FAQs on PFOA foam reporting stockpiles
Year: 2022
National Hydrometric Monitoring Programme 2022 - 2027
Year: 2022
The National Hydrometric Programme sets out the hydrometric monitoring that will be undertaken by various public authorities in Ireland in the period 2022 to 2027.
Guidance for the Transportation and Temporary Storage of Metallic Mercury Waste
Year: 2022
This guidance relates specifically to metallic mercury and not to mercury compounds or mixtures.
SEA Screening Good Practice 2021
Year: 2021
Good Practice Guidance for Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Screening, which provides specific stand-alone guidance to assist plan/programme makers and SEA practitioners. The Guidance Note is focused primarily on plans/programmes in the non-land use sector in Ireland. It includes an elaboration of the steps needed for screening, the legislative landscape underpinning SEA screening, and step-by-step process and templates to assist in preparing the required documentation.
Climate Change in the Irish Mind
Wave 1, Report 1 (2021), December 2021
Year: 2021
This report, carried out in partnership with Yale University, is a baseline study of the Irish population's beliefs, attitudes, policy preferences and behaviours regarding climate change.
National Waste Statistics Summary Report for 2019
Year: 2021
This report summarises EPA data on waste generation and management in Ireland in 2019. It highlights key trends and progress towards EU targets and identifies where further measures are needed to improve Ireland’s recycling rates and deliver the transition to a circular economy. The report collates and synthesises information available on the EPA Waste Statistics webpages: www.epa.ie/nationalwastestatistics
Call for Expert Evidence – Land Use - Submission Template
Year: 2021
Cover sheet template for inclusion with submissions on the Call for Expert Evidence - Land Use. This call will close on 24 January 2022.
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Urban Wastewater Treatment in 2020
Year: 2021
This report provides an overview of urban wastewater treatment in Ireland during 2020. It highlights the key issues that Uisce Éireann (Irish Water) must address, as a priority, to protect our environment from the harmful effects of wastewater discharges.
Ireland's Provisional Greenhouse Gas emissions 1990-2020
Year: 2021
The EPA has produced provisional estimates of greenhouse gas emissions for the time period 1990-2020
Ireland's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections 2020-2040
Year: 2021
This report provides an updated assessment of Ireland’s total projected greenhouse gas emissions out to 2040 which includes an assessment of progress towards achieving its emission reduction targets out to 2020 and 2030 set under the EU Effort Sharing Decision (Decision No 406/2009/EU) and Effort Sharing Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2018/842).
Ireland's Air Pollutant Emissions 2019 (1990-2030)
Year: 2021
Latest report (2021) on Ireland's National Emission Ceiling Directive (NECD) emissions. Five main air pollutants, NOx, SO2, NH3, NMVOC and PM2.5
Ireland's Environment: An Integrated Assessment 2020- Key Messages Booklet
Year: 2021
Ireland’s Environment: An Integrated Assessment 2020 outlines the state of Ireland’s environment at a strategic and national level. This summary booklet presents the following information from the report: key messages; chapter highlights; current assessment and outlook; actions for a cleaner greener environment.
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SEA Process Flow
Year: 2021
Air Quality in Ireland infographic
A synopsis of air quality issues in Ireland in infographic form , April 2021
Year: 2021
Infographic from the EPA on general air quality issues in Ireland.
Air Quality and Transport
How our transport choices can impact air quality, April 2021
Year: 2021
Infographic from the EPA
Greenhouse Gas emissions Final 2019
Year: 2021
This report outlines Ireland's final estimates of Greenhouse Gas emissions for the time period 1990-2019.
Monitoring for per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and brominated flame retardants (BFRs) at fire training sites
Year: 2021
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.
Ireland's UNECE Submissions 2021
Year: 2021
Ireland's submissions under UNECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP) and National Emissions Ceiling Directive (NECD) include the Informative Inventory Report (IIR) and Nomenclature for Reporting (NFR) tables. The IIR and NFR contain detailed information on methodologies, activity data and emission factors and emissions for years 1990-2019.
PCB's in Open Applications in Ireland
Year: 2021
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a group of chemicals mainly produced during the 1900s, with potentially serious health and environmental effects.