The Minister for the Environment, Climate, Communications and Transport discusses the need to grow the country’s offshore wind industry and getting Ireland’s district heating system off the ground

From finally buying an electric car to setting up a district heating agency, the Environment Minister, details his personal and political priorities for the latest episode of the

Excess green energy provided The Falls Hotel in Co Clare with an income when it was shut due to Covid-19 restrictions

Daniel Murray is joined by the former Minister for the Environment who talks about reducing waste, creating carbon credits for better land use and using zero fossil fuels in his travel

Move comes as a blow to state-owned Gas Networks Ireland, which had hoped to extend its operations

Richard Bruton was pursuing an ambitious programme of reform as Minister for Environment when he lost his job in the coalition cabinet carve-up. He remains determined that the country must confront the climate crisis, and says he has rediscovered the pleasures of riding a bike

Daniel Murray is joined by the Chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council for the new season of the energy and environment podcast from the Business Post

Marie Donnelly, new head of the body that will set the first of three five-year carbon budgets says there will not be a separate budget dealing with methane and the potential reduction of the national herd

The incoming chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council sets out her vision of what needs to happen to create a greener and better world

The Climate Action Bill is ambitious and will no doubt face pushback from the agri-food industry and other powerful interest groups

Here are five key ways to make decarbonised energy systems a reality

The government has committed to halving our carbon emissions by 2030 but there will be nothing easy about implementing the changes needed to reach this ambitious goal

To make sure the state is on track to meet the daunting target of achieving net zero emissions by 2050, the Climate Action Bill proposes to enshrine in law an interim target that they will fall by 51 per cent by 2030

Daniel Murray is joined by David Connolly, chief executive of Wind Energy Ireland, for the new season of the energy and environment podcast from the Business Post

The chief executive of Wind Energy Ireland outlines key moves that could mitigate climate change and turn Ireland into the powerhouse of Europe

Daniel Murray is joined by the EU Commissioner for the European Green Deal for the new season of the energy and environment podcast from the Business Post

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

With demand for electricity set to surge by 50 per cent by 2030, we will be hard pushed to meet our 70 per cent renewables targets, or even to meet our basic energy needs

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

European Commission vice-president Frans Timmermans is leading the largest single market in the world into the most significant energy transition in history