climate change

Sustainability criteria for biomass by Shane Malone

Sustainability criteria for biomass

We identified appropriate sustainability criteria for biomass and determined how they could be used to promote the development of supply chains for sustainable biomass. Read more

Competitiveness impacts of carbon tax by Liam P. Ó Cléirigh

Competitiveness impacts of carbon tax

Forfás relied on Byrne Ó Cléirigh's analysis to evaluate the impacts on Ireland's competitiveness of the carbon tax. Read more

Potential for carbon capture & storage in Ireland by Liam P. Ó Cléirigh

Potential for carbon capture & storage in Ireland

We participated in a multi-disciplinary study to assess the techno-economic potential for carbon capture & storage (CCS) on the island of Ireland. Read more

Value-for-money audit of emissions trading scheme by Liam P. Ó Cléirigh

Value-for-money audit of emissions trading scheme

We investigated the cost effectiveness of the UK's £215 million emissions trading scheme, to determine whether the scheme represented value for money for the taxpayer. Read more

Carbon credits in Nigeria & South Africa by Liam P. Ó Cléirigh

Carbon credits in Nigeria & South Africa

We investigated the feasibility of enabling banks in Nigeria and South Africa to play the role of accumulators of their clients' greenhouse gas emissions credits into larger bundle ... Read more

Review of national research priorities by Liam P. Ó Cléirigh

Review of national research priorities

We supported the Irish Government in prioritising areas for publicly-funded research, including ocean energy, bioenergy, smart grids, climate change, water, waste and smart cities. ... Read more

Sustainability benchmarking in food & drink sector by Thomas Cleary

Sustainability benchmarking in food & drink sector

A leading manufacturer in the food and drink sector appointed Byrne Ó Cléirigh to develop a framework for evaluating and tracking sustainability at its production facility. Read more

National strategy for greenhouse gas reduction by Thomas Cleary

National strategy for greenhouse gas reduction

Byrne Ó Cléirigh contributed to the development of a strategy for the Irish Government to limit and reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. Read more