Global Climate Strike sees over 10,000 on Dublin Streets
Thousands of students took to the streets of Dublin on Friday as part of the Global Climate Strike. This larger strike saw millions of students protesting around major cities worldwide.…
How Renewables Can Solve Ireland’s Energy Crisis
Climate change is one of our generation’s most pressing issues, yet it is often overlooked by businesses and individuals alike, often leaving governments in charge of the situation. With several…
The Greta Thunberg Effect
The planets temperature has risen by just under 1° Celsius since the 19th century most of which occurred in the last thirty years, sea levels are rising, ice sheets are…
Climate Change: What Can You Really Do To Help?
From childhood, small environmentally friendly actions that each person can implement in the home have been ingrained into us by parents, teachers and media. We are asked, ‘What can YOU…
CAP Reform Can Help Us Tackle Climate Change
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) represents one of the largest and most tangible EU programs. Making up a massive 37.7% of the multiannual budget, it is only matched in monetary…
Green Week Climate Panel Hears Of Need For ‘Deep Change’ In Approach To Climate Change
UCD Students Union and the L&H’s panel talk on climate change last week as a part of UCDSU’s first ever Green Week. The panel which considered on academics and politicians…
God and Climate Change
People are ubiquitously using religion as a subconscious excuse for the effects that climate change is having on the earth. Religion seeks to bridge the gap between the known and…
70% Of Global Warming Due To Paul
A major breakthrough for climate change researchers occurred last week as scientists discovered that 70% of the effects of global warming are due to one man and his reckless lifestyle.…
Mary Robinson Claims We Are Heading for “Catastrophe” During James Joyce Acceptance Speech
There was a huge crowd in the Fitzgerald Chamber on Thursday to attend a talk and award presentation with Ireland’s seventh President – Mary Robinson. Originally from Ballina in County…
The Doomsday Clock: An Essential Metaphorical Instrument or a Legitimate Soothsayer?
On Thursday the 25th of January 2018, the metaphorical device known as the Doomsday Clock was shifted forward by thirty seconds to stand at just two minutes to midnight, the…
Green Campus Programme To Tackle Environmental Issues in UCD
Many people will be familiar with the Green Flag programme from school. However, for those who aren’t: it is a student-led initiative with its main purpose of spreading environmental awareness…
The Citizen’s Assembly on Climate Change
On November 6th the Citizens Assembly held a series of votes under the topic of ‘How the State can make Ireland a leader in tackling climate change’. This is the…