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Road hauliers ‘will cut emissions by 25% if government trims their costs’

Eugene Drennan of the IRHA said the necessary investments could be made to trucks over the coming years, on condition the government agrees to cut excise duties and other taxes on operators

Climate & Environment

Ireland way off target on climate change goals and existing policies are not enough, EPA warns

The state’s environmental watchdog predicts that emissions will only fall by 27.9% by 2030 based on 2018 levels, far short of the 51% reduction required by law under the new Climate Action Bill

Climate and Environment

State to set 2030 carbon targets to the highest levels for every sector

Two years of stagnation mean meeting legally binding Climate Action Plan commitment to achieve a 51 per cent drop by 2030 will now be challenging

Radical reforms needed to slash dairy emissions, report warns

A cap and trade system on methane levels and retirement scheme are among the measures proposed

Editorial: Government must act quickly on key issue of dairy farming emissions

The threat posed by the climate crisis means that Irish farmers will need to agree to a cut of close to 30 per cent in emissions

Retrofitting scheme will be a ‘step change’ in tackling climate crisis

Government says some 500,000 homes will be upgraded

Biofuel usage must increase to 35% of fuel mix to hit climate targets in transport

Biofuels now account for just 5% of all the total fuel used by road transport vehicles in Ireland

Gas boiler installers alarmed by earlier date for new-home ban

Measure was brought forward to expedite the national transition to low-carbon housing and to avoid later retrofits

Pat Rabbitte: Keeping the coalition onside is the acid test for the Green leader

Our post-carbon future depends on whether Eamon Ryan can bring his government partners with him when various interest groups oppose implementation of the climate action plan

Car users face new tolls, parking fee hikes and reduced road space

The new proposals from Eamon Ryan’s Department of Transport are aimed at reducing car journeys by 10 per cent by 2030 by shifting more people onto public transport

Daniel Murray: The five key takeaways of the climate action plan

It’s a complex, multi-layered and even intimidating document – so here is a quick-read guide to the government’s new strategy to reduce emissions and fight climate change

Climate change: State’s new action plan will stand or fall on public’s buy-in

The government’s strategy to tackle climate change has caused much debate in political circles, with opinion split on the viability of various targets. Can it gain public support?

Climate Action Plan aims to reduce fossil fuel car travel distances by 25%

Strategy will also include a nationwide programme to map carbon storage in trees on farms and a rise in 2030’s renewable electricity target

Revealed: details of 2030 targets in new carbon budgets

Energy, transport and housing all face large targets to cut emissions under terms of new carbon budgets

Government seeks to speed up ban of gas boilers in new homes

The 2025 timeline of banning gas boilers in new homes could be brought forward to encourage more heat pumps to be installed in the coming years

Climate bill legally binds state to 2050 zero emissions target

The bill was revised after concerns were raised over loose wording which could allow future governments to renege on commitments

Emission impossible: Where is the Climate Action Bill?

The ambitious bill committing Ireland to net zero emissions by 2050, a key Green demand for forming a government last June, has still not appeared, with whispers of complaints emerging from every side of the negotiating table

Ireland produces most plastic waste per person in EU

New statistics also show that this country has the fourth-lowest recycling rate of plastics in the European Union

Ireland must aim higher on climate change targets, EPA warns

‘For a country that promotes itself as being so clean and green, we really are not living up to that standard,’ according to the EPA director