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COST OF CARBON: Are companies paying their fair share on emissions?
Ireland
Ireland is exceeding its greenhouse gas emissions by millions of tonnes per year. It has been warned that it is not doing enough, quickly enough, to reduce that excess.
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SOLVING SOLAR: Why are we not putting solar panels on the roof of every home in Ireland?
Ireland
Solar photovoltaic (PV) panels use energy from the sun to create electricity. The price of these panels has dropped significantly over the past number of decades, so what is stopping households from installing them?
2 Backers raised €155 of €750
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SOMETHING IN THE AIR: Why is the air we breathe in Ireland getting more polluted?
Ireland
In the 1980s, Dublin choked beneath a cloud of smog with pollution seven times higher than the levels considered dangerous by the World Health Organisation. As smoky fuel began to be phased out, the black pall lifted and the city’s air returned to some semblance of normality.
5 Backers raised €100 of €1350
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DATA CRUNCH: Should high energy-consuming data centres remain a key plank of Ireland’s development strategy?
Ireland
The development of data centres is a key part of the government’s strategy for attracting foreign direct investment to Ireland.
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