Sustainability and Gratitude

In his latest article, Professor Frank J. Convery, Chairperson of Comhar Sustainable Development Council, looks at the importance of funding research and the need to produce a payback that benefits Irish society, especially in difficult times.
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Smart Cities and Sustainability

In his latest article, Professor Frank J. Convery, Chairperson of Comhar Sustainable Development Council, discusses how cities, as hubs of creativity and innovation can be sustainable and resiliant through smart management.

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Governance and Sustainability

Governance is about how we manage our affairs, at the level of the individual, the family, the company, the community and the planet.  When governance is good, it goes unremarked, and seems indeed unremarkable.  But when it is bad…

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Gulf Gushing and Sustainability

In his latest article, Professor Frank J. Convery, Chairperson of Comhar Sustainable Development Council, explores the impact of oils spills and our reliance on fossil fuels.

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Not So Smart Metres

In the latest monthly commentary from Comhar on sustainability issues, guest commentator Professor Gerry Wrixon argues that lowering CO2 emissions in Ireland can be better achieved with the introduction of buy back schemes for microgenerators rather than installing smart meters.
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Innovation and the Budget – Sustaining Progress During the Big Adjustment

In his latest monthly commentary on sustainability issues, Professor Frank J. Convery, Chairperson of Comhar Sustainable Development Council, “If money isn’t loosened up, this sucker could go down.”  So spoke President Bush last week as he summarised the prospects for the US economy if Congress did not approve the administration’s bailout package for the financial institutions.
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Irish Living Longer as Mortality Rates Decline

In the latest monthly commentary from Comhar on sustainability issues, guest commentator Professor Brendan Walsh looks at recent trends in Ireland’s mortality rates and highlights the factors that have led to Irish people living longer.
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Age, Lisbon and Sustainability

In his latest monthly article on sustainability issues, Professor Frank J. Convery, Chairperson of Comhar Sustainable Development Council, reflects on the result of the recent Lisbon Treaty referendum, and wonders if age was a deciding factor in how people cast their vote.
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Sustainability and Final Waste Disposal

In his latest commentary, Professor Frank Convery, Chairperson of Comhar, the Sustainable Development Council, argues that incineration should not have priority over landfill as a means of final disposal of household waste.

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Purging the Sins of Car Emissions

In his latest monthly article on environmental issues, Professor Frank J. Convery, Chairperson of Comhar Sustainable Development Council, gives some tips on ‘ecodriving’ and on how to choose a fuel-efficient car to best meet your needs.
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