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Irish dairy farmers are investing in the future

Dairy farmers are more aware than anyone of climate change as they witness it every day – and it is at the forefront of how they farm and plan ahead

EU nations set to join Britain in watering down moves to cut pollution from cars

Rishi Sunak, the British prime minister, is weighing deferring by five years to 2035 a ban on the sale of cars powered by diesel and petrol, according to a person familiar with the plan

Climate & Environment

Climate crackdown on dairy sector will reduce number of tillage farmers, agribusiness leader warns

Barry Larkin of Acorn group says tightening of environmental regulation on dairy farmers will do little to reduce agri emissions

Climate & Environment

Budget 2024 state’s last chance at meeting 2030 climate targets, wind industry warns

Group is calling on government to sufficiently resource planning system to accelerate renewable energy projects

Three in five willing to change travel habits to reduce carbon emissions - Red C

73 per cent of drivers would choose walking, cycling and public transport for journeys of less than 2 kilometres

Matt Cooper: We must act now to save the planet from climate change

In Ireland we haven’t experienced the extreme heat as in Europe, but a short holiday there serves as a wake-up call

Commercial semi-states will have to ‘play their part’ despite escaping public sector climate mandate - Eamon Ryan

The Minister for Environment said he will meet Dublin Port next month to insist on a different approach to the planned expansion of their operations

Businesses could be hit with new climate levies if EU targets missed

Public Expenditure analysis is at an early stage but shows the government is examining the financial consequences of failing to meet mandatory EU climate targets

Climate & Environment

Ireland exempt from EU carbon price regime until 2030

Derogation due to fact that Irish carbon tax means fuels in transport and building here will already be double that for rest of Europe

John Gibbons: A thin line between climate fear and despair, and then doomism

If we start to believe that it’s too late to do anything about the climate crisis, it will become a self-fulfilling prophecy

Lucinda Creighton: Farmers will not be regulated out of existence – just ask the Dutch

The surprise victory of the brand new Farmer Citizen Movement at the polls in the Netherlands shows that simplistic solutions around farming emissions will not fly

Government to increase sectoral emissions targets just months after agreement

The setting of sectoral emissions ceilings divided government last year, especially in relation to agriculture’s emissions

Landmark new EU rules will require all new cars to produce zero emissions

The change will mark an effective end to the era of combustion cars

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Editorial: We ignore the IPCC’s reports on climate change at our peril

The world’s markets didn’t register a blip after scientists last week issued a ‘code red for humanity’

Housing issues keep asylum seekers in direct provision; cuts to public servant free car parking

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Climate rules could scupper new FDI projects

IDA and Enterprise Ireland will have to weigh number of new jobs against environmental impact of investments, while new greenfield projects will be restricted to those that align with climate policy

Ecocem aiming to treble the size of business on back of new tech

Firm plans growth based on breakthrough technology that it says can decarbonise the production of cement by as much as 70 per cent

Commercial Property

Being sustainable doesn’t end with choosing a green building

To ensure optimum efficiency in a modern office structure, building systems must be operated and adequately maintained by qualified and experienced experts

Climate & Environment

CCAC warns urgent action needed on firms’ carbon emissions

EPA research shows we are on track to cut emissions by only 12.8 per cent by 2030 instead of government’s target of 35 per cent

Beef farmers may be paid to shrink herd numbers

Sector more open to scheme than dairy producers due to profit pinch