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Ireland reported a 2.2% decline in greenhouse gas emissions in 2025, with an 'accelerated delivery' of emissions reductions needed to ensure the country meets its 2030 climate targets, the country's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said.

Ireland’s emissions fell by 2.2% in 2025, acceleration needed

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Ireland reported a 2.2% decline in greenhouse gas emissions in 2025, with an ‘accelerated delivery’ of emissions reductions needed to…

Ireland's Sustainable Water Network (SWAN) has said that the latest Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) water quality report indicates the level to which the country continues to 'fall short' in protecting rivers, lakes, and coastal waters from pollution.

Ireland continuing to ‘fall short’ in protecting its waterways, says group

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Ireland‘s Sustainable Water Network (SWAN) has said that the latest Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) water quality report indicates the level…

Ireland's ability to meet its 2030 municipal and packaging waste recycling targets is likely to prove 'challenging' without further policy intervention, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said.

Ireland likely to struggle to meet 2030 recycling targets without further policy intervention

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Ireland’s ability to meet its 2030 municipal and packaging waste recycling targets is likely to prove ‘challenging’ without further policy…

Professor Benjamin Santer, honorary professor at the University of East Anglia (UEA), and one of the first scientists to identify the human impact on Earth's climate back in the 1990s, has criticised a major US government report that makes 'demonstrably incorrect' claims about the role of human activity in global warming.

Climate scientist calls out ‘demonstrably incorrect’ US environmental claims

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Professor Benjamin Santer, honorary professor at the University of East Anglia (UEA), and one of the first scientists to identify…

Ireland's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced €6.5 million in funding for 24 new projects addressing climate and environmental policy issues.

Ireland’s EPA announces funding for 24 new research projects

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Ireland‘s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced €6.5 million in funding for 24 new projects addressing climate and environmental policy…

Despite the Trump administration's efforts to roll back the sustainability agenda in the United States, states and local governments can still play a key role in enabling the US to meet its climate targets, a new study by America Is All In has suggested.

Local government actions ‘can keep US on track’ for Paris Agreement goals

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Despite the Trump administration’s efforts to roll back the sustainability agenda in the United States, states and local governments can…

Ireland's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said that while the volume of raw sewage discharged daily in Ireland from wastewater plants has halved since the start of last year, close to three fifths (59%) of water discharged from said plans failed to consistently meet EPA standards.

Many wastewater plants in Ireland still ‘poorly managed’, says EPA

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Ireland’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said that while the volume of raw sewage discharged daily in Ireland from wastewater…

More effort will be needed to ensure that Ireland meets the stricter air quality standards set for 2030 under the EU's Ambient Air Quality Directive, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said.

More effort needed to protect clean air in towns and cities across Ireland

12 months ago12 months ago4 mins

More effort will be needed to ensure that Ireland meets the stricter air quality standards set for 2030 under the…

The US-based National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine has published a report that states that the impact of climate pollution on human health and welfare is 'beyond scientific dispute'.

Evidence of climate pollution on human health ‘beyond scientific dispute’

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The US-based National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine has published a report that states that the impact of climate…

The Environmental Defense Fund and the Union of Concerned Scientists have gone to court to seek to block the Trump administration’s use of an 'unlawfully created' science report to justify attacks on climate protections.

Environmental groups seek to block Trump administration’s ‘unlawfully created’ science report

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The Environmental Defense Fund and the Union of Concerned Scientists have gone to court to seek to block the Trump…