I love the smell of the stuff but feel guilty that it’s more CO2 dense than oil or coal
awood20 on
How up-to-date are the figures used?
OrganicVlad79 on
Sad.. go for walks in rural Kerry frequently and it’s sad to see ecosystems destroyed by turf cutting. Not to mention the destruction of a vital carbon sink
justsayinbtw on
Well good man Peat.
Dennisthefirst on
Now show a life expectancy map
Spursious_Caeser on
This is a perfect example of how continuing tradition for the sake of tradition is often dog ignorant to the point of being harmful.
Peat is one of the dirtiest and least efficient forms of heating a home. The boglands also act as a perfect C0² absorption method.
Continuing to do this “because it’s what we’ve always done” is a special type of selfish and willful ignorance.
AUX4 on
These are the areas which should have been prioritised for retrofitting.
Though, the map doesn’t really indicate how many homes are per area. A lot of these areas are just bogs, with a handful of houses.
Suvigirl on
God I love the smell of a turf fire! Brings me right back to my grandparents house 😍
GasMysterious3386 on
If government were actually serious about tackle carbon emissions, they would be giving away solar panels and batteries for free.
billhughes1960 on
Up Mayo… up in smoke!
The-Replacement01 on
Would like to see population density overlayed on this.
Would be interesting.
GrouchyCustomer6050 on
The North doesn’t heat their homes. Northern stoicism
Driveby_Dogboy on
I wouldn’t have thought Clare or Kerry were particularly boggy
whataremyoptionz on
Who’s Peat? It’s turf we have.
PBJellyChickenTunaSW on
My favourite source of information is an image with no other context provided
Zapper_jnr on
I love to see the comparison between the damage Bord NaMona did and people who cut Turf to heat their homes.
Accomplished-Low2131 on
Live in a old rented house at the moment that is solid fuel heating only . Always feel like shit having to save turf and use that just to stay warm in winter
MemeLordLoKi on
Did the turf evaporate the Shannon?
Competitive_Sea3060 on
Would be great if government could determine who owns the privately owned bog land and retrofit their homes in exchange for agreement that they completely leave their bogs untouched. Drones could be used to map areas frequently and if bogs are being cut despite agreement then they are forced to pay back the entire retrofit costs. Need to give people a viable alternative to this horribly inefficient and damaging but cheap fuel source.
Jon_J_ on
Where the graph from?
5555555555558653 on
I had no idea it was still that prevalent.
Never heard of a family in Cork using peat / turf.
adrutu on
But off shore wind farms would be too much?
ShazBaz11 on
Hon Mayo
RavenBrannigan on
People who live near bog use bog fuel for heat.
Got it.
canocrusher on
Boggers 🙄
ThePerfumedSeneschal on
Such a shame what’s been lost with our bogs. Go to any of these areas in red in the midlands on Google maps satellite view and you’ll see patchwork raised bogs. Zoom to field level and you’ll see lines across the peatlands from mechanical harvesting. No vegetation cover, drained and cut and releasing millions of tonnes of carbon.
Load of the farms on the peripheries of those bogs being used for fairly low value agriculture also. Artificially drained and grass on the surface lowering the water table and depleting the peat within.
Similarly can look at the mountain and lowland Atlantic blanket bogs on the west coast and make out multiple collate plantations. Again a terrible use of this land from a climate, ecological and even financial point of view if the value of our natural assets were correctly considered.
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I love the smell of the stuff but feel guilty that it’s more CO2 dense than oil or coal
How up-to-date are the figures used?
Sad.. go for walks in rural Kerry frequently and it’s sad to see ecosystems destroyed by turf cutting. Not to mention the destruction of a vital carbon sink
Well good man Peat.
Now show a life expectancy map
This is a perfect example of how continuing tradition for the sake of tradition is often dog ignorant to the point of being harmful.
Peat is one of the dirtiest and least efficient forms of heating a home. The boglands also act as a perfect C0² absorption method.
Continuing to do this “because it’s what we’ve always done” is a special type of selfish and willful ignorance.
These are the areas which should have been prioritised for retrofitting.
Though, the map doesn’t really indicate how many homes are per area. A lot of these areas are just bogs, with a handful of houses.
God I love the smell of a turf fire! Brings me right back to my grandparents house 😍
If government were actually serious about tackle carbon emissions, they would be giving away solar panels and batteries for free.
Up Mayo… up in smoke!
Would like to see population density overlayed on this.
Would be interesting.
The North doesn’t heat their homes. Northern stoicism
I wouldn’t have thought Clare or Kerry were particularly boggy
Who’s Peat? It’s turf we have.
My favourite source of information is an image with no other context provided
I love to see the comparison between the damage Bord NaMona did and people who cut Turf to heat their homes.
Live in a old rented house at the moment that is solid fuel heating only . Always feel like shit having to save turf and use that just to stay warm in winter
Did the turf evaporate the Shannon?
Would be great if government could determine who owns the privately owned bog land and retrofit their homes in exchange for agreement that they completely leave their bogs untouched. Drones could be used to map areas frequently and if bogs are being cut despite agreement then they are forced to pay back the entire retrofit costs. Need to give people a viable alternative to this horribly inefficient and damaging but cheap fuel source.
Where the graph from?
I had no idea it was still that prevalent.
Never heard of a family in Cork using peat / turf.
But off shore wind farms would be too much?
Hon Mayo
People who live near bog use bog fuel for heat.
Got it.
Boggers 🙄
Such a shame what’s been lost with our bogs. Go to any of these areas in red in the midlands on Google maps satellite view and you’ll see patchwork raised bogs. Zoom to field level and you’ll see lines across the peatlands from mechanical harvesting. No vegetation cover, drained and cut and releasing millions of tonnes of carbon.
Load of the farms on the peripheries of those bogs being used for fairly low value agriculture also. Artificially drained and grass on the surface lowering the water table and depleting the peat within.
Similarly can look at the mountain and lowland Atlantic blanket bogs on the west coast and make out multiple collate plantations. Again a terrible use of this land from a climate, ecological and even financial point of view if the value of our natural assets were correctly considered.