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New planning guides aim to cut urban home parking spaces

Government policy aims to reduce car ownership in areas where alternative transport is available

Change of direction on offshore wind farms raises investors’ fears

Energy industry experts warn that the government’s sudden policy shift will make it much harder for Ireland to meet its 2030 targets

Ryan and officials get ‘burner phones’ for Chinese visit

National Cyber Security Centre warns environment minister and functionaries they will likely be under surveillance at all times during St Patrick’s Day trip

Greens forced to hit the brake on climate plans after political pushback

The flurry caused by last week’s proposal to decrease cars on our roads does not augur well for our climate targets

Dart line to Dublin south-west and Celbridge starts moving through planning

Work to upgrade and electrify the existing line along the route is estimated to take until the end of the decade

Eamon Ryan delays ‘controversial’ car reduction memo to allow more time for government discussion

The strategy will be one of the most ambitious and contentious aspects of the Green Party’s term in government and has already caused division within the Dáil and within government ranks

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

Eamon Ryan moves on anti-drone technology to be deployed at Dublin Airport

The Transport Minister is to bring a memo to cabinet next week outlining the purchase and deployment of technology to end the disruption at Dublin Airport

Michael O’Leary accuses Eamon Ryan of ‘sitting on his hands’ over Dublin Airport drone disruption

The Ryanair chief executive expressed frustration at the latest delays in Dublin Airport caused by drones and called on the transport minister to resign

Government dropping 2030 aim for ban of fossil fuel cars an ‘acceptance of reality’, say executives

Stephen Gleeson, managing director of Hyundai Ireland, said the proposed ban had always been a stretch, and that 2035 would still prove difficult

Declan Fitzpatrick confirmed as aviation boss after regulator splits following six-year wait

Fitzpatrick is taking over as the head of the Irish Aviation Authority, which is being separated in two

Brexit stalemate delays progress on all-Ireland rail network

Commuter groups north and south of the border called on Eamon Ryan to set a deadline for a key report to be published

Report on Ireland’s power supply crunch to be published shortly

Eamon Ryan, the Minister for Environment, commissioned review by former secretary general to the Taoiseach on causes of energy capacity shortfall in coming years

Cost Of Living Crisis

Government to expand energy support scheme for businesses

Business Energy Support Scheme to be tweaked after low take-up; no new €200 electricity bill credits for households for now; and the Vat rate for the hospitality sector expected to increase from 9 per cent to 13.5 per cent

‘Real concern’ over Energy Charter Treaty as EU states consider full withdrawal

The Energy Charter Treaty was designed to protect investors in energy, but growing litigation of decarbonisation plans under the treaty in recent years have fuelled concerns that that it is now stifling climate action in Europe

Extra testing for coal products in towns after high pollution despite ban

The burning of smoky coal has been prohibited in most Irish towns for a number of years

Climate & Environment

Irish farmers still allowed to burn hedge cuttings as ban is pushed back

While the ban was meant to be in place from January 1, many farmers were unaware of this

Climate & Environment

Ryan: ‘Stockpiling’ may be behind lack of improvement in air quality since fuel ban

The ban on high-polluting fuels came into effect last October, but monitoring stations showed similar results to previous year while in some cases, air quality was worse

Cars which cannot automatically call emergency services face failing NCT

The legal requirement to have the new call system comes into effect in May

Athlone becomes first town in Ireland with all-electric bus service

Transport officials are planning similar initiatives in Dublin