smoky coal ban – Environment & Energy Management

Extensions to Smoky Coal Ban

July 10, 2012 by thomas

The ‘smoky coal ban’ regulations are to be revised in time for the next winter fuel season, with some expansions of the ban areas within the 20 cities and towns already covered, and seven new towns being included under the ban from May 2013 onwards. The new regulations will be the most extensive revision and … Read more

Review of the Smoky Coal Ban

April 12, 2012 by thomas

The Government has announced a review and public consultation of the ‘smoky coal ban’ regulations. The ban on the marketing, sale and distribution of bituminous fuel (or ‘smoky coal ban’) was first introduced in Dublin in 1990 in response to severe episodes of winter smog that resulted from the widespread use of smoky coal for … Read more