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"People cycle because it keeps them fit; it's a cheap, convenient and flexible mode of transport and they simply enjoy it." Photo: Finbarr O'Reilly/Getty Images

How the pandemic led to a cycling renaissance

Cycling • 07 Oct

Will you be cycling more 10 years from now?

Why we need a technological dialogue around climate change

Transport • 01 Oct

"Economic factors are likely to be playing a role in the very large shift to electric vehicles". Photo: Shutterstock

Is Covid-19 having a positive effect on electric car sales?

Electric Cars • 31 Aug

Dublin Bus capacity is currently 37 passengers per double decker bus

How will students deal with public transport and Covid-19 risks?

Transport • 24 Aug

"In order to electrify a large ship, the battery required would be twice as heavy as the vessel can safely carry - without even including passengers or cargo" Photo: Getty Images

The future of transport: what about trucks, ships and planes?

Transport • 20 Aug

Not up your street (yet): the Tesla Model 3 which is fitted with a full self-driving system. Photo: Sjoerd van der Wal/Getty Images

5 reasons why self-driving cars are still not on our roads

Brainstorm • 10 Aug

"Relatively short journeys are a good opportunity to switch from carbon intensive modes (such as driving) to zero carbon modes (such as walking and cycling)"

Here's how more walking and cycling will reduce carbon emissions

Transport • 15 Jul

Eamon Ryan: "banning things we don't do doesn't make us a leader in climate action. Being better at the things we are bad at does"

Here's what should be on Eamon Ryan's ministerial to-do list

Politics • 08 Jul

The view from traffic cameras on Dublin's M50 at 5.50pm during the evening rush hour on Wednesday March 31st

No traffic on the roads means carbon emissions have 'plummeted'

Climate Change • 19 Oct

Coming soon to Oranmore and Bearna. Photo: Getty Images

The maths of public transport in Galway

Public Transport • 13 Feb

"A typical Irish home has a carbon footprint of about 11 tonnes, which is one of the highest in Europe"

5 ways an Irish household can reduce carbon emissions

Climate Change • 13 Nov 19

"Women's journeys are much more complex"

More Irish women drive to work than men. Here's why

Climate Change • 11 Nov 19

Imagining a different future for capital and country

A walk through the streets of Dublin in 2030

Ireland • 05 Sep 19

A cyclist in Oslo, a city slowly but surely reducing the number of cars in its city centre. Photo: Fredrik Varfjell/AFP/Getty Images

Reclaiming the streets from the car

Podcast • 16 Aug 19

"This second coming of the electric car will be evolutionary and not revolutionary"

The second coming of the electric car

Electric Cars • 13 Aug 19

Look up, it's a carbon footprint of 2,146kg in Seat 32D

Why flying is the most problematic part of a zero-carbon plan

Climate Change • 22 Aug 19

"Commuting is an arduous part of modern life, a phenomenon which is known to have negative impacts on mental health"

How to improve the lot of commuters across Ireland

Commuting in Ireland • 29 Jan

"The modern tractor is also an integrated part of a drive towards what is called "precision agriculture"." Photo: VCG/VCG via Getty Images

The future of tractors

Farming • 05 Dec 18

Your new car is on the way. Photo: VCG via Getty Images

A consumer guide to electric cars

Electric Cars • 08 Oct 18

"If you were to make a trip from Cork to Dublin in a Ford Focus, you would pay about €11.50 in tax for the petrol needed for that trip. If you did the same trip in an electric powered Nissan Leaf, you would pay just five cent in tax"

The hidden cost of electric transport

Electric Cars • 03 Oct 18

Dublin Airport in 1972 long before it had notions of becoming a hub

The Hub at Dub: Dublin Airport's upgrade plan 25 years on

Dublin Airport • 19 Sep 18

Cork Business Association easily lobbied for a car ban on Patrick St to be overturned

Why cars and motorways aren't the keys to Cork's future

Cork • 06 Aug 18

Saying hello to the Boeing Dreamliner

The future of planes

Transport • 28 Mar 18

Coming soon to a motorway near you: the Tesla Semi

The future of trucks

Trucks • 19 Aug 19

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