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Ireland’s 2021 greenhouse gas emissions were 4.7% higher than 2020

Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions were 4.7% higher last year when compared with 2020, new research shows. Figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows that Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions were 61.5 million tonnes of carbon ...

05 Aug 2022 at 13:37

National News

Increase in energy emissions due to tripling of coal and oil use ‘disappointing’

A significant increase in emissions from Ireland’s energy sector last year has been labelled as “disappointing”, with the Environment Minister admitting there is a “real challenge” ahead to reduce emissions. Politicians and farming ...

21 Jul 2022 at 17:42

Irish greenhouse emissions soar to pre-Covid levels putting pressure on carbon budget

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Irish greenhouse emissions soar to pre-Covid levels putting carbon budget targets under pressure

Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions increased by 4.7 per cent in 2021 compared to 2020 and are now 1.1 per cent above 2019 pre-Covid restriction levels. Latest figures from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) greenhouse gas ...

21 Jul 2022 at 11:40

National News

'It's now or never' - EPA says Ireland must urgently implement all climate plans

Urgent implementation of all climate plans and polices, plus further new measures, are needed for Ireland to meet a 51% emissions reduction target by 2030, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said. In a new report, ...

01 Jun 2022 at 12:54

National News

Irish Water too slow at replacing lead pipes – EPA

The Environmental Protection Agency has criticised Irish Water for being too slow to replace lead pipes. The environmental group said that it will be 24 years before the lead pipes under Irish Water’s control are replaced, ...

07 Oct 2022 at 01:01

National News

One million tonnes of waste packaging per year presents a serious recycling challenge - EPA

Ireland generated over one million tonnes of packaging waste in 2020, for the fourth year in a row, figures on packaging waste in Ireland published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reveal. However, Ireland is ...

12 Sept 2022 at 16:35

National News

Radon risk map crashes amid rising numbers of houses affected by radioactive gas

A new radon risk map published online on Thursday by the EPA has crashed due to the amount of people logging on to check if their home is at risk. The EPA has found 170,000 homes in the country are now predicted to be ...

26 May 2022 at 12:48

National News

EPA finds E.coli in staggering number of private water supplies

E.coli was found in one in 20 private water supplies in Ireland according to a report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This makes up five per cent of total private water supplies. The findings of the ...

22 Feb 2022 at 11:44

National News

Climate change group criticises EPA Ireland for deleting tweet on eating less meat

A CLIMATE change awareness group has criticised the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for deleting a social media post encouraging people to eat less red meat. Stop Climate Chaos released a statement in ...

29 Aug 2023 at 16:12

National News

REVEALED: areas where drinking water quality is 'at risk' for almost 500,000 people

A total of 481,000 people are currently served by “at-risk” water supplies on the EPA’s Remedial Action List (RAL), up from 374,000 people in 2021 latest figures show. However, the quality of drinking ...

01 Aug 2023 at 09:49

National News

Almost 50% of Irish people worry wildfires caused by climate change will harm local area

The vast majority of people across Ireland are concerned about the effects of climate change, with almost half of people worried that wildfires will harm their local area. That's according to newly ...

19 Jan 2023 at 13:09

National News

Utility company acknowledges discharges of raw sewage ‘completely unacceptable’

The body in charge of wastewater, Uisce Eireann, has acknowledged it is “completely unacceptable” that raw sewage is spilling into more than 20 areas across Ireland. An Environmental Protection ...

26 Oct 2023 at 13:07

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