There's been an increasing buzz around green hydrogen in Europe recently. It's seen as an exciting opportunity for decarbonisation because there are so many potential applications...

Seanad Éireann completed committee stage of the Planning and Development Bill on 17 July 2024. An updated version of the Bill is available here.

What is becoming clear in the attempts to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, is that there is not one simple solution; huge changes need to be made to the way we power our businesses...

Ireland's Budget 2025 is characterised by its significant investment in infrastructure which has been described as an ‘absolute priority' for the Irish Government.

The Irish Government has published the General Scheme of the Maritime Area Planning (Marine Protected Areas) (Amendment) Bill 2026, which would integrate marine protected area designation into Ireland's existing maritime spatial planning framework. This legislative proposal aims to protect 30% of Irish waters by 2030 while establishing new compliance obligations for public bodies and consultation mechanisms for stakeholders with maritime interests.

The Council adopted a regulation which establishes requirements for the entire life-cycle of packaging (including sustainability and labelling criteria). It also establishes requirements...

The new EU sustainability reporting regime for companies, set out under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)...

The European Commission published guidance on adapting Natura 2000 sites to climate change on 25 March 2026. The guidance is directed to Member States, Natura 2000 site managers and environmental authorities.

Ireland's Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026 introduces targeted reforms to EPA licensing processes, while legal challenges to the EU's Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive threaten a new extended producer responsibility model requiring pharmaceutical and cosmetics manufacturers to fund 80% of quaternary water treatment costs.

This Bill aims to introduce a mechanism whereby a proportion of the value of land that is attributable to zoning and land use decisions is shared with the State. On a grant of planning permission, the payment of 25%.

The European Council has formally adopted the Directive on updating the list of pollutants affecting surface water and groundwater.

The promise of clean energy, economic growth and climate leadership is undeniable.