How virtual power plants can help meet soaring energy demands Virtual power plants are essential if we are to diversify our power grid, maintain reliability and reduce the risk of price shocks Energy • 19 Apr 23
How virtual power plants can help meet soaring energy demands Virtual power plants are essential if we are to diversify our power grid, maintain reliability and reduce the risk of price shocks Energy • 19 Apr 23
7 ways to recycle heat and reduce carbon emissions Once you realise just how much heat is out there, waiting to be reused, the problem of decarbonising heating doesn't seem so mighty Energy • 14 Apr 23
7 ways to recycle heat and reduce carbon emissions Once you realise just how much heat is out there, waiting to be reused, the problem of decarbonising heating doesn't seem so mighty Energy • 14 Apr 23
7 things you should know about carbon capture Carbon capture can play a key role in meeting our energy and climate goals, but how does it work? Climate Change • 14 Apr 23
7 things you should know about carbon capture Carbon capture can play a key role in meeting our energy and climate goals, but how does it work? Climate Change • 14 Apr 23
Can a HR department help a business to go green? Research shows working for organisations that are 'doing their bit' for tackling climate change is high on the list of priorities for workers Business • 11 Apr 23
Can a HR department help a business to go green? Research shows working for organisations that are 'doing their bit' for tackling climate change is high on the list of priorities for workers Business • 11 Apr 23
Do Irish cities have a diesel car problem? Diesel comes with both immense benefits for society and serious environmental challenges, especially in our cities Transport • 06 Apr 23
Do Irish cities have a diesel car problem? Diesel comes with both immense benefits for society and serious environmental challenges, especially in our cities Transport • 06 Apr 23
What tree rings can tell us about climate change A time capsule recording past environmental conditions, tree rings allow us see how trees might respond to future climate change Climate Change • 31 Mar 23
What tree rings can tell us about climate change A time capsule recording past environmental conditions, tree rings allow us see how trees might respond to future climate change Climate Change • 31 Mar 23
What's the story with rainfall in Ireland so far this year? We may have had a relatively dry winter, but are we making up for it now and will we see wetter months ahead? Weather • 22 Mar 23
What's the story with rainfall in Ireland so far this year? We may have had a relatively dry winter, but are we making up for it now and will we see wetter months ahead? Weather • 22 Mar 23
Can e-cargo bikes help small businesses cut costs and emissions? A pilot scheme in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown looked at the factors which might influence the use of e-cargo bikes by small businesses Transport • 21 Mar 23
Can e-cargo bikes help small businesses cut costs and emissions? A pilot scheme in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown looked at the factors which might influence the use of e-cargo bikes by small businesses Transport • 21 Mar 23
Has the cost of living crisis changed how we live at home? As Ireland continues to faces an energy crisis, we all need to do our part in saving energy, but not at the expense of our comfort Cost of Living • 13 Mar 23
Has the cost of living crisis changed how we live at home? As Ireland continues to faces an energy crisis, we all need to do our part in saving energy, but not at the expense of our comfort Cost of Living • 13 Mar 23
Where does 99% of the plastic debris dumped into our oceans go? We are putting about 8 million tonnes of plastic waste into the ocean but only 1% of this actually resurfaces Environment • 28 Feb 23
Where does 99% of the plastic debris dumped into our oceans go? We are putting about 8 million tonnes of plastic waste into the ocean but only 1% of this actually resurfaces Environment • 28 Feb 23
How do we fix Ireland's food waste problem? 770,300 tonnes of food are wasted in Ireland annually, but we can take steps to prevent it Sustainability • 28 Feb 23
How do we fix Ireland's food waste problem? 770,300 tonnes of food are wasted in Ireland annually, but we can take steps to prevent it Sustainability • 28 Feb 23
6 reasons why the UN's Sustainable Development Goals matter Launched in 2015, the goals bring a clarity to issues around sustainability, energy, global warming, hunger and poverty Climate Change • 23 Feb 23
6 reasons why the UN's Sustainable Development Goals matter Launched in 2015, the goals bring a clarity to issues around sustainability, energy, global warming, hunger and poverty Climate Change • 23 Feb 23
Who insures the insurers against extreme weather events? Insurance companies use catastrophe bonds to get financial protection for payouts on damages caused by weather disasters Insurance • 31 Jan 23
