Sustainable Development

Natural resources

Looks to reduce the impact of economic activity on the environment by ensuring that natural resources are managed correctly

Decarbonisation

To reduce the environmental impact caused by climate change, decarbonisation of the environment is necessary

Kyoto Paris

The signing of the Kyoto protocol and the Paris agreement aim to reduce the carbon emissions and inc the use of sustainable energy

EPA

In Ireland the epa manages the impact of economic activity on the land and monitors water land soil and waste enforcing environmental laws

Company

If a company produces more pollutants than permitted the epa can shut them down until they have made changes

Renewable energy

Renewable energy has helped to reduce industries over reliance on FF also decreasing the countries import bill

Wind energy

As renewable energy sources like wind and HEP develop they become more power and cost efficient. More affordable than FF

13%

To date, 13% of Irelands energy comes from renewable sources and this number increases every year

Wind farms

Wind farms are environmentally and financially friendly as wind companies land owners and investors all gain from them

Spin off

As well as reducing carbon emissions, wind farms have a spin off effect, creating jobs for locals to build and maintain them

Carbon footprint

Wind energy is both flexible and efficient, as factories can install small turbines, generating some of their electricity locally and reducing their carbon footprint

Government

The gov is also looking at more ways of managing natural non renewable resources such as peat

Outdoor lab

Raised big land is an important store of carbon, which helps to control green house gasses. Bogs act as an outdoor lab to stufy wildlife

Banned pest

As part of the EU directive, the Irish government was forced to ban the harvesting of peat.