A coalition of industry bodies and environmental campaign groups is calling for new approach to tackling the 'triple crunch' of climate change, recession and rising energy prices.

A truly pan-European energy market, with the grid infrastructure to support it, would make renewables a more attractive investment and help bring down the continent's carbon footprint.

Belfast City councillors have ignored public opinion and thrown out plans for an energy from waste (EfW) plant.

Concerned anglers raised the alarm after spotting 100s of fish dying in pollution.

Ireland's architects must embrace the sustainability agenda and keep the environmental impact of their buildings at the front of their minds.

Ireland's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering tightening up licences that allow the dumping of biodegradable waste in landfill sites.

The European Commission's unfortunate attempts to define the dimensions of a banana were used to highlight recent surface water management studies.

Ireland has launched its first major study into employment opportunities from the green economy.

Northern Ireland Water has held its hands up to a pollution incident that took place at a faulty wastewater treatment works in County Down last year.

The Republic of Ireland has agreed to take back the waste from a series of vast fly tipping sites north of the border that was illegally dumped over a two year period at the beginning of the decade.

Japan has pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions by just 15% under 2005 levels by 2020, provoking criticism from industry monitors.

The Irish Government is coming under pressure to create guidance on the future for energy from waste.

The Green Party was all but wiped off the political map in Ireland in this week's elections, though it enjoyed a slight resurgence in the UK.

Irish farmers are calling for the official calculations that lead to payments under the Farm Waste Management Scheme (FWMS) to be made public so that they can see if they are getting a raw deal.

Turkey's largest and most expensive wind farm is due to start producing power in the next few weeks.