Ireland has had a seat at the table in key negotiations to set up a fund to support the world’s poorest from the worst impacts of climate change. Climate talks opening today will reveal how much the global North is willing to chip in.
Pioneering legislation drove ISIF to sell off most of its fossil fuel investments, but not all. Billions in private bonds and shares also continue to flow to the industry through Ireland.
Complex rules and decades of inaction in tackling unlicensed activity have left the courtroom as the last avenue for change. The environmental watchdog is now leading the charge.
When Covid-19 decimated revenue from energy projects, Norman Crowley refocused his business on its data-crunching software. Now CoolPlanet is adding mining EVs to its offering and Crowley is upfront about what works and what doesn’t (especially livestock farming).
The fiscal costs of climate change are going to be very large, there is no getting around that. We just need to decide when to incur the costs, and at what speed to adjust our way of life. We have chosen, so far, to do neither.
Backed with €68 million of ISIF money, the $4 billion New York investment firm Energy Impact Partners is seeking companies to back while nurturing Ireland’s climate tech ecosystem.
A major new report from the Fiscal Advisory Council has modelled the impact of climate change on our finances and it is not pretty. It is high time our politicians started explaining those costs to people as honestly as possible.
High steel prices and demand for green standards have pushed developer Newpark Real Estate to switch to timber frames for its latest industrial buildings. Its financial backer Bain Capital supports the move.
Dublin's proposed ban on the demolition of large buildings is intended to reduce carbon emissions. It will increase carbon emissions, increase housing costs, lengthen commutes and reduce walkability.
Dublin-headquartered Carbon Collect has a prototype to suck carbon out of the atmosphere, partners in Arizona and is short-listed for US government funding. Its Irish co-founder Pól Ó Móráin is seeking backing to scale up in 2026.
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