Tag Archives: diesel
Diesel for transport has run out of road
It has been maddening to see the government walk away from carbon taxes in Budget 2027, while simultaneously jacking up subsidies to dirty liquid fuels and, for good measure, imposing fare hikes on public transport, ie. punishing the very people … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Global Warming, Pollution, Sustainability
Tagged diesel, freight, HGVs, HVO, Irish Examiner, National Transport Authority, rail, SEAI, ZEHDV
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“Well, here’s another fine mess you’ve gotten us into!”
Coalition partners Fine Gael and Labour are fast becoming the Laurel and Hardy of environmental regulation, with chaotic, contradictory and just plain wrong statements emanating from the government parties as they attempt to talk their way out of their shambolic … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Global Warming, Irish Focus, Sustainability
Tagged Alan Kelly, diesel, Enda Kenny, VolksWagen
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Europe’s air pollution crisis brings climate reality close to home
Below, my article as it appears in this month’s Village magazine… WHILE global pollution crises, from climate change to plastics in the oceans, are showing no signs of abating, the worst effects are, we in the “developed world” are reassured … Continue reading
Posted in Global Warming, Sustainability
Tagged air pollution, Climate Bill, diesel, health, NO2, WHO
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