Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications

Ireland continues to be the second worst carbon emitter per capita in EU and ranks 20th out of 27 member states in progress to national targets

A new regime of fixed tariffs, announced on Wednesday, will make it more worthwhile for individuals, companies and community projects to sell on excess power

Rail freight, heat pumps, low-carbon agricultural feed and grid investment among measures agreed

Countries aim to boost interconnection of supplies and make the North Sea ‘the largest sustainable power plant in Europe’

Shannon Estuary Taskforce chairman says State making a strategic error by not backing floating wind

Micheál Martin says planning system is now adequately resourced to cater for projects, Wind Energy Ireland conference hears

State’s ‘biggest industrial opportunity for decades’ provides certainty for investors, says Eamon Ryan

Inchicore may not be in Dublin’s leafy suburbs but projects rooted in community are template for national engagement campaign on climate action

Cabinet signs off strategy from Minister for Transport that will put pressure on councils to choose between congestion charges or clean-air zones

Unprecedented offshore wind capacity entered Irish planning system last year, part of robust pipeline of offshore wind projects

Since programme put in place at start of February, almost seven million containers have been put into reverse-vending machines

Draft national energy and climate plan is ‘piecemeal, incomplete and dated’, says coalition of environmental groups

Bulk of funding to support developing countries in adapting to inevitable negative impacts from global warming

‘We must continue to give R&D funding sufficient priority to ensure Ireland remains a strong innovation leader,’ say Simon Harris

If Ireland is to deliver on 2030 targets, this year is crucial and that requires joined up thinking and converting policy into action

Minister says there have been 63,000 applications for energy upgrade grants for 2024

Both EPA and Department of Environment representatives have visited Sellafield, described by the Guardian newspaper as Europe’s most hazardous nuclear site, as recently as last July

Investors believe “nothing is happening in Ireland” says developer

Solar energy will cut carbon emissions and feed national grid when up to 4,000 schools are closed during summer months

The judge said he was satisfied to enter it into the Commercial Court and adjourned the matter to February

Budget 2024 includes measure to scale up green transition of economy

Climate plan set to clip carbon dioxide by more than 71,000 tonnes annually while expanding passenger rail and freight services

Country’s renewable energy and environmental objectives at risk due to lack of resources and expertise, Government told

Report says ‘no viable development options have yet been identified’ for 39 of the 73 sites earmarked for housing

An Bord Pleanála says development would be inappropriate pending review of energy supply in Ireland

Majority of waste plastic wrapping incinerated for energy recovery with release of carbon dioxide into atmosphere posing ‘significant’ threat to future recycling targets

Loans of up to €50,000 at a lower interest rate to be rolled out within months as department ‘close’ to signing off on final details

Opponents of 20 cent charge on disposable cups fear it will hit jobs

Q&A: Carbon budgets, EPA projections and their implications explained

An Taisce analysis urges emergency actions due to gap between climate ambition and facts as excess emissions not being factored into subsequent carbon budgets

Oil explorer begins talks with shareholders after Minister for the Environment’s decision raises going-concern doubts

Vape brands deny that they target children, insisting they cater to veteran smokers trying to quit

Government considering option of ‘deposit and return’ scheme for disposable vapes

‘If Ireland can harness the opportunities offered by hydrogen, we can achieve zero-carbon, secure energy system and become an energy exporter’ - Eamon Ryan

Minister did not grant permit to progress work on gas and oil field off Cork coast

Ireland saw the biggest jump in emissions across the EU, even as 23 out of 27 states recorded a drop

Analysis: Four winning projects in first offshore electricity auction now face planning hurdle

Sceirde Rocks wind farm off Connemara coast is one of four large wind farms with a combined 200 turbines that could be operational by 2028

At a Time of Climate Emergency: Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees is still just about possible but requires rapid change

Call for Europe-wide lower price tickets to address climate and energy crises