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A photograph showing a flood under a railway bridge flood in Holywood

Climate change risks to transport infrastructure

16th December 202116th December 2021 Ellen Robson Climate change

Reading Time: 8 minutes The condition and quality of transport infrastructure is critical to the economic and social wellbeing of Northern Ireland (NI). There

A photograph over Cuilcagh in County Fermanagh: a protected site that spans the border

Environment

Peatlands: What are they, where are they and why do they matter?

6th May 20216th May 2021 Josh Pike Climate change

Reading Time: 6 minutes Peatlands are the UK’s most extensive semi-natural habitat, but are often thought of as muddy, wet and useless wastelands. This

Environment Infrastructure Transport

Decarbonising road transport – The challenge is set

12th March 202116th March 2021 Des McKibbin

Reading Time: 8 minutes When the UK Government became the world’s first major economy to legislate for a ‘net zero’ target for carbon emissions

An image showing a tree canopy from beneath

Environment

What exactly are the air pollution impacts on health?

20th June 201920th June 2019 Beatrice Sampson Pollution

Reading Time: 6 minutes The impacts and dangers associated with air pollution are becoming increasingly recognised. Around 28,000 to 40,000 deaths per year are

An image showing a set of new plastic bottles

Environment

Plastics in the sea: Part two – policy for plastics

18th June 201919th June 2019 Katie Threadgill Marine life, Waste disposal and recycling

Reading Time: 6 minutes This blog article is the second in a series of two which discusses the issue of marine plastic waste in

An image showing a large quantity of largely plastic on a beachmarine litter

Environment

Plastics in the sea: Part one – the plastic problem

17th June 201919th June 2019 Katie Threadgill Marine life, Waste disposal and recycling

Reading Time: 7 minutes This blog article is the first in a series of two which discusses the issue of marine plastic waste in

Brexit Environment

What next for the environment, Brexit and cross-border co-operation?

23rd May 201922nd November 2019 Suzie Cave Borders

Reading Time: 8 minutes Environmental regulation currently experienced by Northern Ireland (NI) and the Republic of Ireland (RoI) is greatly influenced by European Union

An image of the Peace Bridge in Derry/Londonderry

Brexit Environment Planning

A comparison of the planning systems in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland

15th April 20195th November 2019 Suzie Cave Planning Policies

Reading Time: 6 minutes This blog article examines the similarities and differences between the planning systems north and south of the border on the

A satellite image showing Storm Ophelia making landfall in Ireland on 16 October 2017 (Image: NASA, public domain)

Environment

Climate Change legislation in Northern Ireland: Is it just a lot of hot air?

30th November 201722nd November 2019 Suzie Cave Climate change

Reading Time: 6 minutes Climate change and the need for legislation to address it still remains a debate in Northern Ireland (NI), where specific

Environment

How do you control a space invader? The problem of Japanese Knotweed in Northern Ireland

24th April 201713th November 2019 Suzie Cave

Reading Time: 6 minutes Since the introduction of Japanese Knotweed as an ornamental plant in the nineteenth century, it has spread throughout watercourses, transport

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