As Climate Minister confirms Ireland will miss targets by half
IFAC and the Climate Change Advisory Council, both of which were set up to advise Government, say Ireland could face fines of up to €28bn if 2030 EU climate targets are missed. Climate Minister Darragh O’Brien says it’s conjecture: “This is back of the envelope stuff”.
“It is not at the necessary scale and pace to achieve our EU targets”.
And still paying more for our steaks
Environmental Protection Agency
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New report
One of the problems with climate change policy as practiced, rather than as conceived, is that it amounts to a deliberate government attempt to distort the economy and the free market.
Pointless goals
Government TD says it would “choke” city centres.
“We would see citizens taking action.”
One of the unforeseen consequences of the closure of the midland peat-burning power stations is the threat to thousands of jobs in the horticulture sector because of the sudden shortage of horticultural peat. Last year, Bord na Mona suspended all peat harvesting on its bogs, and peat-burning power stations were closed down ahead of schedule, causing “significant shock” to […]