The Russian energy crisis and Ireland's reliance on fossil fuels We have over two million vehicles, one and a half million houses and a quarter of a million businesses that use fossil fuels Ireland • 02 Mar 22
The Russian energy crisis and Ireland's reliance on fossil fuels We have over two million vehicles, one and a half million houses and a quarter of a million businesses that use fossil fuels Ireland • 02 Mar 22
How Europe's energy demands have made the Ukranian crisis worse European energy needs have helped create an opportunity for Vladimir Putin which he has now exploited Energy • 25 Feb 22
How Europe's energy demands have made the Ukranian crisis worse European energy needs have helped create an opportunity for Vladimir Putin which he has now exploited Energy • 25 Feb 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
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 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
Why do electricity blackouts happen? Large-scale blackouts that result in total power loss to a large region are a nightmare scenario for grid operators Energy • 14 Oct 21
Why do electricity blackouts happen? Large-scale blackouts that result in total power loss to a large region are a nightmare scenario for grid operators Energy • 14 Oct 21
Why we need to stop objecting to wind farms While objections are valuable and necessary safeguards, they should be a last resort when full engagement and negotiation has failed Energy • 13 Jul 21
Why we need to stop objecting to wind farms While objections are valuable and necessary safeguards, they should be a last resort when full engagement and negotiation has failed Energy • 13 Jul 21
Why Covid-19 is the right time to increase carbon taxes Strengthening carbon pricing during the pandemic is the best time to do so for both consumers and governments Energy • 04 Dec 20
Why Covid-19 is the right time to increase carbon taxes Strengthening carbon pricing during the pandemic is the best time to do so for both consumers and governments Energy • 04 Dec 20
Is it time to reduce the use of solid fuels to heat our homes? The use of solid fuels in open fires and stoves has been linked with increasing levels of poor air quality and pollution Energy • 02 Dec 20
Is it time to reduce the use of solid fuels to heat our homes? The use of solid fuels in open fires and stoves has been linked with increasing levels of poor air quality and pollution Energy • 02 Dec 20
Why has the cost of renewable energy fallen so much? How solar energy got cheap is a story of luck, science, policy, tenacity and climate change Energy • 06 Nov 20
Why has the cost of renewable energy fallen so much? How solar energy got cheap is a story of luck, science, policy, tenacity and climate change Energy • 06 Nov 20
Why we need a technological dialogue around climate change How people will use new and existing technologies must be considered to avoid unintended negative consequences Transport • 01 Oct 20
Why we need a technological dialogue around climate change How people will use new and existing technologies must be considered to avoid unintended negative consequences Transport • 01 Oct 20
How can we reduce heating bills for those working from home? Spending an extra 40 hours a week at home could significantly increase heating bills and dramatically intensify household emissions. Energy • 22 Apr 21
How can we reduce heating bills for those working from home? Spending an extra 40 hours a week at home could significantly increase heating bills and dramatically intensify household emissions. Energy • 22 Apr 21
Here's what should be on Eamon Ryan's ministerial to-do list The minister needs to focus on transport and household heating where success will deliver benefits for all Politics • 08 Jul 20
Here's what should be on Eamon Ryan's ministerial to-do list The minister needs to focus on transport and household heating where success will deliver benefits for all Politics • 08 Jul 20
Why have petrol prices fallen at the pumps? It's down to a bitter price war between the world's biggest oil producing nations rather than the coronavirus outbreak Oil Prices • 03 Apr 20
Why have petrol prices fallen at the pumps? It's down to a bitter price war between the world's biggest oil producing nations rather than the coronavirus outbreak Oil Prices • 03 Apr 20
How coronavirus measures have changed electricity demand Electricity demand in Ireland has fallen, but electricity-related greenhouse gas emissions have increased Energy • 27 Mar 20
How coronavirus measures have changed electricity demand Electricity demand in Ireland has fallen, but electricity-related greenhouse gas emissions have increased Energy • 27 Mar 20
How gas flaring damages the atmosphere and the economy The damaging practice is how Texas oilfields wasted enough gas in 2019 to meet Ireland's entire energy needs for 12 years Energy • 11 Mar 20
How gas flaring damages the atmosphere and the economy The damaging practice is how Texas oilfields wasted enough gas in 2019 to meet Ireland's entire energy needs for 12 years Energy • 11 Mar 20
Shedding climate-friendly light on energy services in Africa An Irish energy project is providing renewables-based power to a rural village in Botswana Energy • 03 Feb 20
Shedding climate-friendly light on energy services in Africa An Irish energy project is providing renewables-based power to a rural village in Botswana Energy • 03 Feb 20
5 ways an Irish household can reduce carbon emissions From heating to transport, here are some ways to reduce your family's carbon footprint Climate Change • 13 Nov 19
5 ways an Irish household can reduce carbon emissions From heating to transport, here are some ways to reduce your family's carbon footprint Climate Change • 13 Nov 19
Can greenhouse gases and carbon monoxide be turned into biofuels? While there are challenges to overcome, the production of ethanol and butanol at a large scale seems promising Energy • 11 Nov 19
Can greenhouse gases and carbon monoxide be turned into biofuels? While there are challenges to overcome, the production of ethanol and butanol at a large scale seems promising Energy • 11 Nov 19
Why are we so unwilling to invest in energy efficiency? Our strange and biased appraisal of the future plays a role in why we are unwilling to invest in energy-saving technologies Behavioural economics • 17 Oct 19
Why are we so unwilling to invest in energy efficiency? Our strange and biased appraisal of the future plays a role in why we are unwilling to invest in energy-saving technologies Behavioural economics • 17 Oct 19
5 ways towards sustainable resource production Can we meet the insatiable global demand for metals for electric vehicles and clean energy in a sustainable way? Climate Change • 13 Sep 19
5 ways towards sustainable resource production Can we meet the insatiable global demand for metals for electric vehicles and clean energy in a sustainable way? Climate Change • 13 Sep 19
Is it time to give nuclear power a chance? Nuclear could be the solution to our insatiable hunger for energy and urgent need to combat climate change Podcast • 28 Aug 19
Is it time to give nuclear power a chance? Nuclear could be the solution to our insatiable hunger for energy and urgent need to combat climate change Podcast • 28 Aug 19
Lessons on climate action from the Rural Electrification scheme The Climate Action Plan will require a level of engagement and transformation last seen when electricity came to rural Ireland Climate Change • 21 Aug 19
Lessons on climate action from the Rural Electrification scheme The Climate Action Plan will require a level of engagement and transformation last seen when electricity came to rural Ireland Climate Change • 21 Aug 19
Why flying is the most problematic part of a zero-carbon plan While planes are getting more fuel-efficient, the carbon associated with your seat on a plane is very, very high Climate Change • 22 Aug 19
Why flying is the most problematic part of a zero-carbon plan While planes are getting more fuel-efficient, the carbon associated with your seat on a plane is very, very high Climate Change • 22 Aug 19
Is it time for Ireland to give nuclear power a chance? International efforts to combat climate change have seen many re-examine the role and future of nuclear power Energy • 21 Aug 19
Is it time for Ireland to give nuclear power a chance? International efforts to combat climate change have seen many re-examine the role and future of nuclear power Energy • 21 Aug 19
