Questions remain over the commercial and technological viability of proposed solutions
Ambitious goal may have been introduced to compensate for lack of climate action in other sectors
The comments were made at the Electric Vehicle Summit in Croke Park last week following the Budget 2020 decision to discontinue grants worth €3,800 for businesses to buy electric vehicles
Innogy Renewables Ireland plans to instal up to 100 turbines 10km off the Dublin coastline
A change in the law and a new state agency would be needed if cannabis was to be legally cultivated in Ireland, according to the semi-state
The European Commission is getting serious about the climate emergency and it has the aviation industry firmly in its sights to reduce emissions, which has serious implications for Ireland
Underwhelming climate measures will have to be ramped up to meet stated government ambitions, writes Daniel Murray
The government will introduce an amendment to the Investment Limited Partnership (ILP) bill to ensure the fund structures are covered by beneficial ownership legislation
Importing US shale gas makes poor financial sense, says Mark Campanale of climate and financial-market analysts Carbon Tracker
Eirgrid boss Mark Foley is responsible for the country’s electricity infrastructure and supply in a time of dramatic change to renewable sources of energy
Climate change activists set up camp in Merrion Square for week of demonstrations
Actor Mark Ruffalo and documentary maker Michael Moore call on the Taoiseach to take action
If the government sticks to the promises that Leo Varadkar made last Monday in New York, the writing is on the wall for oil and gas exploration in Ireland
The government needs to do more to attract sole traders and SMEs to apply for government contracts, according to the Minister for Public Procurement Patrick O’Donovan
How Ireland’s largest companies are trying to take control of their huge environmental impact
European Investment Bank vice-president Andrew McDowell says climate protests have ‘caused us to reflect on our own policies’