Carrefour Taiwan finalized the purchase of Wellcome supermarkets and Jasons Market Place stores
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Carrefour Taiwan completes acquisition of Wellcome, Jasons and Market Place stores
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Well, green licence plates entitling electric vehicle drivers access to bus lanes and better parking options could be on the way.
The idea was raised at a Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland webinar yesterday as part of a renewed push to reach Climate Action Plan targets of nearly one million Electric Vehicles on our roads by 2030.
Should we have ‘green licences’ for electric car users? Would you support better travel and parking options for them?
Andrea was joined by man callers with their views.
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At the behavioural economics webinar to outline an SEAI study of what persuades people to buy – or not to buy – electric cars, it was clear that price and fear of the unknown remain key deterrents to purchase.
The perceived high price of a new electric car is a key reason people are not buying substantially more.
There have been steady increases in buying over the past few years but to reach mid-decade and 2030 government targets for EVs there will have to be quite a dramatic increase, SEAI says.
It would appear that we have a lot of incentives, such as VRT rebates and home charging grants. Carbon taxes are also designed to make petrol and diesel less attractive.
Brian Keegan: Ireland borrowed billions to fight Covid. How much are we willing to borrow to protect our people from climate change?
The analysis of the impact of Covid-19 restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions in this country in 2020 better describes the scale of the environmental challenge than offers hope of progress
It seems that the crippling misery of last year’s lockdowns only achieved the same scale of reduction in carbon emissions that the Government is planning for us to achieve each year. File picture: John Giles/PA
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Last week s report from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland has been described as a silver lining to the dark cloud of Covid-19. However, their analysis of the impact of Covid-19 restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions in this country in 2020 better describes the scale of the environmental challenge than offers hope of progress.