Data Dictionary Climate Change in the Irish Mind Wave-1
Year: 2023
This supporting document contains a dictionary and provides associated supporting information to the CCIM.
Good practice guidance on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Landscape
Year: 2023
This document aims to provide guidance and ideas on how to take landscape considerations into account when carrying out strategic environmental assessments (SEA) of plans and programmes in Ireland.
Circular Economy and Waste Statistics Highlights Report 2021
Year: 2023
This report gives the data highlights on waste generation and management in Ireland in 2021. Key trends and progress towards upcoming EU targets, along with information on material consumption and circularity are provided. A new spotlight section focuses on current topics in the circular economy area. An update to circular economy actions published in 2022 is given along with further actions that government, industry and individuals can make to help us transition towards a circular economy.
National Air Event 2023
Clean Air – Vital for our Health, October 2023
Year: 2023
Agenda for the National Air Event on 15 November 2023
Urban Wastewater Treatment in 2022
Year: 2023
This report provides an overview of urban wastewater treatment in Ireland during 2022. It identifies the priority issues that Uisce Éireann must address to protect our environment from the harmful effects of wastewater discharges.
Climate Change in the Irish Mind Wave 1 Insight Report 2
Climate Risk Perceptions, October 2023
Year: 2023
This is a detailed examination of some of the findings of the 'Climate Change in the Irish Mind’ 2021, Wave 1 baseline study. This report shows that despite high levels of concern among the Irish public about climate change and high levels of overall support for climate action, there remains a sense that people in other countries and in the future will be more impacted than Irish people in the here and now.
Climate Change in the Irish Mind Wave 1 Insight Report 1
Support for Climate Policies, October 2023
Year: 2023
This is a detailed examination of some of the findings of the 'Climate Change in the Irish Mind’ 2021, Wave 1 baseline study. This report indicates that the majority of Irish people support climate policies. Opposition to climate policies does not appear to be reflective of climate denial, underlying concerns, or suspicions around climate change, rather it is related to local issues and concerns.
Seventeenth National Radon Forum
Year: 2023
The 17th National Radon Forum took place on Wednesday 4th October in the Clayton Silversprings Hotel in Cork. Download the agenda from the day here.
2022 - 2023 Monitoring Report, Procurement and Processing of Environmental Samples for PFAS Analysis along River Lee and Cork Harbour
Year: 2023
Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large group of man-made chemicals widely used in industrial and consumer products due to their water and oil resistance, chemical and heat stability, friction reduction and surfactant properties. They can be found in many everyday products, including outdoor clothing and also in fire-fighting foams but can have harmful effects on human health and the environment.
Air quality in Ireland 2022
Year: 2023
Air quality in Ireland is generally good, however, there are concerning localised issues that are impacting negatively on the air we breathe. Ireland met all of its EU legal requirements in 2022, but it did not meet the new health-based WHO guidelines in 2022. Ireland and Europe should move towards achieving the health-based WHO air quality guidelines.
2022 Household Municipal Waste Characterisation Report
Year: 2023
The full report on the 2022 household municipal waste characterisation including methodology, results and recommendations.
2022 Commercial Municipal Waste Characterisation Report
Year: 2023
The full report on the 2022 commercial municipal waste characterisation including methodology, results and recommendations.