Greenwashing tactics make it difficult for genuinely sustainable businesses to compete against ones that mislead consumers, study finds
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
The State has made little progress towards lowering emissions over the past year and 2030 targets are quickly becoming impossible to achieve
Series of measures agreed by Cabinet to scale up climate actions at a faster pace
Minister for Climate Eamon Ryan details the particular risks for Ireland based on latest scientific evidence
Minister for Climate says Ireland has to be ‘really strong’ to avoid ‘horrific eventuality’ of climate tipping points
Environmental Protection Agency predicts emission limits will continue to be exceeded at a time when sustained reductions are needed
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
People up in years ‘willing to play their part’ to mitigate global warming, according to study findings
Heavy summer rainfall putting pressure on Irish beaches and increasing temporary closures, EPA warns
Water quality ‘remains high overall’ but problem of poor quality beaches persists in Greater Dublin Area, 2023 report finds
The EPA, through the National Inspection Plan, has identified rivers and areas where household drinking water wells are most at risk of contamination by faulty septic tanks
Uisce Éireann to issue explanatory booklets to almost 300,000 people served by supplies with high levels of THMs
A first successful District Court prosecution for extraction of peat without a licence was recorded by the Environmental Protection Agency last year
Ballymacraven river may never recover from pollution that killed thousands of fish, an incident that highlights an even wider problem as the State’s water treatment infrastructure creaks under growing pressure
Large majority of those surveyed say climate change should be a high priority for Government
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