The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced €10.7 million of research funding for 42 research projects addressing environmental protection and other emerging, complex environmental problems. This funding will contribute to the delivery of high-quality research, evidence-based policy development and further build Irish environmental research capacity. The
Pictured above: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan TD and Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform Malcolm Noonan TD. Image courtesy of @Dept_ECC An Irish-led international consortium will this month begin extensive aerial surveys of almost 500,000km2 of Ireland’s maritime area. The ObSERVE 2 Aerial survey will help build a […]
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 […]
Image courtesy of www.iucn.org Working with nature and enhancing the role of ecosystems can help reduce the impacts of climate change and increase climate change resilience. Such an approach can deliver multiple benefits, including lowering pressures on biodiversity, improving human health and well-being, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and building a sustainable
The EPA employed a range of tools to assess compliance at licensed sites during 2020 and throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, including the innovative use of Remote Compliance Assessments. Odour complaints about licensed facilities rose dramatically in 2020, peaking in April. Overall, there was a 92% increase in complaints received by the EPA. The EPA continued […]
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 […]
Under the 2018 Anti-Litter and Anti-Graffiti Awareness Grant Scheme (ALAGS) a total of €884,000 is being allocated to 31 Local Authorities by the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Denis Naughten. The allocation of €884,000 under ALAGS brings the total grants provided over the last ten years to almost €15 million. Dublin City Council […]