Environment
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Environmental policy: the EU’s perspective
Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea, Director for Implementation, Governance and Semester in the European Commissions Directorate General for Environment, discusses how a multifaceted…
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How to engage the public on climate
Diarmuid Torney, Associate Professor in the School of Law and Government, Dublin City University (DCU) outlines findings from analysis done…
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Compost key to carbon sequestration: Are biological methods the future of farming?
With the demand to grow food production ever further, Northern Ireland agriculture is under increasing pressure to hit challenging productivity…
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Waste performance
Almost half of waste collected by local authorities in Northern Ireland was sent for reuse, dry recycling and composting during…
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The importance of narratives
Queen’s University Belfast’s John Barry discusses the journey from declarations of climate emergencies to climate action and just energy transitions…
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Planning for the future: consulting with the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland, like many places across the world, is under increasing pressure when it comes to land-use. Growing populations lead…
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Implementing water policy
Andrew Farmer, Head of Natural Resources and Circular Economy Programme in the Institute for European Environmental Policy, discusses some of…
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A different environment
The Department for Infrastructure’s Chief Planner and Director of Regional Planning, Angus Kerr, outlines the challenges and opportunities in an…
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Re-examining a major resource beneath Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland has an abundance of groundwater resources and unlike our neighbours, we use hardly any of it. Groundwater Engineer,…
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From climate breakdown to a just energy transition in Northern Ireland
Professor of Green Political Economy at Queen’s University Belfast, John Barry, argues that the lack of specific climate change legislation…
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