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Author: Archie Villaflores

Logicalis has held carbon-neutral operations across Scope 1 and 2 emissions for a second consecutive year, per its FY26 Responsible Business Report. The milestone comes as the technology provider pushes 77% of its suppliers toward science-based targets ahead of a broader net-zero value chain by FY50.

Author: Archie Villaflores

Ireland's first on-farm biorefinery and anaerobic digestion demonstration plant has opened at Shinagh Estates in County Cork. The facility gives grassland farmers a route to new income streams beyond livestock feed, backed by EU funding to test replication across Europe.

Author: Archie Villaflores

Aer Soléir, a new Dublin-based renewables platform, has secured £190 million in equity funding from 547 Energy International. The backing gives the newly formed team capital to develop wind, solar and storage projects across Europe from the outset rather than acquiring an existing portfolio.

Author: Archie Villaflores

Kingspan has raised €850 million through its debut green public bond to support long-term global growth capital. The five-times oversubscribed sale shows fixed income investors pricing in a premium for issuers with a credible decarbonisation track record.

Author: Archie Villaflores

Casting back the spotlight to the Green Awards 2026, the Shannon Airport Group took home both the Green Public Sector Organisation of the Year and the Green Large Organisation of the Year, recognised for a data-led, well-governed sustainability programme spanning decarbonisation, electric flight initiatives, circular economy practices, and biodiversity protection across its aviation and infrastructure operations. The double win sets a compelling benchmark for sustainability leadership in Ireland's public sector and large organisation categories, raising the standard of ambition, measurable delivery, and stakeholder engagement that entrants will look to match as the submission of entries has already opened for the 2027 awards cycle.

Author: Archie Villaflores

The EPA’s Quarterly Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report for Q1 2026 confirms that Ireland’s emissions fell by 0.8 per cent year-on-year, driven by Transport and Electricity sector improvements. Agriculture and Industry recorded increases, identifying the two sectors where green investment and innovation is most urgently needed in the remainder of 2026.

Author: Archie Villaflores

Low Carbon has applied for Section 36 consent for an 86MW wind farm on commercial forestry land in the Scottish Highlands. The site sits outside the Flow Country UNESCO World Heritage Site, reflecting how developers are steering new onshore wind away from protected peatland.

Author: Archie Villaflores

British Business Bank has led a £10 million Series A round for Certain Energy, a UK manufacturer of manganese flow batteries for long-duration energy storage. The funding lets the Imperial College spin-off scale toward grid-connected projects as curtailment costs threaten to reach £8 billion a year by 2030.

Author: Archie Villaflores

Climate Impact X and Carbonplace have agreed to merge, combining a Singapore-based carbon exchange with a London-based settlement platform. The deal creates bank-backed infrastructure aimed at scaling compliance-driven carbon market participation under CORSIA and Article 6.

Author: Archie Villaflores

Dawn Meats has cut Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 77% across its Irish and UK operations, up from 63% a year earlier. The reduction shows how the family-owned processor is turning supply-chain carbon data into a working farm-level decarbonisation model ahead of stricter EU disclosure rules.