carbon

Households face increases in their energy bills from today as the hike in the carbon tax kicks in. The tax was raised by €6 to €26 per tonne of carbon dioxide in last year’s budget.  However, the increase was postponed until today on home heating fuels such as coal, peat, natural gas and home heating […]

Number of Irish companies reporting carbon emissions to CDP falls The number of Irish companies reporting on their carbon emissions fell to 28 last year, from 30 in 2017. This is according to the CDP Ireland ‘Climate Change Report 2018’. However, there was an improvement in the quality of emissions reduction, with a 56pc increase […]