17 February 2022 On Monday, Galway City Council revoked plans for a trial cycleway along Salthill Promenade. Let’s start with some background. The €1 million investment was scrapped following the introduction of Standing Order 32 and was co-signed by 13 councillors from Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, Labour, and Independents. The Read more…
7 February 2022 If you’ve been tuned into climate news as-of-late – you’ve probably heard a lot about the climate problems SUVs pose and the need for immediate emissions reductions. So we wanted to speak to Dr Hannah Daly of University College Cork about both. Note: this conversation has been Read more…
5 July 2021 There is a noticeable stubbornness in Irish transport policy concerning the reduction of emissions – a reliance on electric cars to solve the problem surrounding Ireland’s second most polluting sector. Already there exists incentives for purchasing electric cars, such as electric vehicle and charging point grants and Read more…
23 February 2021 Relying on electric vehicles to meet newly ramped up emissions reductions is a “risky and potentially costly gamble”, the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action heard today. Tadhg O’Mahony of the Finland Futures Research Centre relayed his opinion to the Committee who met today to discuss transport’s Read more…
March 4th, 2020 Two in five cyclist injuries are caused by the failure of vehicle drivers to observe their surroundings, new figures released by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) reveals. The latest findings on trends in cyclist injuries on Irish roads, both serious and minor, looked at the leading causes Read more…
July 10th, 2018 The Irish capital has seen a positive change in commuter behaviour in recent years away from the internal combustion engine to more active modes of transport, namely cycling. The latest figures show that the number of people cycling to work in Dublin saw a sharp rise of Read more…
May 10th, 2018 Increasing the excise duty on diesel to the level of petrol could bring in up to €500 million a year and reduce our emission levels, the Oireachtas Committee on Budgetary Oversight heard on Tuesday. Speaking before the Committee, Professor Edgar Morgenroth presented the findings of a recent Read more…
January 9th, 2018 The Green Party has called on Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) to use Kilkenny City to pilot the first fully electric bus fleet in the country. The Greens made the call as TII prepares to roll out the ‘Local Link’ community public transport services to smaller regional towns Read more…
November 8th, 2017 The Council Presidency and European Parliament yesterday reached a provisional agreement to reform control tests on car emissions data and enhance market surveillance for motor vehicles. The draft regulation will now be submitted to Member State representatives for endorsement, and will then go to the European Parliament Read more…
Ireland’s agricultural and transport emissions have been growing significantly making it very difficult for the country to meet its 2020 EU emissions targets.
Ireland is unlikely to meet 2020 EU greenhouse gas emission targets for sectors including agriculture, transport, residential, commercial, non-energy intensive industry and waste;
Ireland’s emission reduction target is 20% below 2005 levels by 2020: EPA projections indicate that emissions will be 6 – 11% below 2005 levels by 2020;
Agriculture and transport are projected to account for over three-quarters of Ireland’s non-Emissions Trading Scheme emissions in 2020: agriculture (47%), transport (29%);
