Is it time to ban peat?...

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Is it time to ban peat?...

The government has today announced that a nationwide smoky coal ban will come into effect in September 2022. However no changes have been made yet to regulations on the cutting, burning or sale of sod peat which was the most contentious part of the proposed changes to solid fuel regulations when they went to public consultation earlier this year. Seamus Boland CEO of Irish Rural Link and John Sodeau, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at UCC with research interests in Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerobiology joined Kieran to discuss... The Hard Shoulder Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

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