Who insures the insurers against extreme weather events? Insurance companies use catastrophe bonds to get financial protection for payouts on damages caused by weather disasters Insurance • 31 Jan 23
How Irish men's sheds are telling a sustainability story As well as promoting health and wellbeing, men's sheds are also proving to be good places to address environmental issues men's sheds • 24 Jan 23
How Irish men's sheds are telling a sustainability story As well as promoting health and wellbeing, men's sheds are also proving to be good places to address environmental issues men's sheds • 24 Jan 23
Why the Govt has to go beyond cars to cut transport emissions To reduce transport emissions, we must switch from policies favouring electric vehicles to ones around active travel schemes Transport • 23 Jan 23
Why the Govt has to go beyond cars to cut transport emissions To reduce transport emissions, we must switch from policies favouring electric vehicles to ones around active travel schemes Transport • 23 Jan 23
Electric cars in Ireland: on the road, but some distance to go Ireland has seen a sharp rise in the number of new electric cars being registered, but we still have a long way to go Electric Cars • 20 Jan 23
Electric cars in Ireland: on the road, but some distance to go Ireland has seen a sharp rise in the number of new electric cars being registered, but we still have a long way to go Electric Cars • 20 Jan 23
How climate disasters destroyed one of our earliest civilisations Climate change in the shape of two major droughts brought an end to the world's largest civilisation 4,250 years ago Climate Change • 17 Jan 23
How climate disasters destroyed one of our earliest civilisations Climate change in the shape of two major droughts brought an end to the world's largest civilisation 4,250 years ago Climate Change • 17 Jan 23
Your guide to electric car prices and battery ranges for 2023 There are over 100 battery-electric car models on the market so here's what's available if you want to go electric in 2023 Electric Cars • 19 Dec 22
Your guide to electric car prices and battery ranges for 2023 There are over 100 battery-electric car models on the market so here's what's available if you want to go electric in 2023 Electric Cars • 19 Dec 22
Are we seeing the end of 'range anxiety' about electric cars? Efficiency has become the big selling point for electric cars which means we'll be able to travel longer distances on one charge Electric Cars • 14 Dec 22
Are we seeing the end of 'range anxiety' about electric cars? Efficiency has become the big selling point for electric cars which means we'll be able to travel longer distances on one charge Electric Cars • 14 Dec 22
Here are the 7 sins of greenwashing We need to be savvy to know and recognise the difference between genuine action-based commitments and non-binding, watered down vows Greenwashing • 15 Dec 22
Here are the 7 sins of greenwashing We need to be savvy to know and recognise the difference between genuine action-based commitments and non-binding, watered down vows Greenwashing • 15 Dec 22
How data can be used to help fight wildfires in real-time Researchers working with firefighters are developing a prototype system to help combat highly destructive wildfires Climate Change • 16 Nov 22
How data can be used to help fight wildfires in real-time Researchers working with firefighters are developing a prototype system to help combat highly destructive wildfires Climate Change • 16 Nov 22
Will temperatures up to 17C become the norm in November? The current unseasonably warm spell may be changing our understanding of what constitutes "normal" weather Weather • 16 Nov 22
Will temperatures up to 17C become the norm in November? The current unseasonably warm spell may be changing our understanding of what constitutes "normal" weather Weather • 16 Nov 22
5 things to know about plant-based diets It isn't necessary to take an all-or-nothing approach to plant-based eating to reap the health benefits Nutrition • 11 Nov 22
5 things to know about plant-based diets It isn't necessary to take an all-or-nothing approach to plant-based eating to reap the health benefits Nutrition • 11 Nov 22
Could anaerobic digestion reduce emissions and natural gas use? Anaerobic digestion is a natural biological process which converts animal slurries and other wet organic residues to biogas Climate Change • 10 Nov 22
Could anaerobic digestion reduce emissions and natural gas use? Anaerobic digestion is a natural biological process which converts animal slurries and other wet organic residues to biogas Climate Change • 10 Nov 22
What will it take for us to do more about climate change? Our inertia in responding to climate change may be due to a tricky combination of economic and psychological reasons Climate Change • 08 Nov 22
What will it take for us to do more about climate change? Our inertia in responding to climate change may be due to a tricky combination of economic and psychological reasons Climate Change • 08 Nov 22
