Tag Archives: rail
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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Sobering Questions from the Island Mountain
Most media attention on the eruption of the volcano under Eyjafjallajökull (or the island-mountain glacier in Icelandic) has understandably focused on how its ash plume plays havoc with modern air transport. The deeper lessons, including evidence of yet another extinct … Continue reading
