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Northern Ireland needs a Programme for Government that’s fit for the future

4 Mar 2020

If we want to cut our cloth as best as possible for the short- and long-term, the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals might be a good place to start.

Why we need a guardian of the future

28 Feb 2020

One of the most difficult challenges for the restored administration at Stormont will be to address long-term challenges.

Climate Change: How charities can help

7 Feb 2020

Climate change is not just the greatest threat we collectively face. It is an existential threat. Combating it is a task for all of us: every government, every organisation, and every individual.

Reducing net emissions requires many changes

Northern Ireland emissions (graph from Pivotal PPF)

6 Feb 2020

The Assembly has declared a climate emergency. There is no one way to fix this global issue – but it is great to see us take a seat at the table to take on this existential problem.

Restoring Ireland's forests, one tree at a time

31 Jan 2020

County Down man James McConville is an architect based in Sweden. He saw the rise of Greta Thunberg first hand and was inspired to make a difference himself back home.

Food for thought: Northern Ireland's farming crisis

3 Oct 2019

Our health and the health of the land are inextricably linked. That link is now fractured.

NI's environment strategy: have your say

18 Sep 2019

Work has started on developing an environmental strategy for Northern Ireland, at long last.

Why we need to reforest Northern Ireland

6 Sep 2019

New research tells us that restoring our ancient forests is both the cheapest and most effective way of tackling climate change. Northern Ireland is the second most deforested part of Europe. We should therefore be at the forefront of change.

The neglected miracle cure: walking

19 Jul 2019

There is one thing almost everyone can do, every day and at no cost, that would simultaneously improve their health, fitness, mental wellbeing and reduce pollution. Walking.

Westminster turns to people power to help tackle climate change

3 Jul 2019

The UK’s planned new Citizen’s Assembly – specifically set up to look at climate change – could be good news for democracy and the planet, and also provide a positive legacy for an otherwise dire term of parliament.

Re-defining rubbish - the Circular Economy

27 Jun 2019

It’s good that so many people are becoming more conscious about single use plastics. It’s even better that the environment has catapulted up the political agenda.

Global goals lack local focus

23 May 2019

The UN Sustainable Development Goals are nearly four years old. High-level strategies for the world (or 193 UN member nations) to build a “better and more sustainable future”. Too few people know what they are.

The terrifying truth about climate change

1 Mar 2019

It has been one of those weeks when everyone has been talking about the weather.

Plastic: Turning the tide

4 Jan 2019

Last year was a terrible one for those of us who care about the environment. There were apocalyptic reports about climate change, extreme weather conditions and species extermination.

Climate Change: Northern Ireland and the rising sea

7 Dec 2018

This week saw the start of a series of meetings which will have even more profound consequences for all of us than Brexit.

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