One of Ireland’s most historic streets –Thomas Street in Dublin’s south-west inner city – has received a makeover thanks to a community clean-up organised by local business stakeholders. Dozens of volunteers turned out to participate in the clean-up, including residents of Thomas Street and surrounding areas, as well as business-owners, service-providers, retailers and other local … Read more
Environmental control is increasingly important in South Africa as the population continues to grow; now exceeding 50 million. Recognising that the necessary skills were not available locally, 3 delegates of eThekwini Water and Sanitation traveled more than 14,000 km from the eThekwini municipality of Durban, South Africa to Dublin, Ireland to receive training that will … Read more
The 5th Greenhouse Gas and Animal Agriculture (GGAA) scientific conference, taking place in UCD from 23 to 26 June, has been launched by Simon Coveney TD, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The conference is being organised by Teagasc and UCD, and supported by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, the … Read more
AN Irish engineering firm has signed a deal with a Canadian counterpart to develop gas processing businesses across the globe. Dublin’s PM Group said it has reached agreement with the Alberta-based Gas Liquids Engineering (GLE) to work together to open new markets for processing natural gas. Details of the agreement were announced during an … Read more
EU firms could save billions of euros thanks to draft EU rules that would enable them to re-use public data instead of producing them from scratch. These rules, approved by the Parliament on Thursday, would apply to public information such as maps, statistics and weather data. MEPs ensured that any fees will be low and … Read more
The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published its Annual Report 2012 and Environmental statement 2013. The document describes the work carried out by the EEA last year. During 2012, in addition to its regular, on-going activities and specific work for the EU Presidencies of Denmark and Cyprus, major priorities included water, resource efficiency, the green … Read more
Bradford University School of Management (BU SoM) in England has launched the world’s first circular economy MBA, developed in partnership with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and leading businesses including B&Q, BT, Cisco, Renault and National Grid. This pioneering initiative delivered through the Distance Learning Platform of a leading international business school – BU SoM has … Read more
Europeans live longer and healthier lives than in the past, partly due to successful environmental policies that have reduced the exposure to harmful environmental contaminants in air, water and food, according to a new report. However, these contaminants are still a problem, and several new health risks are emerging, for example, from new chemicals, new … Read more
In 2012, there were 905 natural catastrophes worldwide, 93 percent of which were weather-related disasters. In terms of overall and insured losses (US$170 billion and $70 billion, respectively), 2012 did not follow the records set in 2011 and could be defined as a moderate year on a global scale. But the United States was seriously … Read more
Transport for London (TfL) has successfully bid for £5 million from the UK Department for Transport’s (DfT) Green Bus Fund. The majority of the money will be used, alongside existing TfL budget, to purchase 90 hybrid buses – that will bolster what is already Europe’s largest fleet of green buses. Around £360,000 will be used … Read more