Ireland not acting aggressively enough to hit climate targets – UCC study
Report warns not cutting emissions risks greater long-term costs, stranded assets, and dependence on unproven carbon removal technologies after 2030
Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
Deposit return scheme leads to ‘massive reduction’ in plastic bottles and drinks containers found on shores by Coastwatch
Environmental group seeking citizen scientists to complete 2024 survey, especially in northwest and Northern Ireland
Doubts remain on passing of legislation on marine protected areas but €25m LIFE project to go ahead
Ministers Malcolm Noonan and Eamon Ryan say they want Bill passed before election as was agreed in programme for government
Drivers and households face higher fuel bills with rise in carbon taxes
Budget 2025: Government to earmark cash from carbon levy to ease fuel poverty
Agriculture most significant cause of fish kills over five decades, study finds
Inland Fisheries Ireland scrutinised 2,000-plus fish kills in Irish rivers and lakes from 1969 to 2022
Government ‘scrapes a B- grade’ in climate action report card
Friends of the Earth report card concludes ‘programme for Government commitments were not strong enough in first place’
Ireland will have highest diesel taxes in EU after Budget 2025, says industry group
Cost of increases will fall on people in border region, says Fuels for Ireland, due to differential in prices between Republic and Northern Ireland
Fuel suppliers challenge hauliers’ complaints over quality of renewables
Government’s transport fuel obligation requires petrol and diesel to be 21 per cent renewable to cut emissions
Hauliers complain that poor quality biofuels are hitting costs
Examination found Irish samples fall short of EU standards while those from outside the State passed
Electricity storage policy and ‘private wires’ regime to speed up renewables delivery
Storage systems can bank excess energy from renewables that can be utilised on the grid instead of fossil fuel
76 Irish wind farms may be forced to shut down unless urgent changes made to planning system
Government must move to ensure ‘repowering’ to more efficient wind farms is made a lot easier
Minister denies there is ‘price-gouging’ on retrofitting for householders using one-stop shops
Land use report critical to meeting big challenges including ensuring land becomes substantial store of carbonm says Eamon Ryan
Ireland should consider small nuclear reactors to achieve zero-carbon energy by 2050, engineers’ think tank urges
Small modular nuclear reactors may prove to be viable, cost-effective and necessary if economy is to decarbonise, Irish Academy of Engineering report finds
Missing EU climate targets will trigger €5bn bill by 2030, says Eamon Ryan
Seen and Heard: Ronan’s portfolio, Flahavan’s performance, Baldoyle landbank and Irish energy consumption
Explainer: Where there are big emissions gaps and no clear path to achieving national targets
Ireland continues to be the second worst carbon emitter per capita in EU and ranks 20th out of 27 member states in progress to national targets
Solar and wind power microgenerators to reap greater rewards for feeding grid
A new regime of fixed tariffs, announced on Wednesday, will make it more worthwhile for individuals, companies and community projects to sell on excess power
Coalition forced to adopt new measures to close emissions gap and avoid fine costing billions
Rail freight, heat pumps, low-carbon agricultural feed and grid investment among measures agreed
Ireland, Belgium and UK agree to closer co-operation on renewables
Countries aim to boost interconnection of supplies and make the North Sea ‘the largest sustainable power plant in Europe’
‘Every country in Europe right now with a coastline and deep water is going after floating offshore wind.’ Except Ireland
Shannon Estuary Taskforce chairman says State making a strategic error by not backing floating wind
Four south coast sites expected for offshore wind development
Micheál Martin says planning system is now adequately resourced to cater for projects, Wind Energy Ireland conference hears
Coalition approves framework for €100bn investment in offshore wind energy post-2030
State’s ‘biggest industrial opportunity for decades’ provides certainty for investors, says Eamon Ryan
Inchicore: How one of the least green parts of Ireland is ahead on community-driven climate action
Inchicore may not be in Dublin’s leafy suburbs but projects rooted in community are template for national engagement campaign on climate action
Motorists set to face congestion or clean-air zone charges under new traffic plan
Cabinet signs off strategy from Minister for Transport that will put pressure on councils to choose between congestion charges or clean-air zones
Ireland becoming ‘a renewable powerhouse in Europe’ – Eamon Ryan tells WindEurope conference
Unprecedented offshore wind capacity entered Irish planning system last year, part of robust pipeline of offshore wind projects
Deposit scheme refunds €1.2m to customers returning cans and plastic bottles
Since programme put in place at start of February, almost seven million containers have been put into reverse-vending machines
State must rectify climate planning weaknesses, say NGOs, after failure to present adequate strategy
Draft national energy and climate plan is ‘piecemeal, incomplete and dated’, says coalition of environmental groups
Ireland set to meet 2025 target of €225m in aid for climate-vulnerable countries, says Tánaiste
Bulk of funding to support developing countries in adapting to inevitable negative impacts from global warming
Annual investment by Government in R&D tops €1bn for first time
‘We must continue to give R&D funding sufficient priority to ensure Ireland remains a strong innovation leader,’ say Simon Harris
Ireland’s wind farms: Why 2024 is a critical year in moving towards renewable energy
If Ireland is to deliver on 2030 targets, this year is crucial and that requires joined up thinking and converting policy into action
New low-interest loan of €75,000 for home retrofits a ‘game-changer’, says Eamon Ryan
Minister says there have been 63,000 applications for energy upgrade grants for 2024
Sellafield leak posed ‘negligible risk’ to Irish public - Environmental Protection Agency
Both EPA and Department of Environment representatives have visited Sellafield, described by the Guardian newspaper as Europe’s most hazardous nuclear site, as recently as last July
Government offshore energy plans will leave State trailing, leading developer claims
Investors believe “nothing is happening in Ireland” says developer
All schools to get free solar panels to help tackle energy bills
Solar energy will cut carbon emissions and feed national grid when up to 4,000 schools are closed during summer months
Minister for Environment seeks €7.5m for costs of decommissioning gas field
The judge said he was satisfied to enter it into the Commercial Court and adjourned the matter to February
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