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Climate and environment
Tenders sought for Kildare wetlands restoration
James Hanly
The team is tasked with creating a restoration plan for a calcareous fen and associated habitats at Pollardstown Fen SAC with the aim of implementing measures an monitoring.
1 January 2025 Dealer
New year, new minister, same challenges
Retaining the nitrates derogation will be the first real test of the new minister.
19 December 2024 News
Farm emissions down 4.6% in Q2 2024
Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture were down in the first half of this year, driven by lower fertiliser use and fewer cattle in the national herd.
‘No single silver bullet’ to drive major cut in farm emissions
Teagasc modelling has determined that action will be needed on a number of fronts to cut farm emissions as there is no measure that could act as a 'silver bullet'.
18 December 2024 Climate and environment
Methane and Bovaer: hot air, or should we be concerned?
If there isn’t a collective effort to bring our consumers and citizens along with essential technology improvements, don’t be surprised when there's a backlash, warns John Gilliland.
18 December 2024 Opinion
McCarthy to lead €8.5m investment in methane-reducing additives
GlasPort Bio is a Galway biotechnology company which has developed the methane-reducing feed additive RumenGlas and methane-reducing slurry additive GasAbate.
13 December 2024 Climate and environment
Letter: why we all need to bat for Bovaer
There is little low-hanging fruit when it comes to reducing agricultural emissions, writes Niall Monaghan.
11 December 2024 Letters
Injecting carbon dioxide into the ground in the US
Earlier this year Siobhán Walsh visited ADM’s Carbon Capture and Storage Facility where Carbon Dioxide is injected and stored deep under ground.
4 December 2024 News
Students explore the role of forestry in climate change
Projects on forests and water, storm resilience, agroforestry and sustainable wood use and design rewarded at Rotary Ireland Third Level Student Environment Awards. Donal Magner reports.
4 December 2024 Forestry
Farmers meet Boortmalt on carbon payment pilot
Boortmalt met with farmers this week to discuss a pilot programme to pay farmers for reducing carbon emissions.
4 December 2024 News
Making progress on emissions reduction
Karl Richards, head of the Climate Centre, Teagasc, says that progress has been made in cutting carbon emissions on farms.
4 December 2024 Signpost Programme
ABP Clones to reduce carbon emissions by 80%
The project forms part of ABP’s overall sustainability strategy and is part of an extensive decarbonisation plan that aims to reduce scope 1 and 2 emissions by 42% from 2021 to 2030 in all ABP sites.
4 December 2024 News