Posted: Fri 14th May 2021
Call for governments to create ‘green fund’ to help councils achieve carbon neutral status by 2030
Wrexham’s councillors will be asked next week to back the council’s decarbonisation plan in the coming weeks amid a plea for a specific funding pot to help achieve a bold 2030 target for carbon neutrality.
The Welsh Government declared a Climate Emergency in Wales in April 2019. In the declaration, it set out ambitious plans for the public sector to be carbon neutral by 2030. In response to this, Wrexham Council declared its own Climate and Ecological Emergency in September 2019, and committed to establish a Decarbonisation Plan, detailing how to meet the target.
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From left: Des O’Toole, Coillte and president of IrBEA; Hildegarde Naughton TD, chair of the Oireachtas committee on climate action; and Seán Finan, IrBEA chief executive.
To get a handle on what the bioenergy industry wants, the
Irish Farmers Journal sat down with former Macra na Feirme president Seán Finan, who is CEO of the Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA), to see what is in the new roadmap.
JK: What is the Irish Bioenergy Association? Who funds it and what’s the role of the association?
SF: The IrBEA, established in 1999, is the representative association for the bioenergy industry on the island of Ireland covering the bioenergy sectors of biomass, biogas, biofuels, energy crops, wood fuels and biochar.
May 6, 2021 5:49 pm
Renewable Energy Ireland (REI) has today (Thursday, May 6) published ‘40by30’, a roadmap to an Ireland where 40% of heat can come from renewables by 2030.
According to REI, this would reduce Ireland’s CO2 emissions by 7% annually, in line with the climate bill.
40% of Ireland’s heat can be provided by renewables
This plan was developed by XD Consulting on behalf of REI and with the advice of organisations working in district heating, bioenergy, heat pumps, renewable gas and geothermal.
The plan outlines that 40% of Ireland’s heat can be provided by renewable sources primarily from bioenergy, heat pumps, renewable gas and district heating networks.
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Introducing attendees to new grant supports that are available to businesses and organisations to support climate action and sustainability. About this Event
Energy Cork s next Online Lunchtime Briefing - introducing attendees to new grant supports that are available to businesses and organisations to support climate action and sustainability - will take place on Wednesday 14th April via the Zoom online platform. The Briefing will begin at 1pm and conclude at 1.45pm.
Did you know that there are a range of new grant supports available to businesses and organisations to support climate action and sustainability? Harry O’Farrell (Commercial Director Energy Services, Vice Chair Energy Cork) will take you through the range of supports available to Enterprise Ireland client companies, IDA client companies, and SEAI supports available to the wider community, outline what the supports can be used for, how to access them, and how to get the most from each s
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