An innovative project to approach climate change communication has received funding at University College Cork (UCC).

Four towns across Ireland will be shortly chosen and hairdressers in each town will be provided with a suite of training materials about climate change and the role that local communities can play in addressing it. 

• UCC workshop underscored storytelling and the arts as essential catalysts for effective climate communication and progress on the UN SDGs.
• Former UN Ambassador and co-founder of the 2030 SDG Agenda David Donoghue addressed the event.
• The workshop featured researchers from across UCC, research centres and partners including Met Éireann, Cork Chamber and the Glucksman.

Ireland’s food industry falls short on health and sustainability goals

Ways to enable Irish farmers to maintain high productivity levels of forage crops in a sustainable manner under changing environmental conditions is to be investigated in a project led by University College Cork (UCC) researchers. 

Scientists have found three new species that are close relatives to the plant from which chocolate is produced – a discovery that could pave the way for climate-proof chocolate.

Government welcomes MaREI report heralding A Net-Zero Energy System

Cork City Council & Centre for Research into Atmospheric Chemistry collaborate to launch air quality dashboard

Unwitting Tourists Cause Gannet Nests to Fail on Saltee