Legal Blowing hot and cold: Legal experts have mixed views on landmark Wexford wind farm rulingLawyers have divided opinions on how the High Court ruling will affect both existing projects and future developments in the sector
Agribusiness Lakeland Dairies targets €100m in foreign M&A as climate targets bite growth The Cavan-based farmer co-op plans to rationalise its Irish processing facilities while also buying higher-margin business in international markets
Five Degrees of Change Tomás Sercovich: Ireland has right size and right culture to drive corporate sustainabilityThe chief executive of Business in the Community Ireland explains the policy and personal changes he would make for a greener world
Infrastructure Fury as thousands of businesses face major spikes in water billsThe utilities regulator has been criticised for a plan to abolish caps on companies’ bills within three years
Energy Ireland on track to miss €250bn offshore wind investment, energy leaders warnSenior executives of two offshore wind firms have warned investors will walk away from the Irish market due to the slow pace of policy implementation
EU European Parliament votes in favour of greenwashing crackdownThe rules could restrict the use of common environmental marketing terms and introduce fines
Companies Hanley Energy launches hiring spree as it opens US officeThere will be 50 new roles in Ireland and 100 new roles in the US
ESG Daniel Murray’s ESG newsletter: Conundrum over data centres sparks rowThe Business Post’s ESG newsletter is your source for the news that matters in environmental, social and governance, all told from an Irish perspective
Infrastructure Inside the €1bn subsea cable plan linking Galway to Asia as global warming opens new sea routesA proposed subsea internet cable pioneering a route through the arctic circle throws up interesting questions about Ireland’s place in the world
Energy UK renewable investor sells last Irish wind farmThe Renewable Infrastructure Group’s strategy for the region has not changed
Energy Data centres could be powered by surplus offshore wind energy under new strategy New plan to examine the creation of green industrial parks which would see data centres and renewable energy operate alongside one another
Sustainability 5.6m bottles and cans collected since deposit return scheme launch More drink containers were collected and recycled in the first 10 days of March than the whole of February, new figures show
Climate Finance More taxes needed to raise trillions in public and private climate finance – EU climate commissionerWopke Hoekstra said that while public debt levels would limit further government investment, more money had to be found for climate action
Podcast Five Degrees of Change: Margie McCarthy of the SEAIMcCarthy chose three policy changes and two personal changes for a greener world
Energy Cabinet row sparked by surge in data centre gas requests Since a moratorium on electricity connections in Dublin, developers are seeking to build their own gas power plants on site
Five Degrees of Change Margie McCarthy: We need to grasp the nettle on fossil fuel subsidies The head of research and policy insights at the SEAI explains the policy and personal changes she would make for a greener world
News Northern Irish brewery cans Republic over ‘unworkable’ deposit return schemeRodger Doherty, director of Lacada Brewery, urged authorities across the UK and Ireland to co-operate on deposit returns to ease pain for small producers
Energy Eamon Ryan welcomes EU decision to exit Energy Charter TreatyThe controversial treaty was designed to protect energy investors but has increasingly been used to challenge member states’ decarbonisation plans
Banking Bank of Ireland’s carbon emissions rose 26 per cent in 2023A sharp uptick in the firm’s travel-related emissions drove its overall carbon output higher
ESG Daniel Murray’s ESG newsletter: ESB chief Paddy Hayes talks net zero goalsThe Business Post’s ESG newsletter is your source for the news that matters in environmental, social and governance, all told from an Irish perspective