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Explained by Teagasc: Soil Carbon Sequestration

Soil carbon sequestration is an important mechanism that removes carbon dioxide from the air and storing it in the soil, improving a number of aspects of soil health. Carbon stored in soils is often called soil organic carbon and it is good for ...

03 Nov 2022 at 12:03

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Further fuel hike threatens border businesses: Pearse Doherty

Pearse Doherty says that the latest rise in fuel coats will threaten the future of some border businesses. The Donegal Deputy, the Sinn Féin spokesperson on finance, has called on the government to shelve increases to fuel. The latest carbon ...

09 Oct 2024 at 09:33

Local News

McConalogue confirms 25% reduction in agricultural emissions

Donegal TD and Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue says the 25% reduction in agricultural emissions will be a way of offering certainty to farm families and their businesses over the next decade The Government ...

29 Jul 2022 at 00:37

National News

Latest climate data ‘smashes myth you can’t grow economy and reduce emissions’

Taoiseach Simon Harris has welcomed new data that showed Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions last year were the lowest in three decades. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said that greenhouse gas emissions decreased by 6.8% in 2023,...

09 Jul 2024 at 10:21

National News

Sinn Fein will not take ‘insane’ step of scrapping carbon tax, says Eamon Ryan

Scrapping the carbon tax would be an “insane” move and Sinn Fein will not attempt it in Government, Eamon Ryan has insisted. The environment minister accused the main opposition party of repeatedly deploying a “ruse” on the revenue ...

29 Dec 2023 at 00:01

Farming & Fishing

Lack of forestry planting will 'come back to bite everyone in the country'

Forestry plantation rates in Donegal have dropped to historically low levels - and we will pay the price for this on several fronts. That was the blunt message from Nicholas Sweetman, Chair of the Irish Forest Owners’ Association ...

14 Apr 2022 at 09:00

National News

New satellite aims to protect world's forests by measuring carbon

A UK-built satellite will measure the Earth’s biomass in a bid to help to protect the planet’s forests and more accurately measure the carbon they hold. The mission will essentially take a scan of the lungs of the Earth, ...

23 Aug 2022 at 18:02

National News

Government will go ahead with carbon tax increases - Taoiseach confirms

The Government will not be rowing back on plans to introduce the increased carbon tax, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has confirmed. With rising fuel costs, there have been calls for the increase to be scrapped as households ...

05 Apr 2022 at 16:15

National News

Greenhouse gas emissions lowest in three decades

Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions last year were the lowest in three decades, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Greenhouse gas emissions decreased by 6.8% in 2023, with reductions in almost all ...

09 Jul 2024 at 09:27

National News

'Acute' risk to security of power supply in Ireland, CRU warns

The risk to security of supply of power in Ireland is “acute” amid fears of significant outages and damage to government policy on climate change. The latest risk register for the Commission for Regulation of ...

25 Jul 2022 at 12:29

National News

Half of Irish people refuse to change diet or car usage to stop climate change

Half of Irish adults do not see a need to change what they eat or how much they drive to reduce their carbon footprint, according to the ESRI. Scientists said the study warns that the Government must come ...

09 May 2024 at 11:39

National News

Disposable cups, plates and cutlery to be banned from public service buildings

Disposable cups, plates and cutlery will be banned from most public service buildings under a new public sector mandate agreed by Cabinet aimed at halving emissions by 2030. The mandate set out a range ...

16 May 2023 at 15:30

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