Current marine planning Bill threat to offshore renewables, eNGOs warn
21 October 2021
Ireland is headed towards substantial obstacles for renewable energy if it does not immediately change course on marine planning, according to environmental...
New national retrofit scheme set to be launched shortly
19 October 2021
A new
national retrofitting scheme is set to be launched shortly, the Minister for
the Environment told an Oireachtas Committee today.
Speaking before...
Budget 2022 “just one small step” on climate, campaigners say
13 October 2021
The measures laid out in Budget 2022 are “just one small step” on climate action, campaigners have said.
In response to the reading...
Opinion: We need to transform our agriculture for the better. Here’s some ways we...
13 October 2021
The
path towards sustainable agriculture in Ireland is one that has to be
inclusive, including all those at a grassroots level.
Over
the past...
A closer look: alternative budgets & climate
11 October 2021
As always, the Budget is set to be a Big News Day the country-over. It’s pivotal for every Department across the...
Explainer: peak and average electricity demand in data centres
7 October 2021
Well, data centres have had quite a media run of it the past couple of weeks – and most recently they’ve been...
National Development Plan: Up to 80 percent of electricity to be renewable by 2030
5 October 2021
The Government aims to have up to 80 per cent of electricity to be from renewable sources by the end of the...
Motion for a data centre moratorium brought before the Dáil
29 September 2021
The Social Democrats have today called for a moratorium on data centres until a whole-of-Government strategy is devised.
Speaking in the Dáil this...
Data centre expansion could impact public support for decarbonisation, Committee told
28 September 2021
The continued expansion of data centres in Ireland could impact public support for decarbonisation efforts in Ireland, an Oireachtas Committee heard today.
Speaking...
Climate school strikers return to the streets the country-over
24 September 2021
Hundreds of students gathered in Dublin today in-person to protest against the Irish government’s inaction on the climate crisis for the first...
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