Irish people are taking positive actions for our climate and momentum is building
It is fitting that a column about change has to face change itself and today’s is my final Game Changer
It is fitting that a column about change has to face change itself and today’s is my final Game Changer
Game Changers: Biodversity Net Gain is now a legal in the UK stipulates any development has to result in ‘measurable’ biodiversity improvement
Game Changers: The app ‘is very good at showing people the stuff that is most worth doing from a carbon-saving point of view’
Game Changers: I’ve driven across Ireland, to France and around the UK, discovering the joys of charging in three countries
Game Changers: A tree-planting pilot project in the UK shows promising results in tackling antisocial behavior
Game Changers: A plant in Co Donegal will dry seaweed to produce flakes of SeaMeat, which can replace 25% of the meat in a burger
Game Changers: We have been taught over generations to see the role of nature in our lives as unimportant. For us to survive and thrive, that message needs to change
Game Changers: ‘Email apnoea’ and ‘screen apnoea’ can trigger shallow breathing, which in turn puts our bodies in fight or flight mode
Game Changers: System change from the top down will allow us to continue to eat happily for generations to come
Game Changers: This year festival organisers will be calculating the carbon emitted and waste produced during our biggest hooley
Game Changers: ‘People find this project so positive. There are very deep emotions around having space’
Game Changers: Game Changers: Take a fresh approach to buying ‘new’ clothes
Game Changers: Take wild-seeded trees from places where they’re not wanted and let them grow where they are needed - it’s a no-brainer
Game Changers: Why not eschew avocados and chickpeas for home-grown plant protein?
Game Changers: Bioscientist and entrepreneur Lucy Gaffney is leading an initiative aimed at helping businesses become nature positive
Game Changers: Habitat ReStore chain of shops carefully dismantles old kitchens to be reused elsewhere
Game Changers: New rules will put our food system under a harsh spotlight that no amount of pictures of lush fields and smiling people leaning on farm gates will blur
Game Changers: These Christmas gifts to nature can be bought at the tap of a button
Game Changers: Transitioning to organic dairy could reduce greenhouse gas emissions of the average farm by 40%
Game Changers: Peadar Lynch’s Cherry Orchard garden salads are an example of how healthy food can be grown locally, organically and sustainably
Game Changers: Ceding Lime Avenue to traffic in a climate and biodiversity emergency is a backward step
Game Changers: The average tree newly arrived in a city takes 16 years to absorb its own carbon footprint
Game Changers: The monoculture farm that only produces one thing is a model that suits food businesses, not farming ones
Game Changers: Winterage weekend highlights a way of farming more in harmony with our place in the natural world
Game Changers: Making the Liffey swimmable could be life-changing for communities who don’t live in wealthy seaside neighbourhoods
Game Changers: A 15-year-old climate activist who presents RTÉ Junior’s Ecolution, a brilliant podcast reconnecting children with the natural world
Game Changers: The HaPPE compostable apron and biodigester system can be used to create relaxing gardens for patients and staff
Game Changers: The vast majority of wetsuits are made from neoprene, a synthetic rubber created from petroleum
Game Changers: Hannah Gallagher and Laura Buchanan’s new book Wild Things draws on the importance of connecting with nature
Game Changers: It dries the clothes using a combination of solar and wind power - it’s your washing line
Game Changers: The Irish Green Building Council is attempting to rebalance the relationship between nature and buildings
Game Changers: Native trees and shrubs are vital to our urban landscapes
Game Changers: The Woodland League in Clare explore a future where forests can be managed according to a deeper wisdom
Game Changers: Blarney Park Allotments in Crumlin has grown out of a wasteland of burned-out rubbish
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