UN claims green energy overtakes fossil fuel investment
Green energy overtook fossil fuels in attracting investment for power generation for the first time last year, according to figures released today by the United Nations.
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Green energy overtook fossil fuels in attracting investment for power generation for the first time last year, according to figures released today by the United Nations.
180 green jobs at new Mayo bio-processing facility
BioSpark - a newly-formed joint venture between Imperative Energy and Sustainable BioPolymers - has announced its intention to invest €40 million in the development of a next generation bio-processing research, innovation and manufacturing centre in Claremorris, County Mayo. Biospark says the venture will create 180 jobs initially, and could create up to 300 jobs in total over the next three years.
10,000 green jobs created in last three months
The Green Party has unveiled figures showing that over 50 per cent of new Irish jobs created this year are green. Research shows over 10,000 of the jobs created in Ireland over the past three months have been in the green economy, a fact which has won Ireland some welcome positive press in the US online publication the Huffington Post.
Green loan launched for energy upgrade market
Energy and innovation minister of state Conor Lenihan today officially launched a nationwide scheme expected to generate thousands of new jobs in the clean-tech sector over the next 6 to 12 months.New company Greenloan has set up an offering to co-incide with the Home Energy Saving scheme which aims to create significant employment opportunities in local communities throughout Ireland by grouping homeowners to avail of large discounts in upgrading their properties.
Irish climate change legislation to follow Britain
Minister for Energy Eamon Ryan has said he expects new climate change legislation later this year to closely follow similar legislation introduced in Britain.
Gormley announces details of new planning bill
Environment minister John Gormley yesterday announced details of the government's latest planning and development bill. The Bill introduces a number of changes to the planning code that "aim to support sustainable development".
Annual energy savings reached Eur750 million in 2007
The Irish economy recorded savings of €750 million in 2007 as a result of energy efficiency measures undertaken since 1995. The economy recorded a 10 per cent improvement in energy efficiency between 1995 and 2007 and the savings made in 2007 alone were the equivalent to the annual energy usage of half a million houses.
Ireland's "first sustainable park" launched
Fr Collins Park in Donaghmede, north Dublin - billed as Ireland's "first wholly sustainable park" by Dublin City Council - was opened yesterday by Lord Mayor Eibhlin Byrne.
200m community owned wind farm to power County Clare
A wind energy development co-operative in County Clare today announced plans to construct one of Ireland’s largest wind farms.
Subsequent to obtaining planning approval and permission for grid connection, West Clare Renewable Energy Ltd. (WCRE) says it hopes to construct 30 3MW wind turbines on the slopes of Mount Callan, a 391-metre high mountain located between Ennis and Miltown Malbay.
Greens to push for climate change legislation
The Green Party is to demand the introduction of climate change legislation as its price for continuing in government with Fianna Fáil.
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Climate change summit hijacked by biggest polluters
A vital meeting in Copenhagen this weekend that will help shape the agenda for the most important climate change talks since the Kyoto protocol has been hijacked by some of the biggest polluters in the world, critics claimed today.
Sustainable economics conference, June 10 to 12
Feasta - the Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability - will host
a weekend conference titled 'The New Emergency: Managing Risk and
Building Resilience in a Resource Constrained World' on the weekend of
June 10 - 12 in All Hallows College, Dublin. Sustainable social housing to be launched next Monday
The redeveloped low-energy social housing at York Street in Dublin's south inner city will be officially opened next Monday, May 25.
Wind Energy Direct launches pioneering wind power project
Wind Energy Direct, an Irish owned renewable energy company, today
launched an innovative wind energy installation that will deliver power
directly to the Munster Joinery plant in Ballydesmond, Co Cork.