How will funds raised by Carbon Tax be spent? The Programme for Government commits to additional spending of €9.5bn raised through increases in the carbon tax over the period from 2021 to 2030. Budget 2022 • 12 Oct
Budget to put spotlight on Govt's climate credentials The Budget on Tuesday will be the first real opportunity for the Government to show how serious it is about cutting greenhouse gas emissions by ... Analysis and Comment • 11 Oct
Societal movement to end fossil fuel use needed - SEAI Chief Executive of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland William Walsh has said it is more essential than ever to accelerate the deployment of energy ... Climate Change • 08 Oct
Climate action comes to forefront in Govt's NDP There are no big new innovative transformational projects in the new National Development Plan. But it is not be true to say that there are ... Analysis and Comment • 04 Oct
Govt will listen to climate change protesters - Ryan The Government is listening to the message from students and young people who protested for climate action around the country today, according to the Minister ... Climate Change • 24 Sep
52 people fall ill after unsafe water hits drink supply Unsafe water entered the public drinking water supply at two water treatment plants last month, the Environmental Protection Agency has confirmed. Environment • 17 Sep
Report warns world is off course for climate targets Concentrations of major greenhouse gases in the atmosphere continued to increase last year and during the first half of this year, and the pandemic did ... Environment • 16 Sep
EPA calls for measures to tackle rising packaging waste The Environmental Protection Agency has called for new measures at policy, industry and individual level to halt the rise in packaging waste in Ireland after ... Ireland • 10 Sep
Highly polluting solid fuels to be banned in Ireland New standards for domestic solid fuels will be introduced across the State within a year, so that the most polluting solid fuels will no longer ... Environment • 07 Sep
Lidl to give vouchers for returned cans and bottles Lidl Ireland has installed a "reverse vending machine" into one of its stores that will pay customers 10 cents in a voucher for every plastic ... Business • 03 Sep
