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Economic risks ‘especially pronounced’ for certain areas amidst energy transition efforts
The concentrated nature of fossil fuel generation sites means that possible job losses in the well-paid electricity sector could “present…
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Legal limit on emissions to 2037 to be set
A public consultation has opened on Northern Ireland’s first three carbon budgets. However, a planned new Climate Action Plan has…
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Connecting for the future
Paul Murnaghan, Regional Director for BT in Northern Ireland, talks to David Whelan about the organisation’s transition from telco to…
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Health authorities ‘unsighted’ when spending on mental health
Northern Ireland’s Comptroller and Auditor General is “unable” to say whether the £300 million being spent on mental health services…
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Keeping an open mind crucial to energy transition delivery
In June 2022, an Electricity Networks Commissioner (ENC) was appointed in Great Britain and tasked with providing advice to the…
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Northern Ireland was ‘underprepared’ for Covid-19 pandemic
The collapse of the Northern Ireland Executive in the years prior to the Covid-19 had an “undoubted effect” on the…
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Windsor Framework an ‘improvement’ on Protocol but ‘problems remain’
The Windsor Framework is an improvement on the Northern Ireland Protocol as originally negotiated, but problems remain, according to the…
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One in four unpaid carers living in poverty
Northern Ireland’s unpaid carers are living in devastating poverty, and they need help from Stormont now, writes Carers NI’s Craig…
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Consumer protection key to achieving the energy transition
In the second of a three-part series, Director of Infrastructure and Sustainability at the Consumer Council, Peter McClenaghan, discusses the…
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All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Draft report published
Intended to inform policy the future strategy for the rail sector in Ireland – north and south – the inaugural…
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