Boylan welcomes committee vote on EU’s levy for polluting imports
The EU has voted to improve and extend an EU Law to ensure that imported products have to abide by the same ‘Polluter pays’ rules as EU products do. MEP’s who negotiated the new rules, including Dublin MEP Lynn Boylan, have suggested the funds raised by this mechanism could be used for measures such as decarbonisation projects in developing countries,… Continue Reading Boylan welcomes committee vote on EU’s levy for polluting imports
CSO report shows urgent need for government to tackle data centre issue
A new report from the CSO shows that Data centres are now using 23% of the electricity generated in Ireland. The report, which shows that electricity consumed by Data centres has risen by 1% since last year, and 18% since 2015, follows a number of recent reports that have highlighted the severe issues with data… Continue Reading CSO report shows urgent need for government to tackle data centre issue
