We are living in & experiencing a changing climate. Human activity has resulted in widespread and rapid changes in climate . Decisions taken this decade will reverberate for generations to come. Read Ireland’s Climate Change Assessment: bit.ly/492AXTV

Thanks to Microsoft Ireland for hosting our Sustainable Futures "AI for Sustainable Cities Challenge" today. Our UCC Ireland sustainability, engineering & science students worked on innovative solutions in transport & environmental sensing to support a fair & just transition to net zero

Really enjoyed speaking at this The GLOBE Program event with Linda Hughes Met Éireann & Dr Ned Dwyer. We discussed climate change-related extreme temperatures, climate adaptation, urban greening to alleviate heat islands & environmental justice 🌳🏙️ MaREI ERI SEFS@UCC

Through this initiative, we are delighted to be offering a suite of new 80% subsidised Level 9 Micro-credential courses in the area of sustainability in 2024! ucc.ie/en/sustainable…

🎓 Congratulations to the inaugural graduates of the MSc Sustainability in Enterprise! 🌏A joint programme between UCC Ireland Maynooth University & Atlantic Technological University The MSc prepares graduates to drive the transition towards a more sustainable economy. 🌱 ucc.ie/en/pcse/

Had a great day at Met Éireann with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Club of Ireland. We heard about the science underpinning critical Met Éireann functions including in climatology, observations, forecasting, engagement & education. Thanks to Met Éireann for hosting us for a wonderful event #DCUAlpha

Congrats to our MSc in Sustainability in Enterprise graduates! It's an honour to direct this MSc & teach & support sustainability leaders🌍 Our Sustainable Futures MSc is a collab b'ween UCC Ireland, Frances Lucy Atlantic Technological University & Prof John Cullen Maynooth University. Thanks HEA for generous support.

Enjoyed visiting the Tate Modern in London over the weekend and the "Filled with the Brilliance of Life" exhibit by Yayoi Kusama.

Provocative seminar on sustainability learning, 🙏to Stephen Sterling, David Donoghue & panel, Niamh Guiry, Patrick Paul Walsh (The SDG Academy), gerard mullally & Laura Steele (@QUB). 🙏🙏 to partners CIRTL UCC Green Campus, & funders National Forum T&L & HEA SDSN Europe SDSN

UCC becomes the first university in the world to secure five Green Flags UCC’s sector leading Green Campus programme has transformed our university and placed sustainability at the heart of everything we do. bit.ly/UCCGF24 Foundation for Environmental Education

At the United Nations in New York, I delivered a statement on the importance of harnessing science, technology & innovation in an ethical & human-rights based manner for advancing progress on the SDGs & climate action globally UCC Ireland My statement is available here: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k16/k…

This is a stunning documentary - capturing curiosity and the beautiful sounds, signatures and frequencies of birdsong in Ireland RTÉ Irish Wildlife Sounds (Seán Ronayne)

The EPA today published its ghg emissions projections for 2023-2050. Ireland is projected to achieve a reduction of up to 29% in total greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, compared to a target of 51%. Read more: bit.ly/ghgemissionspr…

UCC has placed 67th of 1,963 universities from around the world in the latest results of the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings. UCC scored within the Top 30 in five of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals considered by the ranking. ucc.ie/en/news/2024/u…

I'm an extremely proud PhD supervisor today - absolutely delighted for Anna O'Regan, my PhD student, who successfully defended her thesis! 🎉 Thanks to all involved: examiners Dr David Wall and Prof David Carslaw, and co-supervisors Dr Stig Hellebust and Prof Colin O'Dowd.

Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2023 are the lowest in three decades. The EPA published provisional greenhouse gas emissions for Ireland for 2023. The figures show a reduction of 6.8% compared to 2022, with emission reductions in almost all sectors bit.ly/3RZUSg2

The Human Capital Initiative (HCI) Pillar 3 is funded by the National Training Fund (NTF). Dr. Marguerite Nyhan of Sustainable Futures spoke to us about how NTF funding is assisting Ireland to reach its Climate Action Plan goals. Take a look at Dr. Nyhan’s insights below.

Yesterday we met Prof Prof Marguerite Nyhan from UCC Ireland and Director of Sustainable Futures   We talked about her participation at ISEE Env Epi on Urban Infrastructure & Health panel and her interest in developing academic collaborations with 🇨🇱 Universities on sustainable cities.

Ayer recibimos a la Prof UCC Ireland Prof Marguerite Nyhan y Directora de Sustainable Futures. Conversamos sobre su participación en ISEE Env Epi en el panel de Infraestructura Urbana & Salud y su interés por desarrollar colaboraciones académicas en 🇨🇱 sobre ciudades sustentables. #ISEE2024