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Energy and Environment
The renewable options
With a new Energy Strategy set to follow the UK Government’s lead on achieving net zero carbon by 2050, big…
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Energy and Environment
Record electricity from renewables levels
Northern Ireland has recorded its highest ever levels of electricity consumption from renewables, well above the 40 per cent target…
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Energy and Environment
Housing Executive helping householders meet energy challenges
2020 has proved to be a challenging year for us all. Despite the difficulties we have all had to face,…
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Energy and Environment
Brexit and the all-island electricity market
The Withdrawal Agreement’s inclusion of the Northern Ireland Protocol offered some security to the continued operation of the all-island electricity…
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Energy and Environment
The future of heat
The pandemic’s effect of lowering oil prices globally has created further barriers in ambitions to decarbonise heat in Northern Ireland,…
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Energy and Environment
EU review Renewables and Energy Efficiency Directives
The European Commission has launched a review of its Energy Efficiency and Renewables Directives. The European Green Deal set out…
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Energy and Environment
Northern Ireland’s renewable transition
Northern Ireland is squandering its position as a global leader in renewable energy, writes Patrick Keatley, lecturer in Energy Policy…
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Education
Evolution of education: Minister Peter Weir
In the week when most pupils returned to school following the unprecedented closure in March, David Whelan sat down with…
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Education
Schools restart plan
On 13 August, the Department of Education issued its ‘Northern Ireland Re-Opening Schools Guidance – New School Day’ document, a…
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Education
Education, equality and the economy
Political partisanship has prevented positive changes to Northern Ireland’s education system, a report by leading academic Tony Gallagher has stated.…
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