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MEPs ‘have to make up mind quickly’ on key EU environmental law, says Ryan

Transport, Environment and Climate Minister Eamon Ryan has said MEPs will have to make up their mind quickly on whether they will vote for a key EU environmental law next month. It comes after the European Parliament’s Committee on Environment, ...

27 Jun 2023 at 18:55

National News

TD tells Taoiseach to 'be honest' with farmers about carbon emission targets

A TD has told the Taoiseach to "be honest" with farmers about carbon emission targets. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore made the comment in the Dáil yesterday during Questions on Promised Legislation, and said the government's "minimising" of targets ...

04 Nov 2021 at 17:13

National News

Irish aviation regulator proposes 25.2 million summer seat cap at Dublin Airport

Ireland’s aviation regulator has proposed limiting capacity at Dublin Airport next summer to 25.2 million seats. It comes amid a long-running dispute about whether to lift a passenger cap at the airport, which is being considered by a local ...

12 Sept 2024 at 19:43

Motoring

Sale of new combustion engine cars to be banned in Kilkenny and across the EU by 2035

The EU Parliament has passed a new measure which will effectively ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2035. The new legislation brings in revised CO2 emissions performance standards for new cars and vans, setting a ‘path ...

15 Feb 2023 at 14:58

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Enterprise Ireland encourages companies in Kilkenny to start planning for a green future

Irish manufacturing and exporting companies have an important role to play in reducing emissions and building a more sustainable future and Enterprise Ireland has a range of green supports to help them. Recently launched by the Tánaiste ...

28 May 2021 at 13:10

National News

Ireland responsible for less than 0.2% of annual CO2 emissions worldwide

Ireland is responsible for less than 0.2% of annual CO2 emissions worldwide. That's according to data compiled by The Financial Times from Climate Watch and the International Energy Agency, which found Ireland contributes 0.13% to ...

29 Oct 2021 at 16:04

National News

Political divisiveness will hamper climate change efforts, minister says

Ireland’s transport minister has said the only way to achieve climate targets is by ensuring they are not politically divisive between rural and urban and rich and poor. Green minister Eamon Ryan said the scale of change needed ...

07 Feb 2024 at 18:13

National News

Disposable cups, plates and cutlery to be banned from public service buildings

Disposable cups, plates and cutlery will be banned from most public service buildings under a new public sector mandate agreed by Cabinet aimed at halving emissions by 2030. The mandate set out a range of actions the public ...

16 May 2023 at 15:30

National News

Taoiseach says cattle population should 'remain stable' amid slaughter comments

Speaking at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said that Ireland's food production sector was "one of the mort efficient in the world". This follows comments from Minister for Agriculture ...

02 Nov 2021 at 15:59

Local News

More than 300,000 meals saved from bin by Food Waste Heroes

Some 330,000 meals have been saved from ending up on the rubbish heap in Ireland in the past year due to the efforts of some 1,800 volunteers using the Olio free sharing app. About 15,000 of these meals were saved from ...

29 Dec 2022 at 11:00

National News

Group warns Ireland ‘not sufficiently prepared’ to adapt to climate change

The chair of an independent advisory body to the Government has warned that Ireland “is not sufficiently prepared” to adapt to the levels of climate change it is currently experiencing. Climate Change Advisory Council ...

20 Mar 2023 at 16:59

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South East Energy Agency bids to create Ireland’s first ‘near zero emissions’ rural zone

Energy experts with a trusted 20 year track record of delivering low carbon energy solutions across the South-East of Ireland from their Kilkenny headquarters, are now bidding to create the country’s first near zero ...

01 Oct 2022 at 11:00

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