22 October 2021 The Environmental Protection Agency’s latest projections on greenhouse gas emissions for 2020 are out – and we took the day to dive into them and pull out some key points. As always there were negative trends and some pockets of improvement but overall – we’re nowhere near Read more…
12 August 2021 Ireland’s climate has become warmer and wetter as a result of rising greenhouse gas emissions, a new report has found. The Status of Ireland’s Climate published today by the Environmental Protection Agency, Met Eireann and the Marine Institute revealed a number of key findings, including that the Read more…
12 February 2021 The vast majority of the country believes that the environment is a valuable asset, according to a new survey. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today published its 2020 Year in Review report, coupled with a poll measuring attitudes towards the environment. The survey found that 89 per Read more…
29 January 2021 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) released their early estimates for 2020 greenhouse gas emissions today – and there is a lot to unpack in it. So we did a fine-tooth comb of the report this morning, and also revisited 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…
13th March 2017 Ireland’s first ever action group on food waste in the retail sector was established last week along with a series of measures to tackle food waste in the country. Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Denis Naughten, launched the National Forum on Food Waste, which was Read more…
November 11, 2016 In a press release earlier today Minister Denis Naughten of the Department of Communications, Climate Action & Environment responded to the concerning findings published in a recent EPA report. Greenhouse gas emissions are on the rise in Ireland and Minister Naughten seeks to quell concerns relating to Ireland’s Read more…
