June 3, 2021 12:50 pm
Despite decreasing in 2019, Irish ammonia emissions are still non-compliant with the EU ceiling, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). However, there are some “encouraging signs” of abatement measures being adopted at farm level to tackle this, the agency notes.
The EPA today (Thursday, June 3) published a compliance assessment for emissions of five key air pollutants which impact air quality, health and the environment, including: ammonia; non-methane volatile organic compounds; sulphur dioxide; nitrogen oxides; and fine particulate matter (PM2.5).
This latest report shows that, despite decreasing in 2019, ammonia emissions are still non-compliant with the EU ceiling and have now been non-compliant for seven out of the last nine years, the EPA says.
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February 18, 2021 6:45 am
Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan has today (Thursday, February 18) taken the first step towards a nationwide ban on the sale and burning of smoky coal and the regulation of other fuels.
The minister has launched a public consultation to seek views on the further regulation of solid fuel use for domestic home heating, and is inviting the public, health professionals, other experts, NGOs and those involved in the industry to give their views on how Ireland “can design and implement rules that will save lives”.
The public consultation aims to:
Assess the merits of a national approach to regulating solid fuel;
Environment Minister takes first step towards national ban on smoky coal to protect public health
Regulation of other solid fuels will help us all to breathe the difference
The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan TD, today took the first step towards a nationwide ban on the sale and burning of smoky coal and the regulation of other fuels, as part of a drive to combat air pollution and protect public health.
The Minister launched a public consultation to seek views on the further regulation of solid fuel use for domestic home heating, and is inviting the public, health professionals, other experts, NGOs and those involved in the industry to give their views on how Ireland can design and implement rules that will save lives.