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Updated / Thursday, 22 Apr 2021 12:14 The Climate Bill sets out ambitions to reduce emissions by 50% (File pic, Getty Images) Ireland is tired of being laggards and there is broad agreement in the Oireachtas that the country needs to move forward, according to Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan. He said it will take several decades to achieve the target of becoming carbon neutral and the next decade will be particularly dramatic because the Climate Bill sets ou...

EU reaches ‘landmark’ deal to reduce carbon emissions Image: © agcreativelab/Stock.adobe.com The EU’s climate deal comes just ahead of Earth Day today, when US president Joe Biden will commence a virtual climate summit with 40 world leaders. Yesterday (21 April), the European Union reached a deal on a landmark climate law, which includes an ambitious target to reduce net carbon emissions by at least 55pc by 2030. In a statement, the European Commission’s executive vice-president for...

Covid-19 Ireland cases today: Further 390 infections reported and 11 deaths confirmed The figures were confirmed by the National Public Health Emergency Team this afternoon The Deputy Chief Medical Officer said Ireland should have passed what is the worst of this disease this year (Image: Colin Keegan/Collins) Get the latest news from across Ireland straight to your inbox every single dayInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up! When you subscribe we will use the infor...

April 17, 2021 9:00 am The government has published a draft strategy on how Ireland can transition to a ‘circular economy’, and is inviting businesses, communities and citizens to contribute their views through a public consultation. The draft strategy sets out what a circular economy is, why Ireland needs to achieve it and how national policy will develop to support that goal, according to the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. It has five key objectives: To provi...

April 12, 2021 5:59 pm Irish Rural Link is hosting a series of consultation workshops on EirGrid’s Shaping Our Electricity Future strategy. Last month, EirGrid and Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan launched a nationwide consultation on the future of Ireland’s electricity system. They are asking anyone interested in Ireland’s energy future to consider the approaches outlined in Shaping Our Electricity Future and provide feedback. “Climate change is one...

Ministers Harris and Ryan launch ‘Climate Ready’ programme to prepare Irish businesses for climate change Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD and Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan TD have today launched Climate Ready, a five-year national climate initiative from Skillnet Ireland designed to equip businesses with the skills they need to respond to climate change.   Skillnet Ireland has partnered with C...

Logford County Council to register ‘dissent’ to restrictions on turf use Reporter:  ); Cllr Colm Murray has called for Longford County Council write to Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan to register the council’s dissent to turf and unseasoned wood being proposed for inclusion on the national proposed ban on smoky coal at this time. “Whilst acknowledging that climate action is urgent, and supporting the ban on the sale of smoky coal as there are viable, af...

E-denderry: Offaly town gets smart tech to monitor parking, litter, air Paul Delaney of Cellnex with Catriona Hilliard of Offaly County Council. Image: Cellnex In a first for Ireland, IoT tech is being deployed around the town to help manage public services. The town of Edenderry in Co Offaly is embracing smart technology to help manage parking, litter, air quality and building energy use. It is part of the E-denderry project launched by Offaly County Council and wireless infrastructure provide...

Offaly County Council has launched a new scheme in Edenderry which uses Smart technology to manage parking, litter control, air quality and building energy use.

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