Energy & Environment

Transform to win: Moving from carbon budgets to decarbonisation action

Carbon Budget 1, published in October 2021, allows us to generate up to 295 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent (MtCO2eq)…

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Catharina Sikow-Magny: Decarbonising Europe’s economy

Catharina Sikow-Magny, Director of Green Transition and Energy System Integration at the European Commission, discusses the role of renewable energy…

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Ireland’s gas network: A decarbonisation solution of size and scale

With renewable gases, the gas network will decarbonise Ireland’s energy system, says David Kelly, Gas Networks Ireland’s Director of Customer…

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Climate Action Plan 2021

In April 2022, the Dáil approved Ireland’s first ever carbon budget, a significant part of the Climate Action Plan 2021…

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European trends in climate litigation

Climate litigation, as a way of advancing a variety of strategic environmental aims, has increased over the past 30 years.…

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The circular economy and climate ambitions

Assistant Secretary leading the Circular Economy, Natural Resources and Waste Policy function in the Department of the Environment, Climate and…

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Developing sustainable buildings through circular design

The construction sector is witnessing an unprecedented policy and regulatory environment for climate-related legislation and action plans in Ireland. Organisations…

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‘Now or never’ for limiting warming

Immediate and deep emissions reductions across all sectors are required if global warming is to be limited to 1.5oC, the…

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All-Ireland Pollinator Plan: Boosting biodiversity

Úna FitzPatrick, Project Manager of the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan (AIPP), discusses how the plan, now in its second iteration, can…

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Harnessing Ireland’s wind and hydrogen potential

In light of increasing energy prices and the need to source energy from alternative sources, the European Union is stepping…

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