read more…
July 31st, 2018 A new domestic rooftop solar grant scheme launched today to mixed reactions from researchers, NGOs and opposition parties who called for urgent additional support for businesses, community groups and farmers. Launched this morning by the Minister for Climate Action, Denis Naughten TD, the new microgeneration pilot scheme Read more…
July 30th, 2018 Wind and solar could provide over one-third of Europe’s energy by 2030 without major impacts on prices if countries pool their renewable energy resources, a new Irish-led study has found. The University College Cork-led study published in the energy journal Joule also warns that fluctuation of energy Read more…
July 19th, 2018 It is predicted that two-thirds of the global population will be living in urban areas by 2050. And with more people inevitably comes more waste issues. So how will we be able to cope? With the Greater Dublin Area alone set to see its population increase by Read more…
July 19th, 2018 A loophole in reporting rules means that waste incinerators are failing to publish their full emission figures in the UK, a report by the UK’s biggest anti-incineration network has found. The report, launched by the United Kingdom Without Incineration Network (UKWIN) at the House of Lords on Read more…
July 12th, 2018 Limerick is set to become the first Irish city to receive multi-million funding as part of a European project to create sustainable urban ecosystems across the bloc. Funding of €6.5m will go to Limerick from the EU’s biggest research and innovation funding programme, Horizon 2020. The Norwegian Read more…
July 12th, 2018 The Irish Government just launched the first call for applications under the new €500 million Climate Action Fund. The Minister for the Environment, Denis Naughten, TD said that this fund “provides an unprecedented opportunity” to support projects to bring down Ireland’s emissions and increase our use of Read more…
July 12th, 2018 The Minister for the Environment has launched a call for applications for projects to tackle climate change and reduce emission levels in Ireland under the new Climate Action Fund. The Fund, with an allocation of €500 million up to 2027, is seeking initiatives from private and public Read more…
July 10th, 2018 The Oireachtas Committee on climate action and the environment concluded its second hearing on the Climate Emergency Measures Bill this afternoon. The Bill seeks to amend the Petroleum and Other Minerals Development Act 1960 to stop the Government from issuing any new licenses for the exploration and extraction of fossil fuels. Read more…
