Environment
Survey: 80% of people want 'stronger' action towards climate change
Over 80% of people across the globe want their government to take “stronger” action to combat climate change, according to...
Fossil Fuels
Environment
Farmer and NGOs sue fossil fuel giant claiming climate damage
A farmer in Belgium and a number of environmental non-government organisations (NGOs) are attempting to sue a major fossil fuel...
Rural Life
Oil and gas boilers installed in less than 5% of new houses in 2023
Oil and gas boilers were installed in less than 5% of new houses in 2023, the Department of Housing, Local...
Environment
COP28: Agreement to 'transition away' from fossil fuels
Almost 200 nations have agreed to “transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems” at the 28th United Nations (UN)...
Environment
Targeted action needed to drive down methane emissions - IEA
A new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) highlights that without targeted action on methane, even with deep reductions...
Environment
Pope Francis calls for support on abandonment of fossil fuels
Ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP28, Pope Francis has called for support for the transition towards clean...
Environment
EPA: Coal and turf among worst pollutants in Ireland
The burning of solid fuel such as coal, turf and wood to heat homes is one of the most significant...
Rural Life
Investing in fossil fuels is not the future - Green Party
The Green Party has “warmly welcomed” the decision by An Bord Pleanála to refuse planning permission for the proposed Shannon...
Machinery Focus
Keen interest in alternative energy at Gurteen event
The pressure on farmers to keep on changing continues unabated and nowhere was this more apparent than this year’s Energy...
Machinery News
EU moves to eFuel only vehicles from 2035
As recently suggested by Agriland, the desire by Germany to see the role of eFuel (produced from renewable sources) being...
Agri-Business
Demise of diesel and petrol cars postponed indefinitely
The drive to have the sale of cars powered by petrol and diesel engines prohibited from 2035 appears to have...
Rural Life
42% of Irish electricity in February generated from wind farms
Irish wind farms provided 42% of the country’s electricity in February, according to a new report from Wind Energy Ireland....
Machinery News
Valtra celebrates 5 years of using Neste fuel substitute
This year Valtra marks five years of using Neste fuel, a drop-in substitute for fossil diesel that the Finnish refining...
Rural Life
Energy windfall tax must benefit those struggling - MEP
An energy windfall tax must be used to benefit those struggling the most, according to Fine Gael MEP, Sean Kelly....
Environment
Report: 35% drop in global finance for fossil fuels
A new report by Oil Change International and Friends of the Earth US reveals that between 2019 and 2021, the...
Rural Life
CCAC calls for home energy upgrades ahead of 'challenging winter'
The Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) has called for swift action to support people and communities this winter by addressing...
Environment
Fine Gael MEPs back EU ban on diesel cars and vans
The five Fine Gael MEPs are backing various measures to tackle climate change, including an EU ban on diesel and...
Environment
Renewable energy 'largely spared from pandemic effects'
During 2020, lower energy demand caused by lockdown measures related to the Covid-19 pandemic “significantly affected” certain fuel categories across...