Country Specific Net Calorific Values and Carbon Dioxide Emission Factors for use in the Annual Installation Emissions Report. , November 2024
Year: 2024
Tables showing fuel factors for calculating carbon dioxide emissions
Year: 2024
A list of the EPA's scheduled applications for October- December 2024
Year: 2024
Presentation by Dr Aisling O'Connor, Environmental Protection Agency at the European Environment Agency Ireland country visit 17 October 2024.
A summary of licensing and authorisation statistics for Quarter 3, 2024, November 2024
Year: 2024
Year: 2024
The purpose of this report is to provide a comprehensive breakdown of the EPA’s greenhouse gas emissions (hereinafter referred to as Carbon emissions) in 2023 arising from internal operations across 6 main locations; EPA Headquarters, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford and EPA Regional Inspectorates located in Dublin, Castlebar, Kilkenny, Monaghan and Cork.
National Agricultural Inspection Programme Summary report 2023, November 2024
Year: 2024
National Agricultural Inspection Programme Summary report 2023
Authors: Mary Kelly-Quinn, Michael Bruen, Mike Bowes, Jens Carlsson, Edward Cox, Angela Gurnell, Sinéad Hogan, Ann-Marie Kelly, Marcin Penk, John O’Sullivan and Jeremy Piggott, November 2024
Year: 2024
Ireland has many commitments to both water quality and biodiversity under policies like the Water Framework Directive, national biodiversity plans, the Habitats Directive and the Nature Restoration Law. Considering these this research refocused attention on the Small Stream Network (SSNet) in terms of water quality management and policy. SSNet is the first large-scale research project in Ireland on first- and second-order streams to undertake investigations spanning hydrochemistry, multiple ecological elements and likely impact of climate change stressors. It advances knowledge on the role of small streams in water quality, biodiversity and ecosystem services and the pressures they face from diffuse and point source pollution. It recommends more water quality monitoring of small streams to help protect biodiversity and water quality further downstream, with priority protection given to areas with high regional biodiversity. Citizen science can potentially facilitate better monitoring.
Year: 2024
Presentation by Dermot Burke, Environmental Protection Agency at the European Environment Agency Ireland country visit 17 October 2024.
Year: 2024
Presentation by Brian MacSharry, European Environment Agency at the European Environment Agency and Ireland country visit 17 October 2024.
Year: 2024
Hydrology bulletin on rainfall, river flows, lake levels, groundwater levels and spring outflows for October 2024., November 2024
Year: 2024
Hydrology Summary Bulletin for October 2024 outlining the flows in rivers, rainfall, lake levels and turlough levels, groundwater levels and spring outflows of over 300 stations across Ireland.
Year: 2024
Presentation by Stuart Green, Teagasc at the European Environment Agency Ireland country visit 17 October 2024.
Year: 2024
Presentation by Nova Sharkey, Central Statistics Office at the European Environment Agency Ireland country visit 17 October 2024.
Year: 2024
Presentation by Brian Donlon, National Focal Point, Ireland at the European Environment Agency Ireland country visit 2024.
Year: 2024
Presentation by Desmond O'Mahony, Environmental Protection Agency at the European Environment Agency and Ireland country visit 17 October 2024.
Author: Abigail O’Callaghan-Platt, November 2024
Year: 2024
Widespread use of disposable single-use sanitary items, nappies and disposable wipes are causing harm to the land and marine environments. Many sanitary items can contain significant levels of plastic (e.g. up to 90% plastic in some menstrual items) and can form a large proportion of household waste (e.g. in 2022 nappies accounted for 10%). With the Single Use Plastics Directive and Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy aiming to reduce single use plastics, and extend producer responsibility requirements, this research focuses on the use of more sustainable options for nappies, wipes and menstrual items. The research combined educational workshops and the provision of reusable alternatives through both the ‘Cloth Nappy Incentive Scheme’ and the ‘No Plastic. Period. Programme'. With a high level of public participation the research identifies four further research and four policy recommendations to enable increased national uptake of reusable nappies, baby wipes and menstrual items.
Initial Farm Inspections No by LA & Year, November 2024
Year: 2024
Authors: Michael Johnson, Narjes Fallah, Sheila Killian and Colin Fitzpatrick, October 2024
Year: 2024
Globally, energy systems are undergoing two simultaneous and radical transformations that present a new set of challenges in sustainable waste management: the electrification of the transportation network and the decarbonisation of the electricity grid. This research examines challenges and models scenarios for the sustainable management of LongWEEE. Electrical devices with a longer than average lifetime are classed as LongWEEE with this study focusing on solar photovoltaic (PV) panels and electric vehicle batteries (EVBs). Modelled results for both sectors out to 2050 show a lot of uncertainty regarding the quantities of LongWEEE that will be generated in the future, but that in dealing with inevitable increases WEEE management systems need to to be prepared to cover a range of eventualities. Both “pay when placed” and “pay when collected” financing approaches to collection and treatment were examined in the study with the “pay when placed” identified as the most prudent approach.
Year: 2024
Report of an audit carried out at Kilcommon Rearcross public drinking water supply Co. Tipperary on 30/08/2024
