carbon emissions
Plug-in hybrids just as polluting as petrol cars, claims eco group
Transport & Environment says PHEVs are no better for the environment, as car makers prepare for tougher emissions standards
Poor air quality has serious health implications – how clean is your area?
A citizen science project aims to measure the level of nitrogen dioxide in Waterford city following the success of similar projects elsewhere
Surplus Co Cork land owned by transport body could be converted into native woodland
Bank of 36 acres would be managed ‘into perpetuity’ by the Nature Trust under move to help address TII’s carbon footprint
Carbon credits: The dark heart of the climate ‘solution’ that simply does not work
Amid the climate crisis, no amount of wishing for an imaginary carbon unicorn will make it true
CRH to buy US group Eco Material for $2.1bn
US company uses materials like fly ash, a byproduct of coal combustion, to partly replace cement in the construction sector
Mapping the hidden black gold that is peat soil
The maps we use have profound implications for calculating greenhouse gas emissions from our land sector
We are banking on costly, speculative ‘negative emissions technologies’ to make climate strategies add up
Thinking in a Climate Emergency: Renewables, energy efficiency and ending fossil-fuel reliance do help cut CO2
State can avoid need for costly gas terminal if it phases out fossil fuels, says climate council chair
Marie Donnelly warns of even more costly fines and increased energy costs if reliance on polluting fuels persists
IATA Director General Willie Walsh on airline profits, air fares and why the Dublin Airport passenger cap makes Ireland a laughing stock
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
‘We’ve dropped the ball’: Ireland’s housing targets will be missed because the water, electricity and roads required can’t be delivered
Badly needed scaling up of house-building is threatened by transport and utilities projects stuck in the planning pipeline. What is to be done?
Why is it costing me more to use green fuel in my car than fossil fuels?
Government is desperate for people to adopt greener solutions to help it reach climate change goals but are the incentives adequate?
Tech giants’ indirect emissions rose 150% in three years amid AI growth, UN says
Indirect carbon emissions from Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet and Meta, rose on average by 150% from 2020 to 2023
What can Irish aviation learn from the carbon-reducing experience of New Zealand?
Christchurch Airport in New Zealand is at the cutting edge of cutting emissions
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