Funding Of €337,000 For Local Environmental Initiatives
Funding of €337,000 has been allocated to local authorities by Mr. Phil Hogan, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to fund projects under the Local Agenda 21 (LA21) Environmental Partnership Fund 2012. Matching funding by local authorities will bring shared potential partnership funding to €674,000. The Fund promotes sustainable development by assisting small...
READ ARTICLE >Environmental protection pays off financially for hotels
Tourism is a resource-intensive industry that leaves a big footprint on the environment. More and more European hotels are thus adopting environmental management schemes which add value regarding: Legal compliance with environmental legislation; The measurement and evaluation of environmental performance against objectives and targets; Continuous improvement of that environmental performance; Strong employee involvement; Environmental core indicators facilitating...
READ ARTICLE >Save money through informed pollution prevention
Prevention of waste production and pollution is more efficient and economically viable than non-compliance with legal requirements. ECOS helps all types of businesses to cost effectively comply with legal requirements and prevent pollution. ✓ Reduce the input of materials and energy ✓ Reuse or sympathetically dispose/treat of wastes ✓ Employ the most...
READ ARTICLE >Ireland greenhouse gas emissions projections 2011-2020.
The EPA has published greenhouse gas emissions projections for the period 2011 to 2020. The projected trends for greenhouse gases and give a picture of Ireland’s ability to meet EU and international targets with respect to greenhouse gas emissions: Ireland can comply with its Kyoto obligations (2008 – 2012) with regard to greenhouse gas emissions....
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