Now more than ever we are in a situation that is testing the resilience and robustness of our urban and community spaces. To aid the societal response to COVID-19, Cork Chamber believe it timely to initiate a review of shared public realm and the spaces allocated to pedestrians and cyclists, […]
Environment
Archives show DIAS scientists drawing public attention to global warming as far back as 1940s Scientists at Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) were drawing attention to the consequences of global warming as far back as the 1940s. To mark Earth Day today (22.04.20), the Institute is highlighting the contribution its researchers […]
The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Richard Bruton today (Wednesday, April 22) announced that €1m of funds from the Anti Dumping Initiative will be ring-fenced to support efforts to tackle a reported increase in illegal Dumping during the current Covid 19 crisis. Waste removal and the installation of CCTV or other monitoring […]
We may all feel as though the earth has shifted on its axis in recent weeks. But as we celebrate Earth Day tomorrow (Wednesday April 22), amidst the bleak news playing on a loop across the media, outside the air is undoubtedly less polluted and there are nuggets of relief. […]
Josepha Madigan, TD, Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, has drawn attention to satellite images taken by the European Space Agency of the devastating wildfires in Wicklow in recent days. Drawing attention to the images, Ms Madigan said: “There was an Orange Fire Alert in place until April 20 and these images […]
Fiona Hayes asks if we’re on on the edge of change with Doughnut Economics, a tool for transformative action first published in 2012, proposing a holistic social foundation and ecological ceiling for the whole world. As many of us are in lockdown and working from home my stepdaughter in Sydney […]