What's the carbon footprint of the meat and veg we eat? Achievable changes to the familiar foods we eat would represent a 25% reduction in emissions from our current eating patterns Food • 14 Nov
What's required for local areas to predict and anticipate floods? Researchers are working on a robust flood alarm system to alert local authorities to potential flooding events in local areas Climate • 14 Nov
What's going to happen to used electric car batteries? The good news is that they're highly recyclable, but the process can be hazardous due to potential fires and other dangers Transport • 03 Nov
How can we recycle the dirty byproduct from coal power stations? The ash from burning coal in power stations can be put to good use by the construction industry Sustainability • 23 Oct
Why we need plastics (and what to do about it) By pivoting away from fossil fuel-based plastic, we can greatly decrease plastics' negative environmental impacts Science and Technology • 13 Oct
Should Irish cars go electric or hydrogen? While hydrogen fuel vehicles have several advantages, they face the same problems as electric cars with charging infrastructure Transport • 19 Sep
How could the billions saved by decarbonising shipping be spent? Reducing carbon emissions from shipping can unlock massive climate and development opportunities Shipping • 25 Jul
Will this year's heat and fire force change in tourism? Wildfires are showing us favourite holiday destinations are no longer safe as climate change intensifies Climate Change • 26 Jul
5 tips for small businesses when it comes to sustainability Small companies need to look at their attitude to people when it comes to successful and sustainable business development Work and careers • 20 Jul
Should SUV owners be charged more for parking in our cities? Paris politicians have agreed to impose higher parking fees on owners of SUVs in a bid to push them out of the city Transport • 17 Jul
Why your new house should be a timber house Increased use of timber in construction is key to both meeting housing demand and being environmentally sustainable Housing • 10 Jul
Can Ireland lead the offshore renewable energy race? Despite our significant geographical advantages, there's no doubt Ireland is currently a laggard globally in offshore energy Renewable Energy • 10 May
Why the EU's 2035 ban on petrol and diesel cars doesn't matter Increased production costs means car manufacturers are already phasing out these models far ahead of 2035 ban Transport • 05 May
What will we do with millions of used electric car batteries? Used EV batteries still have a considerable amount of capacity left and can be repurposed for energy storage Energy • 24 Apr
Do you really need a new phone? The curse of planned obsolescence While planned obsolescence is appealing to producers it works against sustainability and damages the environment in the long term technology • 14 Apr
Where are the best places for EV charging points? As electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids become more and more popular the debate around charging infrastructure continues Electric Cars • 12 Apr
How electric cars can power your home and save you money New technology means you can use electric cars to directly power your home or even send power to the grid Energy • 02 Mar
Should electric cars in Ireland be taxed by weight? With Norway implementing a new tax that goes up with the weight of the car, is it time for Ireland to follow suit? Electric Cars • 17 Feb
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
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
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
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
Why the return of the school run is bad news There's no way the school run in its current car-dominated form can be part of a sustainable future Transport • 23 Aug 22
Is it time to put a stop to tourism? Mass tourism is beginning to reach a stage where the costs to the location far outweigh the benefits Tourism • 18 Aug 22
Who owns Ireland's wind? In the absence of formal recognition of a legal 'wind estate', ownership is bundled together with ownership of land Energy • 09 Aug 22
