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Limerick Local Authority Climate Action Plan

5 Pery Square, Limerick, V94 EV1F Ireland Ph: +353 61 953100 Web: www.antarisconsulting.com 5/2/24   Subject: Limerick Local Authority Climate Action Plan   I am writing to you on behalf of Antaris Consulting, a sustainability consultancy firm based in Limerick. Our firm is dedicated to acting on the imperative of sustainability one work day at a […]

The Rolling Out Of The Brown Bin Service

Last year the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the Circular Economy and Waste Statistics Highlights Report 2021. They highlighted that Ireland’s waste generation levels are continuing to rise and Ireland is failing to make sufficient inroads towards key EU recycling targets that apply from 2025 onwards.   Ireland faces challenging targets under the EU Waste Framework Directive […]

The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Risks Report 2024

The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Risks Report 2024 was published on 10 January 2024. It assesses some of the most severe risks we are confronted with over the next decade, against a backdrop of rapid technological change, economic uncertainty, global warming and incipient and actual conflict.  The stark conclusion from the report is that […]

Sustainability insights – CSRD for SMEs

Listed SMEs will have to report under the CSRD from 2026. Non-listed SMEs will be able to report voluntarily if they wish to do so. EFRAG are currently developing simplified standards for both listed SMEs (LSME ESRS) and non-listed SMEs (VSME ESRS) to be published later this year. A draft version of the VSME ESRS […]

Article 10 – Energy Management Systems and Energy Audits.

This blog series is aimed at providing a summary of key elements of the recast Energy Efficiency  Directive (EU) 2023/1791, which was adopted by the European Parliament and the Council earlier this year, has been published in the EU Official Journal on 20th September and came into force 20 on the 10th October 2023. After […]

Article 9 – Energy Efficiency Obligation Schemes

This blog series is aimed at providing a summary of key elements of the recast Energy Efficiency  Directive (EU) 2023/1791, which was adopted by the European Parliament and the Council earlier this year, has been published in the EU Official Journal on 20th September and came into force 20 on the 10th October 2023. After […]

ISO 14068-1:2023 Climate change management Transition to net zero Part 1: Carbon neutrality

ISO 14068-1:2023 Climate change management Transition to net zero Part 1: Carbon neutrality, which was published in November 2023, specifies principles, requirements and guidance for achieving and demonstrating carbon neutrality through the quantification, reduction and offsetting of the carbon footprint. The standard operates under the umbrella of the ISO Net Zero Guidelines, which were launched […]

Article 8 – Energy Savings Obligation

This blog series is aimed at providing a summary of key elements of the recast Energy Efficiency  Directive (EU) 2023/1791, which was adopted by the European Parliament and the Council earlier this year, has been published in the EU Official Journal on 20th September and came into force 20 on the 10th October 2023. After […]

Article 3 Energy Efficiency First Principle & Article 4 Energy Efficiency Targets

This blog series is aimed at providing a summary of key elements of the recast Energy Efficiency  Directive (EU) 2023/1791, which was adopted by the European Parliament and the Council earlier this year, and was published in the EU Official Journal on 20th September and came into force 20 on the 10th October 2023. After […]

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