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After 44 years, Volvo has officially built its last ever diesel car.

Bus Éireann and the National Transport Authority (NTA) are marking one year since the launch of Ireland’s first all-electric town service in Athlone town.

The first cohort of graduates of the new Heat Pump Installation, Commissioning, Maintenance and Servicing programme developed by Atlantic Technological University and Galway-based company Unitherm Heating Systems were presented with their certificate awards at a formal ceremony in Unitherm Heating Systems’ new training academy in Glenrock Business Park, Ballybane on Friday last. Minister for State Hildegarde Naughton also formally opened the training academy during the event.

The Galway City Council met this week to discuss the local authority’s inaugural Climate Action Plan (CAP), which was unanimously approved by councillors.

Athlone was one of four towns selected by CeADAR, Ireland’s centre for Applied AI, as a case study in the use of artificial intelligence and satellite technology to develop an early warning system for communities at risk of severe flooding.

Galway City Council is now accepting applications for a new Community Climate Action fund for community groups to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and help decarbonise the city. The funding will support small (up to €20,000), medium (€21,000-€50,000), and large-scale (€51,000-€100,000) community climate action projects in five key theme areas: community energy; travel; food and waste; shopping and recycling; and local climate and environmental action.

A quartet of entries from within the local community were duly recognised at the inaugural Greener Spaces Awards ceremony hosted by Roscommon County Council prior to Christmas.

SuperValu Loughrea and Centra Lough Atalia have joined forces with SEAI (Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland) to spearhead environmental change in the retail sector, demonstrating their commitment to energy reduction and sustainable business.

MSC Euribia is being named in Copenhagen this week, she is the second ship for MSC Cruises to be powered by LNG, the cleanest and most efficient fuel available currently commercially at scale. Onboard, she boasts a range of best-in-class environmental technology, including advanced onboard wastewater treatment systems and waste management handling. She has also been designed with the future in mind, allowing her to easily incorporate future innovations in sustainability, such as carbon-neutral synthetic and other alternative fuels as soon as they are available at scale.

Shannon Airport has reached new heights with Europe’s Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) programme, after being awarded Carbon Accreditation level 2 by the globally recognised Airport Council International (ACI).