8 September 2020 The investment plans of the energy and heating sectors in Ireland are “at odds” with decarbonisation and are likely to lock-in carbon intensive high emissions, a new report has revealed. Friends of the Earth Ireland found that the The Electricity Supply Board (ESB), Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) 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…
September 18th, 2018 Behavioural change will play a significant role in future global energy trends, a University College Cork (UCC) climate expert has said. Speaking at an energy lecture presented by the Irish Royal Academy on Monday, Dr Paul Deane said that human behaviour would be a crucial factor in determining 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…
According to the latest Energy in the Residential Sector report by Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), the average household uses seven per cent more energy than the EU average. Moreover, Ireland’s household Co2 emissions are the highest in the EU, the report finds, up to 58 per cent higher than Read more…
February 2nd, 2018 The EU used more electricity from solar, wind and biomass than from coal in 2017, according to a new analysis by two leading think tank. The joint study from Sandbag and Agora Energiewende show that wind, solar and biomass now accounts for just below 21 per cent 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…
October 1st, 2017 In her opening address yesterday morning, the chair of the Citizens’ Assembly, Ms Justice Mary Laffoy, lauded the public’s engagement in the run-up to this weekend’s discussion on how Ireland can lead on tackling climate change. She said that the level of citizen engagement has been “unprecedented Read more…
Ireland’s housing stock will require a deep energy upgrade if we are to have any chance of reaching our ambitious climate and energy goals, the Minister for Climate Action and Environment has said. Speaking at the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) inaugural National Deep Retrofit Conference at the Aviva Read more…