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High costs eating into growing appetite for home retrofitting

New BPFI research calls for government support to ‘bridge affordability gap’ and help achieve state energy targets

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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

Analysis: Can Eamon Ryan reinvigorate Ireland’s railways with latest rail review?

Eamon Ryan, the Minister for Transport, brought the strategic rail review to cabinet today with the intention of reversing a century of rail decline.

Housing targets risk climate targets unless builders switch to timber, Green Party says

The Green Party has called for the establishment of a working group to address restrictive Irish laws around use of wood in residential construction

‘Historic’ underfunding of planning must be tackled to meet climate targets, government told

The Climate Change Advisory Council wrote to government highlighting ‘a number of elements of the planning system’ which would be ‘crucial to address’ this year as Ireland approaches climate budget mid-point

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Cabinet adopts climate-friendly memos as part of action plan

Under new rules, individual departments must assess the potential carbon impact when drafting important government memoranda

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

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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