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Emissions of three main air pollutants increased in 2016, warns EPA

April 4th, 2018 Emissions from three of the five main air pollutants in Ireland increased in 2016, latest figures from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reveal. The EPA’s latest report on air pollutant emissions in 2016 points to an increase in emission from ammonia, nitrogen oxides, and non-methane volatile organic Read more…

By Felipe Wasserstein, 7 yearsApril 4, 2018 ago

Climate Change

Citizens’ Assembly: Policy expert calls for agricultural carbon tax

November 4th, 2017 Taking the bold step of extending a carbon tax to agriculture will make Ireland a genuine climate leader, Ireland’s leading agricultural policy analyst told the Citizens Assembly today. The Assembly is sitting for the second weekend on the topic of how the Irish State can take a Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 7 yearsNovember 4, 2017 ago