Don't Look Up: why bashing people with facts doesn't always work What research on climate change communications tells us about the potential impacts of the Netflix hit film Communications • 07 Jan 22
Don't Look Up: why bashing people with facts doesn't always work What research on climate change communications tells us about the potential impacts of the Netflix hit film Communications • 07 Jan 22
Is hydrogen the clean energy fuel of the future? There are many reasons to be optimistic about the role hydrogen might play in replacing diesel, coal and gas Energy • 06 Jan 22
Is hydrogen the clean energy fuel of the future? There are many reasons to be optimistic about the role hydrogen might play in replacing diesel, coal and gas Energy • 06 Jan 22
Why Silent Night is the anti-Christmas movie Silent Night is perhaps the ideal Christmas movie for these times of anxiety around emergencies like climate change and Covid-19 Christmas • 17 Dec 21
Why Silent Night is the anti-Christmas movie Silent Night is perhaps the ideal Christmas movie for these times of anxiety around emergencies like climate change and Covid-19 Christmas • 17 Dec 21
How green is your Christmas tree? An ecologist's guide to making a climate-friendly choice when it comes to Christmas trees Christmas • 13 Dec 21
How green is your Christmas tree? An ecologist's guide to making a climate-friendly choice when it comes to Christmas trees Christmas • 13 Dec 21
Do you want to produce your own electricity? Here are some challenges the Government face in making small scale electricity generation a reality for Irish households Electricity • 06 Dec 21
Do you want to produce your own electricity? Here are some challenges the Government face in making small scale electricity generation a reality for Irish households Electricity • 06 Dec 21
Why highly sensitive people are more connected with nature Research has found that highly sensitive people are more prone to adopt pro-environmental actions and behaviors Psychology • 12 Nov 21
Why highly sensitive people are more connected with nature Research has found that highly sensitive people are more prone to adopt pro-environmental actions and behaviors Psychology • 12 Nov 21
Why retrofiting homes will be hard for low income households Are we doing enough to support low income households in the transition to energy efficiency? Climate Change • 08 Nov 21
Why retrofiting homes will be hard for low income households Are we doing enough to support low income households in the transition to energy efficiency? Climate Change • 08 Nov 21
What can our ancestors teach us about surviving climate change? Perhaps the most valuable lesson we can learn from early societies is that communities whose members co-operate are more resilient Climate Change • 04 Nov 21
What can our ancestors teach us about surviving climate change? Perhaps the most valuable lesson we can learn from early societies is that communities whose members co-operate are more resilient Climate Change • 04 Nov 21
What will the forests of the future look like? Ash, elm and chestnut trees may be lost, but trees and the planting of trees are a key element of a net zero carbon plan Forestry • 03 Nov 21
What will the forests of the future look like? Ash, elm and chestnut trees may be lost, but trees and the planting of trees are a key element of a net zero carbon plan Forestry • 03 Nov 21
Carbon offsets: credible idea or corporate greenwashing? Carbon offsetting will become increasingly important for companies to meet their environmental commitments Climate Change • 02 Nov 21
Carbon offsets: credible idea or corporate greenwashing? Carbon offsetting will become increasingly important for companies to meet their environmental commitments Climate Change • 02 Nov 21
Why our current thinking around climate action is obsolete Individuals have far more power than they might realise when it comes to influencing and inspiring others to act when it comes to climate Climate Change • 02 Nov 21
Why our current thinking around climate action is obsolete Individuals have far more power than they might realise when it comes to influencing and inspiring others to act when it comes to climate Climate Change • 02 Nov 21
All you need to know about the COP26 climate change summit Why is there so much focus on what's about to happen in Glasgow - and will it make any difference? Cop26 • 28 Oct 21
All you need to know about the COP26 climate change summit Why is there so much focus on what's about to happen in Glasgow - and will it make any difference? Cop26 • 28 Oct 21
'Carbon budgets alone will not bring reduced emissions' The Irish government will need to institute unfamiliar accountability measures to apply carbon budgeting effectively Carbon budget • 19 Oct 21
'Carbon budgets alone will not bring reduced emissions' The Irish government will need to institute unfamiliar accountability measures to apply carbon budgeting effectively Carbon budget • 19 Oct 21
