Climate activists march to stress vulnerability of Shannon estuary
Climate justice caravan on nine-day hike to emphasise ecosystems and people reliant on them
Tillage farmers form alliance with Guinness to pursue ‘regenerative agriculture’
Pilot project emphasises soil health and enhancing carbon sequestration potential
‘Serious questions’ to be answered by ESB over rising electricity costs, suppliers say
Independent suppliers call on Government and ESB to explain excessive prices for power
Why Lufthansa, BA and Air France are bigger climate villains than Ryanair
Legacy carriers play major role in climate debate and avoid the polluter pays principle almost entirely
J&J’s Irish operations now powered by 100% renewable electricity
Move possible through eight-year corporate power purchase agreement with Ørsted
Bord Bia reports emission reductions in Origin Green scheme
Programme’s scale makes Origin Green ‘unique and effective’
Where are the climate allies?
Opinion: Do we yet understand it requires all of us to respond together on climate action?
Q&A: How will the EU climate plan affect Ireland?
Fit for 55 package will lead to systemic changes in energy, transport and agriculture
Government signals radical changes for waste and recycling
Cabinet approves heads of Circular Economy Bill to cut food waste and boost separation
Call for environmental rights to be recognised in Constitution
Date should be set before summer recess for citizens’ assembly, argues group
Energy company plans €120m hydrogen facility near Cork harbour
Facility strategically located to avail of offshore wind power along south coast
Hydrogen-powered aircraft will enable emissions-free flying – Airbus executive
Aircraft maker to select plane design by 2025 with view to commercial flights by 2035
Women in Engineering lobby group calls for unconcious bias training
‘We need fresh thinking in how we tackle this gender gap,’ says representative organisation
Q&A: Does this mean the end of open fireplaces and cool urban stoves?
Move is politically contentious because it risks exacerbating fuel poverty
Ban on licences for new oil and gas comes into force following Cabinet decision
New appointments to Climate Change Advisory Council coinciding with enhanced role
Air pollution in urban areas linked to higher risk of sight loss, study finds
Findings on macular degeneration could pave way for new treatments, say researchers
Aldi Ireland to plant 1m native Irish woodland trees by 2025
Initiative to be carried out in partnership with the Department of Agriculture
Analyst says climate plan incompatible with Government’s environmental policy
‘Ireland’s agricultural system, which relies on producing the most carbon-intensive foods, is highly unsustainable’
Up to 60 ‘supersize’ wind turbines planned for Dublin Bay
Location 10km from Dublin capable of generating electricity for 600,000 homes
Cabinet approves reforms to alleviate tree felling licence delays
Coillte warned that the backlog could lead to timber shortages and thousands of job losses
Facebook commits to net-zero carbon emissions by 2030
Social media giant’s move to be ‘supported by renewable energy’ and will affect Meath data centre
Regeneron awarded $450m by US to develop Covid-19 antibody cocktail
US biopharma firm employing more than 1,000 in Limerick has begun late-stage trials
Plastic for recycling from Europe being dumped in Asian waters – Irish study
‘Up to 31%’ of exported plastic for recycling not recycled at all, researchers find
Locals protest over hedgerow cutting during National Biodiversity Week
Protecting wildlife: Local says this is the third year in a row hedgerows cut at wrong time
Covid-19: Irish forklift company develop new device to ease ICU ventilator shortages
The Combi-Ventilate can be used to treat a number of people in ICU at same the time
Air pollution from cars worsens Covid-19 effects, claims Italian researchers
Virus may be attaching itself to airborne particles from exhaust fumes
Robotics pioneer awarded prestigious St Patrick’s Day Science Medal
Science Foundation Ireland honours Prof Neville Hogan, regarded as ‘father of rehabilitation robotics’
Oil barrels removed from ‘ghost ship’ stranded on Cork coast
Contractor used helicopter to airlift over 90 barrels from the deck of the MV Alta
Battery bottleneck stalls electric car sales
Most car makers now likely to miss their EU emissions limits this year
Housing bill flies in the face of environmental democracy
Individuals, NGOs would lose right to take environmental cases to court under Bill
Can carmakers accelerate electric transition?
Market faces gap between what consumers want and what carmakers want to sell
E.coli detection system to improve water safety developed in Cork
Rinocloud’s Hydrolight can detect even tiny single cells that should not be present
EIB’s decision to end funding for fossil fuel energy projects welcomed
Key elements of the new strategy will not come into effect until 2021
Ministers to visit two power stations set for closure
Delegation to Longford and Offaly will meet workers and visit bogs set for restoration
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