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Climate & Environment

Ireland way off target on climate change goals and existing policies are not enough, EPA warns

The state’s environmental watchdog predicts that emissions will only fall by 27.9% by 2030 based on 2018 levels, far short of the 51% reduction required by law under the new Climate Action Bill
  • Daniel Murray
  • May 31, 2022

Absence of EPA from food security committee criticised

‘Pretty serious’ not to have agency contribute to discussion on mandatory crop growing, climate researcher says
  • Sarah Taaffe-Maguire
  • March 16, 2022

Emissions are unlikely to fall this year, EPA head warns

Comments cast doubt on the country’s ability to meet its climate action targets
  • Daniel Murray
  • February 20, 2022

ESB applied for licences just before shelving plans for gas plants

Semi-state denies market abuse after suspicions sparked by low price paid for contracts in 2019 auction
  • Daniel Murray
  • January 16, 2022

Stryker Ireland paid €400m to European parent despite sales drop

The medical device manufacturer says its sales fell because of a reduction in the number of elective surgeries due to Covid-19
  • Barry J Whyte
  • December 12, 2021

Ireland’s waste processing capacity on a ‘knife-edge’

Summer floods have disrupted exports of excess to Europe as the reopening economy generates more waste
  • Lorcan Allen
  • October 3, 2021

Climate Action Bill to be signed into law after Ryan agrees to carbon offset amendments

Legislation will be fast tracked to allow sectoral carbon budgets to be set by the end of the summer
  • Lorcan Allen
  • July 4, 2021

Ireland must aim higher on climate change targets, EPA warns

‘For a country that promotes itself as being so clean and green, we really are not living up to that standard,’ according to the EPA director
  • Daniel Murray
  • November 30, 2020

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