Why out of town retail parks don't make sense in a climate crisis A proposed development in Cork offers a clear-as-day example of where not to put a car-dependant retail park Climate Change • 05 Oct 21
Why out of town retail parks don't make sense in a climate crisis A proposed development in Cork offers a clear-as-day example of where not to put a car-dependant retail park Climate Change • 05 Oct 21
How climate change is adding to historically high food prices Global food prices are increasing because of fuel prices, bad weather and Covid-19 Climate Change • 01 Oct 21
How climate change is adding to historically high food prices Global food prices are increasing because of fuel prices, bad weather and Covid-19 Climate Change • 01 Oct 21
How understanding human nature can help climate policy decisions Combining a more reflective social discount rate with the Climate Action Bill may give Ireland a chance to make immediate, rapid and large-scale emission reductions Climate Action Bill • 14 Sep 21
How understanding human nature can help climate policy decisions Combining a more reflective social discount rate with the Climate Action Bill may give Ireland a chance to make immediate, rapid and large-scale emission reductions Climate Action Bill • 14 Sep 21
The role green labs can play in the fight against climate change By encouraging sustainability-friendly research together with the promotion of 'Green lab' certification, research laboratories are the focus of a much needed sustainability culture change. Climate Change • 07 Sep 21
The role green labs can play in the fight against climate change By encouraging sustainability-friendly research together with the promotion of 'Green lab' certification, research laboratories are the focus of a much needed sustainability culture change. Climate Change • 07 Sep 21
Where have all the frogs gone? There's a worldwide concern about the amount of frogs currently croaking it in Australia Nature • 27 Aug 21
Where have all the frogs gone? There's a worldwide concern about the amount of frogs currently croaking it in Australia Nature • 27 Aug 21
6 ways you and your family can take action now on climate change There are many actions, including free ones, which will help reduce your impact on the climate Climate Change • 17 Aug 21
6 ways you and your family can take action now on climate change There are many actions, including free ones, which will help reduce your impact on the climate Climate Change • 17 Aug 21
Can staycations drive a more sustainable Irish tourism industry? Holidaying at home gives Irish people an opportunity to learn and appreciate our island through a process of rediscovery Tourism • 16 Aug 21
Can staycations drive a more sustainable Irish tourism industry? Holidaying at home gives Irish people an opportunity to learn and appreciate our island through a process of rediscovery Tourism • 16 Aug 21
Why it's time to face up to the climate change costs of culture We need to introduce urgent changes in how culture is made and consumed that go beyond tokenism and greenwashing Culture • 16 Aug 21
Why it's time to face up to the climate change costs of culture We need to introduce urgent changes in how culture is made and consumed that go beyond tokenism and greenwashing Culture • 16 Aug 21
How Hollywood influences what we think about climate change Apocalyptic films have lulled us into a false sense of security about climate change Climate Change • 12 Aug 21
How Hollywood influences what we think about climate change Apocalyptic films have lulled us into a false sense of security about climate change Climate Change • 12 Aug 21
Will social media influencers take a stand about climate change? It's time for public figures and influencers to place themselves in the climate change conversation for the good of their communities Climate Change • 10 Aug 21
Will social media influencers take a stand about climate change? It's time for public figures and influencers to place themselves in the climate change conversation for the good of their communities Climate Change • 10 Aug 21
6 key takeaways from the new climate change report The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report does not pull any punches when it comes to the crisis the world faces Climate Change • 09 Aug 21
6 key takeaways from the new climate change report The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report does not pull any punches when it comes to the crisis the world faces Climate Change • 09 Aug 21
Why farm soils cause greenhouse gas emissions - and how to fix it A large proportion of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions come from the loss of soil nutrients via applied fertilisers and other chemicals Farming • 19 Jul 21
Why farm soils cause greenhouse gas emissions - and how to fix it A large proportion of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions come from the loss of soil nutrients via applied fertilisers and other chemicals Farming • 19 Jul 21
