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
Is it time for a woolly jumper revival? Cheaper and handier than retrofitting your house, wearing a woolly jumper out is one individual action to counter climate change Climate Change • 04 Nov 22
Is it time for a woolly jumper revival? Cheaper and handier than retrofitting your house, wearing a woolly jumper out is one individual action to counter climate change Climate Change • 04 Nov 22
Do you know the indoor air quality of your retrofitted home? New research evaluating retrofit homes has found indoor air quality and ventilation were not always within acceptable limits Retrofitting • 18 Oct 22
Do you know the indoor air quality of your retrofitted home? New research evaluating retrofit homes has found indoor air quality and ventilation were not always within acceptable limits Retrofitting • 18 Oct 22
Polar bears eating reindeer: normal behaviour or climate change? We view polar bears as the embodiment of our worsening global condition, but a changing diet may be due to other reasons Zoology • 04 Oct 22
Polar bears eating reindeer: normal behaviour or climate change? We view polar bears as the embodiment of our worsening global condition, but a changing diet may be due to other reasons Zoology • 04 Oct 22
What will inflation mean for Irish energy and climate policies? To tax or to subsidise, that is the question when it comes to protecting Ireland's climate and future energy security Budget 2023 • 23 Sep 22
What will inflation mean for Irish energy and climate policies? To tax or to subsidise, that is the question when it comes to protecting Ireland's climate and future energy security Budget 2023 • 23 Sep 22
Do you want to live in an ecovillage? Ecovillages provide socially, ecologically and economically sound lifestyles, showing that prosperity without growth is possible Ecovillages • 26 Sep 22
Do you want to live in an ecovillage? Ecovillages provide socially, ecologically and economically sound lifestyles, showing that prosperity without growth is possible Ecovillages • 26 Sep 22
Why sea levels are rising higher than expected in Dublin and Cork Aside from climate change, local exacerbating factors are behind rising sea levels in Irish coastal cities Ireland • 23 Sep 22
Why sea levels are rising higher than expected in Dublin and Cork Aside from climate change, local exacerbating factors are behind rising sea levels in Irish coastal cities Ireland • 23 Sep 22
One for the road: turning whiskey waste into biofuel Leftover grain accounts for 85% of total waste generated by distilleries. What if it could be used to fuel cars and planes? Brainstorm • 14 Sep 22
One for the road: turning whiskey waste into biofuel Leftover grain accounts for 85% of total waste generated by distilleries. What if it could be used to fuel cars and planes? Brainstorm • 14 Sep 22
All you need to know about how heat pumps work Here's a look at the engineering that underpins this technology and its potential for heating our homes Energy • 01 Sep 22
All you need to know about how heat pumps work Here's a look at the engineering that underpins this technology and its potential for heating our homes Energy • 01 Sep 22
Can farmers balance economic and environmental sustainability? The economic importance of Irish farming is well documented, as is the high level of CO2 emissions that the sector generates Farming • 02 Sep 22
Can farmers balance economic and environmental sustainability? The economic importance of Irish farming is well documented, as is the high level of CO2 emissions that the sector generates Farming • 02 Sep 22
The links between where we live and how we commute Land-use and transport policies must be coordinated to make walking, cycling and taking the bus more competitive Ireland • 30 Aug 22
The links between where we live and how we commute Land-use and transport policies must be coordinated to make walking, cycling and taking the bus more competitive Ireland • 30 Aug 22
