The first draft of Ireland’s circular economy strategy introduces a €250,000 funding call and the EPA’s successor to the Waste Prevention Programme. Efforts against the climate emergency are ramping up across Europe. Here in Ireland, recent initiatives include a new €10m fund to help companies compete in a low-carbon future and a five-year plan to help them prepare for the impacts of the climate crisis. Today (16 April) marks another step towards a sustainable future as the Government has published the first draft of its national strategy to transition to a circular economy.