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Taking the first step to reducing emissions on your farm

The EPA report released on the 21st July was stark. Greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from Agriculture (as well as other sectors) continues to rise. For 2021, emissions from Agriculture increased by 3% to 20.5 MTCO2eq compared to 2020 levels. This is ...

15 Aug 2022 at 11:33

Ireland

No agreement reached between Coalition leaders on agriculture emissions targets

The Government has failed to come to an agreement on greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for the agriculture sector. Talks between the three coalition leaders – Taoiseach Micheal Martin, Tanaiste Leo Varadkar and Green Party leader Eamon ...

26 Jul 2022 at 23:21

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 emissions ...

21 Jul 2022 at 16:33

World

Gas leaks ‘could emit equivalent of a third of Denmark’s CO2 emissions’

The Nord Stream pipeline leaks pumping huge volumes of natural gas into the Baltic Sea could emit the equivalent of one third of Denmark’s total annual greenhouse gas emissions, a Danish official has warned. Kristoffer Bottzauw, head of ...

28 Sept 2022 at 19:02

Charity calls for targets to cut use of fossil fuel-based artificial fertilisers

The Government needs to set a target for reducing the use of fossil fuel-based artificial fertilisers on farms or risk missing its net-zero climate goal, campaigners have said. The Soil Association said it was “alarming” that the ...

01 Sept 2023 at 00:01

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Less than 1 per cent of national emissions come from Leitrim

Leitrim accounts for just 1 per cent of all of Ireland's greenhouse gas emissions, it was revealed at a local meeting during which Marie Mulligan, Senior Executive Engineer in the Environment Department, spoke about Leitrim's ...

13 Jul 2023 at 13:33

Emissions from UK residents and businesses rose by 2% in 2022, figures suggest

Greenhouse gas emissions from British residents and businesses increased by 2% between 2021 and 2022, according to provisional figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The data published on Monday show initial ...

09 Oct 2023 at 13:11

Scientists hail ‘exciting’ material that can store greenhouse gases

Scientists have hailed the “exciting” discovery of a type of porous material that can store carbon dioxide. The research, published in the journal Nature Synthesis, saw a team led by scientists at Heriot-Watt University in ...

29 Apr 2024 at 10:37

Laois Live

Crucial meeting held in Laois to tackle greenhouse gas emissions

A crucial meeting by the Midlands Energy Agency (MEA), a group established to reduce energy consumption amongst local authorities, including Laois County Council was held in Portlaoise this week. The Agency, which ...

15 Mar 2024 at 09:33

World

European court says young people’s climate case to be examined by top-tier panel

The European Court of Human Rights has said that a complaint against 33 countries filed by six young Portuguese climate activists will be examined by the tribunal’s top panel of judges, a move reflecting the ...

30 Jun 2022 at 18:54

Scotland

Greenhouse gas reduction target met in 2020, report shows

The Scottish Government met its target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in 2020, it has been announced. Figures released on Tuesday showed emissions were reduced by 58.7% between the baseline period ...

15 Jun 2022 at 11:23

Scotland

Scotland misses target on reducing greenhouse gas emissions

Scotland has missed its target for cutting harmful greenhouse gases which are driving climate change. New Scottish Government figures show emissions fell 49.9% between the baseline period and 2021, but ...

20 Jun 2023 at 17:07

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