The Irish government has announced it will work with leading investment manager Sustainable Development Capital (SDCL) to launch a new €70m (£57.2m) fund for energy-saving initiatives....
Only three EU member states have outlined credible plans to reach mandatory energy efficiency targets, with the UK among the 13 nations whose plans are woefully insufficient,...
A leaked draft of a new study by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reportedly outlines a worrying scenario of conflicts, food crises and...
Today is St Patrick’s Day, the annual holiday that celebrates the life of Ireland’s patron saint – and kicks off 24 hours of Guinness-fuelled merriment around the...
There are more than 700,000 empty houses in the UK and several million more in other European countries, enough to give shelter to all the homeless...
Blue & Green Daily finds and summarises the top sustainability stories around the web every morning. We start with our own picks from Blue & Green...
Recent figures suggest that renewable energy helped Ireland to save €1 billion (£820m) in fossil fuel imports, as well as 12m tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2)...
Former Irish president Mary Robinson has said the fossil fuel divestment campaign is a “shining example” of what must be done in the fight against climate...
Ministers from some of the EU’s largest economies have called on the European commission to set an ambitious 2030 target for renewable energy use. The UK,...
Ireland can become a world leader in philanthropy, according to former US president Bill Clinton. Speaking to an audience in Dublin at an event hosted by...
Swedish furniture store Ikea has purchased an Irish wind farm, signalling its intention to crack the renewable energy industry in the UK and Ireland. The development,...
With 632 days until the next general election, parties are hiring US and Australian election strategists while looking at the message they will take to a...
A fleet of huge wind turbines could be built in Ireland over the next few years, eventually providing clean power to 3m homes in the UK....
All but two of the 27 EU member states boast public support for clean energy in excess of 50%, but only eight derive more than 20%...
The Utility Regulator, Northern Ireland’s independent electricity and gas regulatory body, has confirmed that over £44m will be invested in renewable energy across the country. It...