A pledge to shop more sustainably will be on many people’s New Year’s resolution lists. PAM RYAN talks to a Cork woman tapping into that

Would you use an App that enables you to give away surplus food? COLETTE SHERIDAN spoke to a Cork student who is doing just that, and encouraging others to sign up to the initiative too

Pope Francis suggested last week that people who substitute pets for children exhibit ‘selfishness’. Colette Sheridan responds in her weekly column

For many of us our New Year's resolution will be to live a more 'greener', sustainable, climate-friendly life. EMMA CONNOLLY spoke to some of Cork's Climate Ambassadors to hear their tips and advice

This is a moment for Ireland to seize and lead in action on climate change, says DENIS COLLINS, CEO of ActionZero and Former IDA Board Director and Chair of Regional Development

Imagine if governments around the world switched subsidies for the fossil fuel industry to instead fund people to put solar PV panels on their roofs, so says Kathriona Devereux in her weekly column

Have you heard of the ScholarLee Community Green Initiative? ScholarLee provides students accommodation in four locations across Cork. NIALL MELIA, Sales and Marketing Manager, tells us more

Saoi initiated the Fridays for Future strike at Cork City Hall almost three years ago. 

It is hard to be positive about the future in the face of such human stupidity and corruption, so says Kathriona Devereux as she reflects on COP26

Vera O'Riordan was part of the UCC delegation for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26

Farming can and will continue, but we cannot continue, lemming-like, in just producing product for cash, so says John Arnold

Mary Walsh, Executive Scientist in the Sports and Sustainability Department, part of the Community , Culture and Placemaking Directorate at Cork City Council, talks about moving towards a Circular Economy

To castigate young people for protesting is, quite frankly, insulting, says Colette Sheridan in her weekly column

We need to think and talk about what future we want to live in, so says Kathriona Devereux in her weekly column

As Cork teachers marched in Dublin as part of a global day of action, Jennifer Horgan travelled with them and found out why climate change is something educators believe should be an important part of the curriculum

If we are to address climate change it’s our politicians who will do this, at the behest of us: The voters, so says John Dolan in his weekly column

RHODA JENNINGS is part of a UCC delegation attending COP26. Here she reflects on the history of climate change and the annual conference, which is currently underway

Several TDs raised the issue of methane emissions with the Taoiseach in the Dáil yesterday. 

It has been described as the first global collation and empiric integration of mental health and well-being data exclusively from populations exposed to extreme weather events.

COINCIDING with COP26, the global climate change summit, University College Cork has unveiled a new mural on its campus which “represents a positive vision of a sustainable city”.

Organised by the Cork branch of People Before Profit (PBP), the rally will start at 12pm on Grand Parade.

Michéal Martin is attending the Cop26 summit in Glasgow.

Kathriona Devereux looks at the impact our habits are having on data collection - and in turn the environment

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has welcomed the announcement made by Johnson & Johnson (J&J) that the company has entered into a corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) in Ireland.

Kathriona Devereux is shocked at the volume of decorations on sale for Halloween and Christmas

Delegates from over 195 countries will gather to discuss a reduction in greenhouse gases at the event later this month.

Presently, there are 70 data centres operating in Ireland with eight more under construction and more in the planning stages.

Cork City Council have installed a network of air quality monitors at various locations across the city. 

MICHAEL McGrath, the public expenditure and reform minister, has earmarked Cork as an important region in the country’s efforts to reduce emissions over the next number of years.

The Big Beach Clean up takes place from September 17 to 19. AGNESE SANTORO tells us how we can get involved

This September, resist the fast fashion splurges and embrace the world of second-hand and vintage clothing so says Kathriona Devereux

Cork City Council recently launched their Air Quality Strategy, 2021-2016. Here, Dave Joyce, Cork City Council Director of Operations, tells us more about the plan’s ambitions in the years ahead

Parents must promote ‘Active Travel’ when schools return and make use of new work-life balance, says Ciaran Dineen, a journalist and Masters student, studying Urban Planning at UCC

We act like the consequences of climate change are far away, somewhere vaguely in the future, says Colette Sheridan in her weekly column

If humanity is to survive, we have to break up with ‘stuff’ and turn our back on our consumerist urges for shiny, new things, so says Kathriona Devereux

A UNIVERSITY College Cork (UCC) academic has warned that Ireland does “not have the luxury of taking a breather” in the battle against climate change, as a new report finds the country is becoming warmer and wetter, with extreme weather events more ...

“Addressing climate change is like fighting Covid: Every contribution matters,” is the message from UCC academic Dr Kian Mintz-Woo.

The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has warned of the effects on the environment cultivated from human habits in a hard-hitting report.

It’s OK to make small changes when it comes to sustainability, says EIMEAR HUTCHINSON

CORK primary school Our Lady of Lourdes NS Ballinlough held a special awards ceremony this week in recognition of their success in the national Simply Blue Group’s renewable energy poster competition.

Turkey is dealing with a combination of pollution and climate change in the Sea of Marmara. AILIN QUINLAN asks if Ireland is facing a similar issue 

As flying becomes a possibility again - the challenge of climate action remains, so says Kathriona Devereux in her weekly column

Carrigaline filmmaker Zoe Fitzpatrick captured the David and Goliath story of the environmental campaign she grew up with for her new short film, writes ELLIE O’BYRNE

CORK County Council is seeking stories from older people on climate change.

There are nine years left to cut emissions drastically and climate meetings and pledges are only the first steps, so says Kathriona Devereux in her weekly column

The next ten years is going to see big changes in how we power Ireland, so says Kathriona Devereux in her weekly column

In his weekly column Trevor Laffan says we should hand the planet over to future generations just as we found it - but instead we are hell bent on destroying it

AUTOMATED air-monitoring systems showed poor air quality in Cork City in recent days, so the public is being invited to have their say on a strategy to improve the situation.

In her weekly column Kathriona Devereux says humans struggle to grasp the concept that current actions will have adverse consequences in the future.

Concerned about meat consumption? Your health? The health of the planet? These cookbooks might provide some direction, says Ella Walker.