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Central banks should be fighting the climate crisis – here’s why
Professors Martin Sokol, Trinity, and Jennie Stephens, Northeastern University, argue the case for central banks catalysing a more just, equitable and climate-stable future in this piece for The Conversation.
5 Jan 2024
Environment|Society|Sustainability
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Wells and Wellbeing – new book links the water science and traditions behind Irish holy wells
Dr Bruce Misstear, Fellow Emeritus in Trinity’s School of Engineering, recently launched a new book – Wells and Wellbeing, The Hydrogeology of Irish Holy Wells.
21 Dec 2023
Culture|Environment|Science
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Darndale urban forest collaboration led by Trinity and Dublin City Council
The Dublin suburb of Darndale has today become the location of a new innovative ‘urban forest’ as part of an EU funded city tree-planting initiative. It has joined Milan, Barcelona and the Romanian city of Brasov as one of four forests being planted in the ‘UForest’ project.
1 Dec 2023
Community|Environment
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Why the Fed should treat climate change’s $150B economic toll like other national crises it’s helped fight
Climate disasters are now costing the United States US$150 billion per year, and the economic harm is rising. Trinity's Prof. Martin Sokol co-authored this piece for The Conversation.
30 Nov 2023
Environment|Research|Society
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Bees are still being harmed despite tightened pesticide regulations
A new study has confirmed that pesticides, commonly used in farmland, significantly harm bumblebees – Ireland’s most important wild pollinators. In a huge study spanning 106 sites across eight European countries, researchers have shown that despite tightened pesticide regulations, far more needs to be done.
29 Nov 2023
Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability
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Trinity tree of the month - the Himalayan Dogwood
November’s tree of the month is the Cornus capitata, or Himalayan Dogwood located in the Provost’s garden. It is just over 11 m tall with a short trunk about one metre in girth. Currently the tree is estimated to store 333 kg of carbon.
29 Nov 2023
Environment|Sustainability
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Trinity students and staff attend COP28
The 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is taking place for the next two weeks in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). This year, Trinity has gained observer status which means representatives access seminars, panels and networking opportunities, but not the negotiations.
29 Nov 2023
Environment|Society|Sustainability
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Trinity to headquarter Climate+ Co-Centre
The new €41.3 million research centre will be the home of research, innovation, and policy development across the interlinked challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, and water degradation on the islands of Ireland and Britain.
28 Nov 2023
Awards and Funding|Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability
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Trinity welcomes Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf
Mr Yousaf greeted the special Scottish gathering with a "Dia dhaoibh" and went on to talk about how vital the friendship was between Scotland and Ireland, noting that 23,000 Irish citizens live in Scotland.
27 Nov 2023
Community|Environment|Society
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Fewer staff, students are walking and cycling, survey finds
The numbers walking fell to 20% from a high of 28% in 2018, while the cycling rate was sharply down (-59%) from 2011.
20 Nov 2023
Community|Environment|Students