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John Gibbons: How the 15-minute city found itself in the crosshairs of conspiracy theorists

Opposition to this most benign of notions is being whipped up by those who are likening it to a Marxist attack on individual freedoms

AA Ireland urges free public transport trial before private car clampdown

The group said measures aimed at cutting car use, such as congestion charges, could ‘spook’ citizens

Government to consider radical new strategies to reduce private car use

A memo from the Minister from Transport, which targets lower carbon emissions by introducing congestion charges and higher parking fees, among other measures, is likely to cause division among the coalition

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Electrical emissions reach highest level in over five years

An analysis by the MaREI Centre at UCC has found that carbon emissions from the electricity sector have risen to their highest level since 2017

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Coillte deal with British pension fund ‘the tip of the iceberg’

The newly created Irish Strategic Forestry Fund to be managed by Coillte has an initial portfolio of 30,000 acres of forestry land, but rural TDs warn it will expand significantly, driving up prices for agricultural and forestry land

Ryan backs plan for 30 per cent cut to school car journeys

Minister says Climate Action Plan target will be met through providing better bus services and active travel options rather than blaming motorists

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Fuel lobby group calls for less ‘ideological purity’ and greater ethanol content in petrol

Fuels for Ireland boss Kevin McPartlan says the government’s bet on electric cars needs to be balanced with a short-term stopgap to cut emissions

Ryan planning to introduce ‘bus gates’ to speed up move to public transport

The Minister for Transport said that it would be a quicker and more effective way of promoting public transport usage than waiting for quality bus corridors

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Brian Caulfield: We can’t drive our way out of transport emissions problem

The aim to sell 1m electric cars in Ireland by 2030 in a bid to be more environmentally friendly has been repeatedly criticised as unrealistic

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Cuts to free parking for public servants could start next year as part of climate overhaul

The government’s latest environmental action plan envisages transforming society, with a focus on areas such as transport and agriculture

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

Transport sector has a hill to climb to meet climate targets

Department modelling shows public transport fares will need to halve and volume and frequency of provision triple by 2030 to meet sectoral emissions ceiling

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Action stations: Turning Ireland’s climate ambitions into reality

Our national targets for reducing emissions, set out in the new Climate Action Plan, are now among the most ambitious in the world – and each sector has specific carbon budgets and pathways to deliver on by 2025 – but how achievable are they?

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Editorial: Our planet needs action, not just words, on climate change

COP 27 should be used as a blunt reminder to politicians, industry leaders and individual citizens that time is rapidly running out

Running out of road: Why planners are intent on taking cars out of our cities

Paris is redesigning the Champs-Élysées to make it greener with more space for bicycles and pedestrians. At home, a number of agencies, along with local and national government, are working on similar plans. But is Ireland ready to take the car out of its cities?

Dept of Environment asks AG’s advice on low-emission zones for vehicles in urban centres

Eamon Ryan’s department hopes to have the regulatory framework for such zones ready by early next year

Rhetoric, tension and pressure but no revolt in coalition wrangle over farm emissions targets

Environment minister Eamon Ryan gave agriculture minister Charlie McConalogue a bowl of cherries from his garden, a gesture that may have helped to sweeten the atmosphere in the negotiations over reducing emissions in the agriculture sector

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Emission targets lowered due to use of Moneypoint power station

Cuts for electricity sector drop from 81 per cent to 75 per cent due to increased use of the coal-powered station, along with reduced ambitions for building industry emissions

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Mind the gap: Why the next climate plan has to double down on actions

As various carbon-emitting sectors wrangle over what their final emissions reduction should be, of greater concern is the fact that even our most ambitious strategies won’t see us achieve our overall target by 2030