Tagged: Climate Change & News
-
World Congress on Water, Climate and Energy in Dublin next week News
09.05.2012 Ireland will next week host a six-day international Congress on Water, Climate and Energy that is being organised by the International Water Association. -
Arctic could be source of methane leaks, NASA says News
23.04.2012 NASA scientists at the US space agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California are claiming that cracks in frozen parts of the Arctic Ocean’s surface could be leading to... -
ESA’s Envisat satellite stops sending data to Earth News
13.04.2012 The European Space Agency (ESA) has declared a spacecraft emergency as it is trying to establish why its Envisat satellite has suddenly stopped sending data to Earth after 10... -
Irish firms lower greenhouse gas emissions in 2011 News
10.04.2012 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today said that emissions from Irish companies covered by the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) dropped from 17.36m tonnes in 2010 to...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, R&D, Life Sciences, Green Tech, Engineering, Energy, Economy -
New Apple iPad to make Mount Everest ascent with scientists News
22.03.2012 A National Geographic team, coupled with scientists from Montana State University, will be attempting to relive a successful 1963 expedition to the pinnacle of Mount Everest,... -
UN marks World Water Day with emphasis on food security News
22.03.2012 Today is World Water Day 2012 and this year the UN is honing in on food security. Events are happening all around the world today to emphasis issues such as how drought is still... -
Global Green Asset Management Network launches at NYSE News
20.03.2012 The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has marked Ireland Day, with Taoiseach Enda Kenny, TD, ringing the opening bell, and Ireland’s Green IFSC initiative launching the Global... -
Earth Hour to extend to International Space Station News
15.03.2012 Earth Hour will extend to the International Space Station for the first time this year, where European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut and WWF ambassador André Kuipers will keep... -
Google takes top spot in Greenpeace Cool IT Leaderboard News
08.02.2012 Greenpeace has today released its latest Cool IT Leaderboard that pitches IT giants against each other for how they are using their IT prowess to tackle climate change and...Tags: Google, IBM, Facebook, Intel, Fujitsu , data centre, Climate Change, Clean Energy, Solar, Cloud, Wind Energy, -
Celebrating the centenary of Robert Falcon Scott’s South Pole expedition News
17.01.2012 Scientists and explorers all around the globe are today recalling the scientific achievements of the Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott, as this day marks the centenary of...Tags: Science, Climate Change -
Facebook on a clean energy mission with Greenpeace News
15.12.2011 Greenpeace has today ended its Unfriend Coal attack on Facebook. Instead, the duo are now teaming up to launch an ambitious clean-energy drive, which will involve encouraging...Categories: Energy, Global CIO, Economy, Consumer Tech, Green Tech, Renewable Energy, Search Engines, Social Media, Sustainability -
EU plans monster €80bn investment in R&D News
30.11.2011 In a move calculated to give Europe the edge in science and technology with the resulting jobs boost that will come from new industries, the EU plans to invest €80bn under its... -
UN warns how 2011 is 10th warmest on record as GHGs are on an alarming rise News
29.11.2011 2011 has been a remarkable one for meteorological activity such as La Niña, which was supposed to have a cooling effect on the Earth’s atmosphere. Scientists are linking the...Categories: Life Sciences, Global CIO, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy, Education, Green Tech, Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, R&D -
HP, Dell, Nokia, Apple and Philips top green-tech list News
09.11.2011 Apple might be hot on everyone’s lips due to the release of the new iPhone 4S, but it’s being outpaced by companies such as HP, Dell and Nokia in the green electronics stakes....Categories: Sustainability, Mobile, Hardware, Green Computing, Green, Enterprise, Energy, Consumer Tech, Computers, Green TechTags: Dell, HP, Nokia, Philips, Apple, CO2 Emissions, Electronics, Climate Change, Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Green Tech, Green IT -
Asia-Pacific conference looks at global green-tech opportunities News
24.10.2011 The recently held Asia Pacific Sustainability Leadership Conference brought together government, business and industry leaders to look at the latest green-tech and...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Leadership & Management, Green, Government, Green Tech -
Irish scientist John Tyndall: climate change visionary in 1861 News
26.09.2011 It is 150 years since the Irish scientist John Tyndall published his breakthrough scientific paper, which identified the critical role of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in maintaining...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Research, R&D, Life Sciences, Internet, Green Computing, Green, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy, Green Tech -
Sustainability scientists advise countries on climate change News
13.09.2011 Two Michigan State University (MSU) scientists have come up with interesting linear compensation and game theory mechanisms to get countries to co-operate on climate change...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, R&D, Life Sciences, Green Computing, Green, Government, Global CIO, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy, Green Tech, CIOTags: CO2 Emissions, Climate Change -
Climate change no longer top global warming concern News
30.08.2011 Global concern over climate change no longer tops the list of environmental issues people are most worried about, with air and water pollution, water shortages, packaging waste... -
Facebook acquires iOS book app designer Push Pop Press News
03.08.2011 Facebook has acquired iOS book designer Push Pop Press for an undisclosed sum. However, Facebook is not entering the digital book space. -
Ireland to draw down €600m from EU R&D fund by 2013 News
24.06.2011 Ireland has to date received €300m from the EU’s €55bn Framework Programme Seven (FP7) and this is expected to increase to €600m by 2013 – signally an upsurge in science and R&D...Categories: Security, Science, Research, R&D, Life Sciences, Investments, Government, Energy, Education, Economy