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Spaniards swelter as southern European heatwave takes hold

Temperatures could potentially hit 45C in south-eastern areas of the Iberian peninsula, forecasters say

EirGrid warns of potential electricity supply issues

The grid operator said there was low availability of wind and solar energy, as well as planned and unplanned outages at other generators

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Bus Éireann takes home top prize at PwC/Business Post Sustainable Business Awards

Other award winners included An Post, Cool Planet, the Ballykilcavan Brewery and Abbvie Ireland

Meath manufacturing firm Turmec looks to enter American market with local acquisition

The company, which designs and manufactures major recycling plants, already has a presence here, in Britain and Australia

State privately admits ‘not feasible’ to cut methane by 30%

Internal government documents call into question agriculture sector’s ability reduce emissions by 25 per cent by 2030

EU to propose mandatory power-demand cut and levy on profits

Member states still need to sign off on steps after talks this week

Contracted gas generators drop out of market, worsening projected power shortage

It comes as six data centres with a maximum power requirement of 677MW are to be connected to the electricity transmission grid this year

State-owned storage and non-commercial LNG terminal among energy security options

Long-awaited review to be published next week amid concerns for gas security across Europe

Climate & Environment

Pace of government climate policy ‘out of step with worsening conditions’

Friends of the Earth said that while the government’s performance in the areas of nature and transport had improved from last year, there was a decline in performance in energy, climate, water, and buildings

Five Degrees of Change: Jim Scheer

The head of data and insights at the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland spoke about speeding up clean energy projects and reconnecting with nature in the busy modern world

Five Degrees of Change

‘We are going to have to buy ourselves some time’ – Jim Scheer, SEAI

The head of data and insights for the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland is the latest interviewee for the Business Post’s energy and environment podcast, in which he sets out the personal and political changes that he’d like to see result in a greener world

Five Degrees of Change: Diarmuid Torney

Torney discussed how we can better equip the state to deliver on climate action, while explaining why he is cutting down on flying

Key European power prices hit fresh record as gas continues to surge

Countries across Europe are planning for possible power shortages this winter, with some considering rationing supplies to certain industries to ensure essential demand can be met

Amazon granted permission for two new data centres in north Dublin

Existing grid connection allows cloud services company to expand facility at Clonshaugh

Five Degrees of Change: Brian Caulfield

The sustainable transport expert proposed a cross party transport infrastructure plan, imposing parking limits in cities and prioritising the electrification of taxis and car shares

Up to 1,800 jobs could be created by developing green hydrogen in Ireland, report says

White paper proposes 20 hydrogen refuelling stations and more than 6,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles on the road by 2030

Five Degrees of Change: Holly Cairns

The Social Democrat TD would like to see a science-led approach to agricultural policy and more incentives for planting forests

Five Degrees of Change – Bríd Smith

The People Before Profit TD for Dublin South Central discusses her policy and personal changes for a greener world

Climate & Environment

Farmers to be asked to reduce emissions by 25%

Negotiations over sectoral emissions ceilings had reached an impasse in recent weeks over agriculture’s proposed range of 22-30% emissions reductions by 2030 from 2018 levels

Climate & Environment

No cabinet decision on agricultural emissions as leaders meet to break impasse

Coalition leaders will continue to negotiate today in an effort to reach an agreement which can be approved at a later date