Climate & Environment Eamon Ryan doesn’t rule out ban on fossil fuel advertising as new bill to be debated in DáilThe Solidarity-People Before Profit bill proposes a ban on the advertising of fossil fuels, fossil fuel cars, and flights by airlines
Aviation Calls grow for end to tax free jet fuelThe head of the International Energy Agency said the aviation industry can absorb regulations as part of fight against climate change
Energy Plans to phase out fossil fuel home heating make progressMore than 95 per cent of new homes have alternative heating systems after policy push
Politics Aidan Regan: We can have climate action, democracy or wealth - but not all three togetherThe Cop28 agreement sends an important political signal but the truth is that too many countries, wealthy individuals and powerful corporations benefit from polluting the world
Breaking News Sultan Al Jaber: Cop28 pact has potential to ‘redefine economies’Delegates have agreed to “transition away” from fossil fuels for the first time
Climate & Environment Ireland and EU will not accept COP28 pact in its current form, Eamon Ryan saysTensions over the reference to fossil fuels in the agreement heats up with less than 24 hour to the summits end
Finance Lenders to face increased pressure to report sustainability of investments Climate Finance Week chair says ‘the rubber will hit the road’ next year as EU sustainability reporting directive looms
Energy Import dependency on fossil fuels leaves Ireland exposed to global price fluctuationsA State of the Energy Union report recommends that Ireland reduce its reliance on fossil fuels and improve energy system integrations
CLIMATE Phasing out fossil fuels hasn’t worked, now Europe has a new idea for COP28Last year’s defeat for the EU and its allies on emissions cuts at COP27 has now set up what will be one of the hardest fights ahead of COP28
Transport 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
Climate & Environment Government drops plans to ban sales of fossil fuel cars by 2030EU told the government it would have to wait for the EU to legislate as a bloc for an internal combustion engine ban in 2035, but the government will still strive to make all new car sales fully electric by 2030
Climate & Environment Industry will have to pay for climate change damage, Eamon Ryan saysMinister for the Environment heralds agreement on principle of loss and damage funding for developing countries as major breakthrough
High oil prices will take ‘two to three weeks’ to filter down to consumersOil prices hit $80 a barrel this week and could rise to $90, according to Goldman Sachs
Legal threats from oil industry stall government’s energy efficiency scheme Fuels For Ireland said the scheme is ‘unfair, futile and illegal’ and would be open to challenge through legal proceedings in Ireland or via a complaint to the European Commission
Government plans new year ban on sale of all smoky fuelsCoal, peat briquettes, sod turf and wet wood will all be targeted on a phased basis. The move comes amid ongoing concerns over the health effects of air pollution
Government dismissed legal threats over smoky coal banLaw firm Matheson wrote to Richard Bruton, the then environment minister, earlier this year threatening legal action if the ban was extended to 13 more towns
A burning issue: how smoky fuels are adding to our pollution problems Seemingly eradicated for good in Dublin 30 years ago, smog is back with a vengeance. What are the health implications in the age of Covid-19, and how can it be seen off a second time?