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Lingering cost pressures weigh on SME sustainability investment

Uisce Éireann report shows firms' planned water conservation measures fell to 15% to the end of June compared to the same period a year earlier

Tue, 27 Aug, 2024

John Whelan: Sustainability compliance changes coming fast for firms

Ireland was one of the first EU member states to implement the new EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Regulations 2024

Sun, 18 Aug, 2024

Decarbonisation puts 'pressure on the bottom line' for freight industry

Freight Transport Authority Ireland claims Government climate targets for the industry will be missed without targeted incentives

Thu, 15 Aug, 2024

Electricity from slurry: €40m Biomethane Grant scheme opens for applications

Slurry from 1.3 million cattle will be required to meet the 2030 target, which represents approximately 20% of all winter cattle slurry produced in Ireland

Wed, 07 Aug, 2024

Zeroing in on the right finishing age to meet 2030 climate targets

Farmers have reduced the finishing age of steers, heifers and young bulls by about two months, without major negative impacts on the average carcase weight

Mon, 05 Aug, 2024

Shannon Airport gets the green light on solar farm plan

When complete and operating at full capacity, the solar farm is intended to provide up to 15-20% of the airport’s current electrical demand from renewable energy

Tue, 30 Jul, 2024

Lack of border control at Port of Cork hikes cost of fruit and veg

A border control post in Cork would save importers thousands of euro at a time per container and maximise quality and shelf life

Mon, 29 Jul, 2024

State pumps over €4m into Cork and Shannon airports

Overall passenger traffic across regional airports last year increased by 9% when compared with pre-pandemic levels 2019

Tue, 16 Jul, 2024

Hybrid car sales up 43% as electric car slump continues

The proportion of all new cars licensed for the first time which are electric has dropped to 14% from 19% last year

Thu, 11 Jul, 2024

Danish farmers face world’s first carbon emissions tax on agriculture

It is estimated that Danish dairy farmers may have to pay an annual emissions tax of nearly €100 per cow

Tue, 02 Jul, 2024

Measuring, reporting and verification will pave the way for carbon farming rewards

Speaking at the recent Teagasc Counting Carbon conference, Frank O'Mara said: 'Carbon farming offers the potential for financial reward for actions to reduce emissions and enhance sinks.'

Wed, 26 Jun, 2024

Soil sensor developed in Ireland may cut chemical fertiliser use and save farmers money

Professor Alan O’Riordan, a member of Tyndall’s nanotechnology group, said: 'This a very exciting emerging technology that does not exist elsewhere in the world'

Tue, 18 Jun, 2024

Aidan Flynn: Freight sector requires roadmap to reach decarbonisation targets

Collaboration and engagement by the Government with key stakeholders is essential to meeting commercial transport decarbonisation targets

Sun, 16 Jun, 2024

European car shares fall on uncertainty over China's tariff response

EU imposed sanctions on imports of Chinese electric cars

Thu, 13 Jun, 2024

Objectors allowed to challenge plans for €1.2bn Clare data centre over climate action worries

According to consulting firm Bitpower, there were 82 data centres operating in the Republic as of one year ago, while the Central Statistics Office reported that these used as much electricity as all urban households during 2022

Wed, 12 Jun, 2024

Seaweed, sabotage, and how Ireland could benefit from a sustainable crop under the sea

Paul Cobb, who has built up a business exporting culinary seaweed from West Cork to Japan, says there is an ocean of untapped potential in Ireland’s Atlantic waters

Sun, 26 May, 2024

** already in another cell. Ignore ** VW and Renault pull plug on electric Twingo, Renault says

VW and Renault pull plug on affordable electric Twingo, Renault says

European automakers are aiming to produce smaller EVs that sell below €20,000 to help them compete with Chinese brands like BYD.

Wed, 22 May, 2024

Shell shareholders vote down resolution from climate activist group

The British company faces a 2021 landmark Dutch court ruling, which it appealed last month, ordering it to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 45% by 2030 from 2019 levels

Tue, 21 May, 2024

Three Munster hotels tackling food waste - and what we can learn from them

From portion size to no-waste dishes, three hotel chefs from across Ireland tell Helen O’Callaghan how they are tackling food waste while creating excellent food

Mon, 13 May, 2024

Banks have given almost $7tn to fossil fuel firms since Paris deal, report reveals

US banks were the biggest financiers of the fossil fuel industry while European banks stumped up just over a quarter of the total fossil fuel financing in 2023

Mon, 13 May, 2024

Surf’s up: How a Waterford surf school makes a living from the sea

As well as catering for between 3,500 and 4,000 children and young people at surf camps, school tours, and lessons, Oceanics Surf School and Marine Education Centre also holds schools outreach programmes in marine education

Wed, 08 May, 2024

'Companies take their financial reporting very seriously and they’ll have to take this just as seriously'

Small and medium-sized companies that fit within the supply chain operations of larger companies will be on the hook to comply with EU mandatory sustainability regulation as well.

Sat, 04 May, 2024

The world needs Tesla at the head of the net-zero transition, but not Musk as the head of Tesla

Musk must be given credit for pioneering the mass production of electric vehicles, but his interests have drifted to social media and meme stocks and that should worry his employees, suppliers, and customers

Fri, 03 May, 2024

Renewable energy firm Ørsted gets boost from offshore wind earnings amid net profit decline

The company reiterated its full year guidance following a 18% surge in its offshore site earnings.

Thu, 02 May, 2024

On-demand fashion gives much-needed clues on how to green notoriously wasteful industry

Ballooning inventories are to blame for much of the fashion’s sector carbon footprint. Could on-demand production solve such problems?

Wed, 24 Apr, 2024

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