Thanks to former Climate Minister Denis Naughten for reflecting on the role of UCC Sustainability Institute research and analysis in improving policy making processes.

Climate Change Off the Record is a new podcast where experts step away from the data to share their hopes, fears, and the human side of the science. 

Solar power is growing at a staggering pace, challenging fossil fuels and reshaping economies, industrial systems and geopolitics. Prof Hannah Daly's latest column in The Irish Times

Senior Lecturer in clean energy at UCC, Dr. Paul Deane knows a thing or two about energy efficiency... But in reality, when you go from transforming a vacant home from a G BER rating to an A grade energy efficient house, you realise that the practical learnings are pretty major... Dr Paul Deane joins Seán to discuss.

Latest Irish Times Column by Prof Hannah Daly

Dr. Vahid Aryanpur will contribute to Chapter 11: Transport and Mobility Services and Systems, focusing on mitigation strategies for passenger and freight transport.

Congratulations to Dr. Vahid Aryanpur on his new research project ClimEnergise, funded by Met Éireann.

ClimEnergise will develop a climate-informed energy system planning framework to help Ireland reach net zero while ensuring resilience, security, and informed decisions under climate variability.

A research fellow will be hired to work at the intersection of climate science, energy systems analysis, and power systems planning.

More details: https://lnkd.in/eVwHTyNS

Dr Róisín Moriarty's interview on RTE Morning Ireland discussing recent study on National temperature neutrality, agricultural methane and climate policy: reinforcing inequality in the global food system

The implications are difficult to imagine, but this is no longer a theoretical question, and it's the subject of my column today.

Should we give up hope on 1.5ºC as infeasible, or should it remain our North Star? What do you think?

Prof Hannah Daly article available here: Overshooting 1.5 degrees - What happens now?