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Ireland 23rd out of EU member states for renewable energy

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-right”]9th February 2017 [/cs_text][cs_text class=”cs-ta-justify”]According to a new report published by the European Commission Ireland is ranked 23rd out of the 28 EU member states for renewable energy. The EU has set Read more…

By Ross McCann, ago

UK NGOs concerned as Theresa May Abolishes Department of Energy and Climate Change

Public figures and NGOs in the U.K. have expressed concern over new Prime Minister, Theresa May’s decision to abolish the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).

It was announced this week, following her cabinet reshuffle that the DECC would be dismantled and that its functions would now be carried out by the newly formed Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy under Secretary of State Greg Clark, M.P.

This is seen by many as a downgrading of the priority status given to Climate Change, given that the department does not have the words Climate Change in its title.

By Dave Brooks, ago