ronan Carlsberg has unveiled plans to reduce its brewery carbon emissions to zero, singling out Donald Trump’s withdrawal of the US from the Paris climate agreement as a motivating factor. The Danish brewer, whose beers also include Holsten Pils and San Miguel, said it would eliminate brewery emissions and halve its water usage by 2030 as … Read more
A total of 24 out of 50 carriers performed poorly on at least one measurement of noise, emissions and unscheduled night flights between January and March, according to f igures published by the west London hub. Israeli airline El Al was ranked bottom of the list, below Kuwait Airways, Middle East Airlines and Pakistan International … Read more
The UK’s touted Great Repeal Bill after Brexit could spark a “bonfire of environmental regulations” leading to a disparity in protections on either side of the Irish Border, a conference has heard. The Bill has been talked about by UK government ministers as a potential mechanism to repeal EU-influenced legislation from the domestic statute book … Read more
IKEA, which as well as being the No.1 furniture retailer also runs one of the world’s biggest restaurant chains, aims to halve its food waste in three years to save money and reduce its environmental footprint. Daily food waste at each of the Swedish company’s nearly 400 in-store self-service outlets, known for their trademark meatballs, … Read more
BIM, Ireland’s Seafood Development Agency and Bord Bia, the Irish Food Board, today (Thursday 22 June 2017) facilitated a Sustainability Knowledge Sharing trip for ten leading Irish seafood companies to Silver Hill Farm in Co. Monaghan to deliver valuable insights and learnings around the area of sustainability from an innovative Irish company that has effectively … Read more
Enabling a connected ocean presents enormous opportunities for the Irish marine sector. Already an ICT hub, Ireland is fast becoming a global hub for the Blue Internet of the Things – ‘IoT for the Sea’. The growing market opportunities Ireland has to offer in this area will be discussed at a major ‘blue tech’ conference, … Read more
From January 2015 to January 2016, competition in the retail energy sector, along with lower wholesale prices maintained the downward trend in retail prices in the fully deregulated and open electricity and gas market. This means that large savings continued to be made by customers switching from standard to discounted plans. In the domestic electricity … Read more
On the anniversary of the EU referendum, Greener UK, a coalition of 13 major environmental organisations, publishes the first assessment under its comprehensive Brexit Risk Tracker, which will be regularly updated to reflect the risks to environmental policy throughout the Brexit process. Most UK environmental protections stem from EU law. The Greener UK coalition’s … Read more
Smart Dublin, an initiative of Dublin City Council and the other Dublin Local Authorities, has partnered with the CONNECT Centre, a Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre at Trinity College Dublin, and INTEL to deploy low-cost sensors across the capital to monitor rainfall, weather conditions and river levels. The new sensors will communicate data wirelessly to … Read more
Offaly businesses have been finding out about the latest ways to cut their energy costs at a special energy efficiency briefing held by competitive energy provider Energia. The briefing held with Tullamore Chamber was designed to educate businesses about energy efficiency, allowing them to further reduce their energy costs. The purpose of this training is … Read more