Karl Purcell

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Not only are the pollutants we generate contributing to the climate catastrophe we are hurtling towards, they are also costing us cold hard cash every single day. Photograph: iStock
How to cut your carbon footprint and save cash

Irish people generate about 10 tons of carbon dioxide each year and are creating a footprint that we can ill-afford to leave behind. Not only are(...)

83 per cent believe sustainability is a global issue needing to be addressed while 51 per cent choose products based on whether they are sustainable.
Irish people want to live sustainable lives but don’t know how

The results of the 2019 Sign of the Times survey by Behaviour & Attitudes are published by The Irish Times today. The annual snapshot of Irish lif(...)

SEAI is bidding to make it easier to apply for energy-saving grants. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien
‘A lot of people genuinely care about the environment’

Most people, when asked if they would like to save their own hard-earned money while simultaneously doing their bit to save the planet would most like(...)

There were 3,800 electric vehicles (EVs) on Irish roads by the end of 2017 but registrations of new and imported EVs are currently up by 40 per cent compared to same period last year. File photograph: Getty Images
Electric cars about to become ‘the new normal’ in Ireland

The use of the electric vehicle (EV) on Irish roads is about to become “the new normal for people in their everyday lives” and “no longer just a progr(...)