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Sustainability
08 June 2022
19
MINS
Beyond GDP – The value of marine ecosystem services
Prof Stephen Hynes
According to the most recent climate
change
report from the United Nations
,
sea level rise, ocean heat and acidification are massively impacting the ability of our oceans to deliver many of the critical ecosystem services that we depend on, yet take for granted. Governments and policy makers have generally failed to recognise the value
of
these marine ecosystem services in national income accounts and project appraisals; that situation is now changing.
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Sustainability
26 May 2022
10
MINS
From the Ground Up – Irish peatlands communities reducing CO2 emissions
Professor Christine Domegan
As the world strives to reduce carbon emissions, peatlands have been dubbed the new “black gold,” storing over three times the carbon of all the forests in the world. As part of the
EU LIFE Peatlands and People project
, people who once dug out drains to dry up bogs for peat harvesting are now blocking those very drains as part of a large-scale rewetting process. What drives a cultural shift like this? According to Professor of Social Marketing Christine Domegan, we must match urgent calls to action with positive models for change and mutual community support.
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Sustainability
18 May 2022
35
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Taking Risks on Life on this Planet
Tom McDermott, Dr Denis O’Hora
More than ever, we understand the causes of climate change and the likely consequences of inaction. So, what stops us from reducing carbon emissions in a meaningful way? Lecturer in Economics of Climate Change & Development,
Tom McDermott
and Behavioural Scientist,
Dr Denis O’Hora
investigate why we, as a society, have been unable to make greater progress in tackling this existential challenge.
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15 December 2020
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