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Diageo to Construct Ireland’s First Purpose-Built Carbon Neutral Brewery

By Ryan Harmon 18 July 2022

Diageo announced plans to invest €200 million in Ireland’s first purpose-built carbon neutral brewery on a greenfield site in Littleconnell, Newbridge, Co. Kildare. The new facility will brew lagers and ales including Rockshore, Harp, Hop House 13, Smithwick’s, Kilkenny and Carlsberg. When fully operational with a capacity of 2 million hectolitres, it will be the […]

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Trinity Business School to Become Net Carbon Neutral by 2030

By Ryan Harmon 10 May 2022

Trinity Business School has unveiled its new strategy, formally committing to the mission of transforming business for good and becoming net carbon neutral by 2030.   Driven by an awareness of the need to act immediately and courageously to address major global challenges, such as the climate emergency, Trinity Business School has unveiled its new strategy […]

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Energy use CO 2 emissions fell by 12% in 2020

By Jack Mullen 17 May 2021

Energy use CO2 emissions fell by 12% in 2020 4.6 million tonne reduction is largest fall since 2009 Total energy use fell by 9.2%, exceeding the economic contraction of 5.4% 17 May 2021: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) today published data which shows the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on energy use and related […]

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This Irish startup can work out your carbon footprint from your grocery receipt

By Jack Mullen 16 March 2021

Picture above: Evocco Co-founders Hugh Weldon and Ahmad Mu’azzam, The production and distribution of food accounts for around a third of the world’s total greenhouse gas emissions. But as a consumer, it’s difficult to measure the climate impact of what you eat. A Dublin-based startup called Evocco could soon make it much easier. “It lets you track,

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Ireland’s main airport formally designated as carbon-neutral.

By Jack Mullen 4 January 2021

Dublin Airport has been formally designated as a carbon-neutral airport as part of a globally recognised environmental programme. It is the first airport in Ireland to achieve carbon-neutral status. The airport reduced its carbon footprint by 12 percent between 2018 and 2019 and has reduced its overall carbon emissions by 25 percent between 2013 and […]