Environment
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Ireland will ‘miss carbon budget targets’
Ireland will not meet the targets set out in its first two carbon budget periods “unless urgent action is taken…
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Redesigning Irish transport for net zero
Aimée Aguilar Jaber, Programme Lead for systems thinking and transformative change for net zero and resilience at the OECD and…
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Fixing water quality in Ireland: ‘Cooperation not conflict’
Everyone, rural and urban, needs clean water to drink, to produce food, to support our livelihoods and for recreation. Conflict…
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Developing resilient water supplies to address climate change
In Ireland, climate change is predicted to result in warmer summers and wetter winters, and we have seen clear evidence…
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Uisce Éireann: A national utility investing in communities
Uisce Éireann capital investment in 2022 totalled €1,061 million and the critical infrastructure provider will increase this investment further to…
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First mover disadvantage: creating equity and clarity for new water connections
In May 2023, the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU), published its decision on future water connection charging policy under…
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Protecting Ireland’s water resources
Mary Kelly-Quinn, Professor of Applied Freshwater Ecology at the School of Biology and Environmental Science at University College Dublin (UCD),…
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Balancing the net zero equation in water utilities
In recent years, the urgent need to address climate change and protect our planet’s natural resources has become increasingly apparent.…
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Climate Action Plan 2023 and water
Climate Action Plan 2023 (CAP23) commits to Ireland’s communities being “healthy and secure”, enjoying cleaner water. eolas Magazine analyses the…
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The National Water Forum calls for the development of a national strategy for domestic water conservation
The Water Forum was established in 20181 to provide a platform for stakeholder engagement on all matters relating to the…
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