Irish emissions from power-generation and industrial companies rose by 15% in 2021
Biggest rise in electricity sector due to higher demand, less wind power and more coal use
Irish people have strong appetite for scaled-up climate action, survey shows
Poll commissioned by EPA reveals 85% of Irish people are worried about climate change
Climate Change Advisory Council: Exactly who sits on it?
A guide to influential representatives from science, academia, business and unions
Carbon emissions down last year by just 3.6% despite Covid-19 restraints
Home and agricultural greenhouse gases up, says EPA – stressing challenge facing State
Farmers could receive carbon storage payment under land use plans – Ryan
Ireland could play ‘catalytic role’ in helping countries decarbonise, EPA conference told
EPA calls for ‘immediate increase’ in pace of emissions reductions
Significant additional measures needed to meet latest 2030 targets, agency says
Farmers in smart farming project identified 9% cut in carbon emissions
Link between animal numbers, fertiliser use and deteriorating water ‘must be broken’ – EPA
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When Ireland returns to normal, it should be a better place than it used to be
Ireland’s carbon emissions decline by almost 6% in 2020 due to pandemic
Reductions ‘do not negate the need for targeted’ action, says environmental bodies
Ireland's transport emissions fall 17% but emissions from home heating rise
Emissions still challenge for State despite 6% pandemic-linked drop
EPA evaluation an indictment of environmental failures
Gross failure to deliver on commitments and lack of enforcement criticised
EPA projections highlight scale of challenge on Irish emissions
Analysis confirms Covid-19 lockdown translated to short-term emissions reductions
Fifth of drinking water supplies ‘vulnerable to failure’
Number of people threatened by poor water supplies doubles due to issues at Leixlip plant
Almost 13,000 Dublin homes will be affected by climate change – EPA
Increased storms and higher sea levels will give rise to extreme costal flooding
Save the planet, save on the farm: Irish farmers learn smart farming
Environmental measures in joint EPA/IFA initiative save farmers an average of €6,300
People’s lives must change if we are to achieve climate goals, says Minister
Richard Bruton insists Government’s plan will ensure 2030 commitments will be met
Ireland to fall short of carbon-cutting targets, even with extra measures – EPA
Despite climate action initiatives in NDP, Ireland will fail to meet commitments
EPA is asked about checking illicit drug levels in Irish water
Data involving 50 cities published in 2015 found that London’s river Thames was the worst for cocaine levels in sewage
A third of adults regard climate change as most pressing environmental challenge
People rank climate change, waste, water quality and pollution as biggest issues – poll
Agri-food sites top environmental watchdog ‘name and shame’ list
Firms responsible for persistent odour, noise or dust emissions problems flagged by EPA
Naughten says laws and taxes will be used so Ireland meets its climate obligations
Environment conference hears Ireland is facing an emergency if it continued to produce waste at current levels
‘Real intent’ among farmers to reduce climate change, civil servant says
Expansion and meeting climate change obligations is doable according to Aidan O’Driscoll
Air pollution ‘directly linked to 1,500 premature deaths a year’
Burning of solid fuel poses biggest air-quality threat to public health, says EPA
Irish failing ‘spectacularly’ in response to climate change
Failure to meet global warming targets could cost State billions, Citizen’s Assembly told
Schools to measure air quality in ‘citizen science’ initiative
Environmental Protection Agency will oversee the research with An Taisce
ESB and Bord na Móna join forces for solar power initiative
Companies expect project will provide renewable energy to power 150,000 homes
Ireland’s agriculture emissions ‘are uniquely high in Europe’
State’s agricultural output criticised as climate change panel meets in Dublin
Climate change: denial in the US, failure at home
Opportunities to put Ireland on the right track are being missed repeatedly
Is running in city air good for your health?
Pollutants rarely exceed health limits, but women may be affected more than men
Poor air quality causing over 1,200 premature deaths every year
Environmental threats from rising number of cars and continued burning of solid fuels
Research into sustainability to benefit from €2m fund, EPA announces
Agency says 10 funded projects will help ‘credible environmental decision-making’
Brexit: the environmental fallout
Conservation groups are struggling to deal with multiple new challenges after the UK voted to leave the European Union
Transport and agriculture emissions set to increase
Figure cast further doubt over Ireland’s ability to meet greenhouse gas targets for 2020
EPA says mild winter accounts for lower greenhouse gas emissions
Warning that Ireland’s strong economic recovery is influencing emissions
Teagasc: Sequencing Ireland’s soil genome
The use of predictive soil mapping was necessitated by the prohibitive cost of a manual survey
Water meters are now being installed ’every 30 seconds’
Rapid set up of Irish Water included President Higgins ’signing Act on Christmas Day’
Docklands of Dublin ‘already at risk’ from rising sea levels
MacGill summer school hears there are just two decades left to avoid dangerous climate change
Ireland ‘likely to miss’ greenhouse gas reduction targets
EPA says even under most benign scenario emissions will not drop 20% by 2020
Tourism could be a winner from climate change in Ireland
Fisheries, forestry and agriculture among sectors at risk
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