# emissions - Tuesday 12 November, 2019
# Emissions
# Emissions
SF6 is a greenhouse gas with a global warming potential 23,000 times that of carbon dioxide.
# emissions - Monday 4 November, 2019
# India's Capital
# India's Capital
India’s capital city is blanketed in a poisonous smog every winter.
# emissions - Wednesday 25 September, 2019
# Emissions
# Emissions
A smog incident last year nearly called for a public information alert.
# emissions - Thursday 6 June, 2019
# ESRI Study
# ESRI Study
Last year, Finance Minister Paschal Donohue considered introducing higher carbon taxes but ditched the idea at the last minute.
# emissions - Thursday 14 March, 2019
# Ebit Macht Frei
# Ebit Macht Frei
Herbert Diess said he had not aimed to cause offence with what he said.
# emissions - Friday 30 November, 2018
# No Cars Go
# No Cars Go
And from March, drivers who go in illegally will be fined €90.
# emissions - Saturday 17 November, 2018
# Emissions
# Emissions
Hundreds of protesters blocked bridges across the UK capital today.
# emissions - Monday 20 August, 2018
# Driver Dilemma
# Driver Dilemma
Here’s what you can do to make your motor as clean and efficient as possible.
# emissions - Monday 5 March, 2018
# Emissions
# Emissions
It said sales of diesel cars have fallen dramatically in Ireland.
# emissions - Tuesday 30 January, 2018
# Sucking Diesel
# Sucking Diesel
The monkeys were watching cartoons at the time.
# emissions - Monday 22 January, 2018
# Insights
# Insights
David Simpson of Windsor Clonee says the future is electric.
# emissions - Wednesday 6 December, 2017
# Air Quality
# Air Quality
The EPA said that around 1,500 premature deaths in Ireland in 2014 were directly attributable to air pollution.
# emissions - Monday 27 November, 2017
# Greenhouse Gases
# Greenhouse Gases
Ireland is trying to reduce its emissions in order to comply with EU regulations and avoid a hefty €75 million fine in 2020.
# emissions - Monday 6 November, 2017
# Breathe Deep
# Breathe Deep
There were 1,510 premature deaths in Ireland in 2014 directly attributable to poor air quality levels.
# emissions - Monday 18 September, 2017
# Pollution
# Pollution
Researchers say almost half of those deaths could be preventable.
# emissions - Sunday 17 September, 2017
# Deep Breath
# Deep Breath
The UK’s poor air quality ratings are thought to cause more than 40,000 premature deaths a year.
# emissions - Tuesday 29 August, 2017
# Irish Cement
# Irish Cement
Irish Cement wants to burn tyres and other industrial waste at its factory in Mungret.
# emissions - Saturday 29 July, 2017
# Electric Avenue
# Electric Avenue
Britain has vowed to “end the sale of all conventional petrol and diesel cars” by 2040.
# emissions - Wednesday 26 July, 2017
# Your Say
# Your Say
The UK plans to phase out petrol and diesel cars by 2040, while Volvo will stop producing petrol cars in 2019.
# emissions - Tuesday 20 June, 2017
# Burning Waste
# Burning Waste
The activist group ‘Parents Against the Incinerator’ are holding a meeting this evening. Here’s a bit of what will be discussed.
# emissions - Monday 12 June, 2017
# Lime Leak
# Lime Leak
Three investigations are ongoing after eleven workers at the plant were taken to hospital last week.
# emissions - Friday 9 June, 2017
# Safety Concerns
# Safety Concerns
Yesterday, 11 people were treated at hospital after an ‘uncontrolled release’ in the newly-opened plant.
# emissions - Wednesday 31 May, 2017
# 30km Zones
# 30km Zones
From midnight tonight, speed limits in 10 Dublin areas will be lowered to 30km/h.
# emissions - Sunday 14 May, 2017
# Emissions
# Emissions
The local cement plant is owned by a subsidiary of CRH, one of Ireland’s biggest companies.
# emissions - Friday 10 March, 2017
# Scam
# Scam
The guilty plea entered today is in addition to over €16 billion in settlements the company has already agreed to pay.
# emissions - Monday 8 August, 2016
# Emissions
# Emissions
The devices are said to reduce soot particle emissions by up to 90%.
# emissions - Thursday 28 April, 2016
# Volkswagen
# Volkswagen
In Europe around 15,000 Golf cars affected with a manual gearbox are being called to workshops.
# emissions - Monday 4 January, 2016
# Diesel Engines
# Diesel Engines
The civil complaint against the German automaker was filed on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency.
# emissions - Tuesday 3 November, 2015
# emissions - Thursday 8 October, 2015
# Exhaustive Inquiry
# Exhaustive Inquiry
The company is recalling 80,000 cars in Ireland in the wake of the scandal.
# emissions - Friday 2 October, 2015
# Diesel
# Diesel
You’ll need your car’s Vehicle Identification Number.
# emissions - Saturday 26 September, 2015
# A Filthy Tale
# A Filthy Tale
The crisis escalated severely this week, with CEO Martin Winterkorn quitting his job. But what went on at VW?
# emissions - Tuesday 21 July, 2015
# Opinion
# Opinion
When it comes to climate change, we can’t blame ‘Acts of God’ for destroying our planet. We can only blame ourselves.
# emissions - Wednesday 12 November, 2014
# Climate Change
# Climate Change
It may signal a worldwide action on climate change.
# emissions - Thursday 4 September, 2014
# Rainforest
# Rainforest
The impact on the local biodiversity in the deforested areas is detrimental and potentially irreversible.
# emissions - Wednesday 16 April, 2014
# Climate Change
# Climate Change
Cutting costly emissions from thousands of public buildings would help the environment and save Ireland €200m a year – without requiring a single job loss.
# emissions - Wednesday 9 October, 2013
# Kyoto Target
# Kyoto Target
The EPA has said that Ireland will meet its Kyoto obligations based on provisional figures for 2008 – 2012.
# emissions - Sunday 18 August, 2013
# Bag Tax
# Bag Tax
Figures from the Department of the Environment show a fall in plastic bag usage and therefore the amount of tax taken in recent years.
# emissions - Tuesday 5 March, 2013
# Climate Change
# Climate Change
Six countries – including Ireland – are not on track to cut emissions as required under EU law: the cost of compliance will be great.
# emissions - Saturday 19 January, 2013
# Mercury
# Mercury
Around 140 countries decided on the deal after all-night talks in Geneva.
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