Should the government increase environmental regulations on businesses to reduce carbon emissions?

This punishes businesses and is mean to do this to businesses. They don’t deserve to be punished for trying to invest in the country and they get punished. This is NOT okay to punish businesses for just not listening to governments.

Yes, higher corporate tax for companies who have high carbon footprint and the responsibility of global warming shouldn't be put on to small business owners or consumers

Implement higher taxes for use of fossil fuels. Ensure they report on their carbon footprint yearly through ESG framework. Should implement carbon taxes on consumers of most electricity on the grid -datacentres

Target big business polluters. Leave small businesses alone as it can cause them to go out of business and have no income and be left with debts

No, public infrastructure projects should which reduce emissions should be the primary means of decarbonising the state.

environmental regulations should be increased but there should be differences in the application on big corporations versus local businesses

Without China and India on board it seems like just another way to get taxes but obviously people, companies and states should be mindfully in ways to reduce co2

Yes, but take the scale and speed of regulations into account when considering the potential diminishment of direct foreign investments and local economies

Yes, but it should relative to the size and nature of the business eg. Data centres of multinational tech giants

Yes but only if they actually make sense. Incentives should be made to go towards environmentally better ways of working.

It depends on the size of the business, regulations are important but if enforced on a national level irrelevant to scale then could cause severe closures of small buisnness due to regulatory requirements and costs.

Larger more profitable businesses should face increased regulations. Smaller local business should receive incentives for alternative energy options

What's the point when some of the biggest polluting countries don't do anything and then we import their goods?

Yes i believe it is important to reduce carbon emissions but it most be done in a way that doesnt affect the business owners or taxes.

Yes but less on SMEs as they are already struggling with the costs of trading (minimum wage, overheads, etc)

The Irish global carbon footprint is extremely small, outside of electricity generation it's arguably a net positive. I believe in Global warming and I don't disagree that setting an EU wide precedent with green/low carbon footprint the other nations (especially developing nations which rely heavily on fossil fuels to industrialize the economies on par with the 'west') the point is moot

Yes, but be very very careful about what policies are added, as not to drive away businesses from the country, resulting in job loss.

Yes but give a realistic timeline for conversion. And provide more incentives for alternative energy production.

I believe regulations should be within reason, unlike the growing number of unrealistics regulations.

Yes, because is danger Increasing ocean acidisation, sea level rise, more frequent and intense storms

More insentives for green enegery. The farmers can't bear all the burden hedgerows need included in co2 emissions counts. Expand rail not roads.

Yes, and provide relief for smaller family run business and increase pressure on chain franchises

No, our country is too small and does not make as much of a footprint as other countries

Doesn't matter the EU will dictate what we have to do.

We should criticize China more for their lack of environmental regulation

Yes, I believe global warming is a natural occurance but I also believe that our carbon emissions should be reduced to help the planet survive in the long run.

Big corporations should have more environmental regulations but SME's should be excluded from this

yes but only for larger buisness

As long if there is an alternative then yes

Ye able to add some kind of change by not full on

Only if they are willing to contribute to the additional costs of the change

Yes, on the large corporations and industrial scale pollutors, not on small businesses

I think the government should make it more affordable for buissneses to be envoirmentaly friendly

No, carbon dioxide is the gas of life. Regulations on packaging and pollution into water and land are vital and not enough. Other harmful emissions into the air from chemical factories need to exist eg to denature chemicals should be a basic regulation. Carbon passports are based on a lie and hypocrites tyrannically driving policies to control humans for anti human agenda

Nope Nuclear Energy could be an alternative

I would say yes if ideal and would not raise demand but diminish supply

Tax carbon emissions instead

Yes but it depends on the regulations.

Yes, and we should rethink our production/consumption model so that we make sure to decrease carbon emissions

Have you ever felt the effects of pollution in your own community, and how might stronger regulations prevent this?

Imagine a future with clean air and water; how might stricter environmental policies today help realize that vision?

If your favorite products became more expensive due to environmental laws, how would that affect your buying habits?

If a major local employer was polluting your area's air or water, how would you expect the government to respond?

How would your daily life change if businesses had stricter rules to combat climate change?

How do you perceive the balance between job creation and environmental protection in the context of stricter emissions regulations?

What sacrifices would you be willing to make in your lifestyle to ensure a cleaner environment for future generations?

Can you think of a time when government intervention led to a positive outcome for society, similar to how increased regulations could help the environment?

What personal values guide your opinions on the government's role in regulating business practices to address climate change?

In what ways do you think small business owners should adapt to new environmental regulations intended to reduce emissions?