Energy and Environment
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Re-examining a major resource beneath Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland has an abundance of groundwater resources and unlike our neighbours, we use hardly any of it. Groundwater Engineer,…
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From climate breakdown to a just energy transition in Northern Ireland
Professor of Green Political Economy at Queen’s University Belfast, John Barry, argues that the lack of specific climate change legislation…
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Circular economy: Compost critical to the future of soil health
More and more of Northern Ireland’s ratepayers are heeding the pleas of their local councils to better utilise their kitchen…
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Single-use plastics and the circular economy
EU Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Karmenu Vella, discusses the reasoning and ambitions of the EU’s recent Directive…
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Time for a SEA change?
William Orbinson QC discusses the implications of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for forthcoming local development plans and offers his thoughts…
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Drains before cranes
NI Water Chief Executive Sara Venning discusses the challenges for water and wastewater infrastructure and the significant investment needed to…
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Waste: A Welsh perspective
David Warren, Head of Circular Economy Policy Development at the Welsh Government outlines the drivers behind the nation’s impressive waste…
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Carbon intensity indicators published
A new report published by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs shows increased levels of carbon intensity in…
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A future energy strategy
Head of Energy Strategy Division in the Department for the Economy, Joe Reynolds, discusses the challenges facing the development of…
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The high price of electricity in Northern Ireland: The long view
Alan Bissett of John McKee Solicitors considers the implications of recent developments in the electricity sector including I-SEM implementation and…
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