Thanks to Barry from www.currency.ie for the following contribution - yor comments are welcomed of course !

Yours Sustainably
CO2.ie

>>> All new cars sold in will have Vehicle registration Tax (VRT) included in the price. All cars imported into are also subject to VRT which will have to be paid to the Irish Revenue Commissioners.

Although you will have to pay vehicle registration tax (VRT) on a car import, the real saving is made when importing a second hand model as you will be paying VRT on the OMSP (Open Market Selling Price) which will be greatly reduced. The OMSP is the price the vehicle is currently worth in at the time of import. The following is a guide for anyone interested in importing a car from the into . By following this guide you will make sure that:

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CO2.ie launched 1 month ago and have been getting great interest from Irish people researching Green products & services online  such as low co2, low vrt emission cars.

We are aiming to restrict advertising to genuine Green businesses and avoid the situation called ‘Advertising Greenwash‘ in this Guardian article today.

Please let us know if our future advertisers fail to deliver on the Green promises which CO2.ie must take at face value.

Yours Impressionably
CO2.ie

The Greenbox is a completely unique region and is a natural location for Ireland’s first ecotourism destination. It boasts unique ecosystems, an unspoiled landscape, centres of learning such as The Organic Centre, a Geo Park (Marble Arch Caves,Co Fermanagh) and off shore islands of high conservation value such as Inishmurray Island in Donegal Bay.

The geographic area is surrounded by water on all sides by the Shannon Erne Waterway, Lough Erne and The Atlantic Ocean. The region, which was once overshadowed by conflict, is now one of the most peaceful places in Ireland and nine years on from a peace agreement (The Belfast Agreement) the destination is in an ideal position to welcome tourists to visit. Read more >>

Yours Sustainably
CO2.ie

Calling all Irish secondary school students - check out this great competition called -

My Carbon Footprint

Capture in a photograph the elements that make up your carbon footprint, and ways that you can reduce the environmental impacts of energy use.

If you’re up to the challenge, Sustainable Energy Ireland and the Northern Ireland Energy Agency are inviting all secondary school students to enter an all island photo competition. You will be in with a chance to win some super prizes for you and your school, including a pc fully equipped with digital camera, MP3 players, camera phones, camcorders, digital cameras and a cheque for €1,500 for your school. Plus, if your photo is a winner it will be exhibited at a number of exhibitions around Ireland during 2008. Closing date for entries is Friday, 14th March 2008.

And click here for some inspirational information about carbon footprints >>

Yours Sustainably
CO2.ie

As we were having our delicious carbon neutral dinner this evening, it was great to see such a strong advertising push on the UK TV channels for CO2 related initiatives for cars & homes.