Emissions

The Breakthrough Energy Coalition is working together with a growing group of countries who are significantly increasing their public research pipeline through the Mission Innovation initiative to make a greener future a reality, based on clean energy that is affordable and reduces greenhouse gas emissions. The initiative was launched at the UN’s COP21 climate conference … Read more

Output from Irish-based factories rose by 3.9 per cent in October, on the back of increased production in the country’s high-tech and chemical/pharmaceutical sectors, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office. The latest industrial production figures from the CSO, a key gauge of the economy’s underlying health, show output increased by 18.3 per cent … Read more

Mr. Alan Kelly, T.D., has (3 December 2015) welcomed the passing of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015 by both Dáil and Seanad Éireann, with all-party support. The Bill will now be referred to the President for signature and early enactment. The passing of Ireland’s first ever climate legislation during a week where 196 … Read more

The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has recently published an article on ‘Environmental Sustainability of European Cities’ [pdf 935kB] written by RPS. For five years RPS has managed the European Green Capital Award (EGCA), the European Commission’s flagship urban sustainability project. In 2015 this role expanded to include smaller towns and cities through the inaugural European Green … Read more

Thousands of jobs, cheap heating/electricity, and achieving renewables targets – politicians hear how to create the conditions to achieve these goals at IrBEA-Cré ‘Biogas Manifesto’ launch Politicians from across the political landscape  [Thursday November 12th ] heard how a simple technology can deliver thousands of jobs and significant other social, economic and environmental benefits – … Read more

In 1643, the undefeated Japanese sword-master, Miyamoto Musashi, wrote a book known as The Book of the Five Rings, in which he described his understanding of what it took to survive life and death duels. In his mid-50s when writing, he had reached a point of clarity where he saw that real expertise was based … Read more

There was strong performance at Greencore, in a year of where it invested £93m to expand capacity. Greencore, the sandwich and food-to-go company, saw operating profits for the full year ending September 2015 rise 10.6% to £91.7m (€130.2m). Group revenue increased 5.2% to £1.34bn (€1.9bn), with convenience food revenues driving the growth (accounting for 96% … Read more