UCC Green Campus invites you to a a special talk as part of Green Campus Ireland's National Green Week. This talk is open to all Green Campus Institutions. We will give an overview of what's happening in UCC then Dr. Hannah Daly, Lecturer in Sustainable Energy and Energy Systems Modelling at University College Cork will deliver a talk on "Modelling Irelands Decarbonisation Targets". 

Thursday 10th March 2022, 1.10pm TEAMS

Due to a YELLOW Wind Warning we are sad to tell you that we have been forced to cancel our Community Market. Despite our best efforts weather has beaten us. 

Fáilte ar ais go dtí an Campus Glas podchraoladh! The 7th installment of the UCC Green Campus podcast is now available where we talk to climate activist, language student, and Gaeilgeoir, Síofra Nic Risteaird. It is available to listen to on Spotify and Apple Podcasts at the below links. 

UCC Green Campus is delighted to be holding our 6th climate resilience workshop with The Green Step on Tuesday 8th March 2022 6-8.30pm.  

This is a space for students, staff and climate activists in our community to share and listen with compassion to one another as we process and navigate the climate emergency. The aim of this workshop is to help you feel a bit lighter, energized and have a few new tools to manage your climate anxiety through the use of guided, earth based meditations that can help you find peace and calm within yourself. We believe that self care is climate care.

To book a ticket click on this LINK

Join us for our next Community Market on Tuesday 8th March 2022 10am - 3pm at the Hub Plaza, International Womens Day and Earth Week. Delighted to share our market with Bystander Intervention and Cork Bike Shed and many interesting sustainable market stalls. 

In the recently published 2021 Annual Report on Public Sector Energy Efficiency Performance, Minister Eamonn Ryan stated that “We have seen excellent progress with a collective 34% energy efficiency improvement achieved by the public sector in the last 11 years, exceeding the target set for 2020.” The 2021 report lists the performance of all individual public sector entities, and we are delighted to report that UCC achieved a 51.5% improvement in energy efficiency, compared to a baseline of 2006-2008.

The IPCC released their latest climate report ‘Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability’ on the 28th of February 2022.

The 6th installment of the UCC Green Campus podcast is now available where we talk to UCC Lecturer in Applied Psychology. It is available to listen to on Spotify and Apple Podcasts at the below links. 

Welcome to The Green Zone - a selection of lunchtime talks covering Sustainability and Climate Action themes. UCC Green Campus would like to invite our staff and students to join us in the Green Room for a series of lunchtime talks and workshops covering all aspects of sustainability and Climate Action.  We’ll be giving you a round-up of UCC’s activities and plans in relation to each theme, followed by some practical advice on what we can all do to realise our sustainability goals. Have you ever wondered what the most important action you could take to reduce your carbon footprint?  What grants are available to homeowners to retrofit their houses?  How can we better support Ireland’s native wildlife?  Then you’ve come to the right place. 

Week 2 - Energy Management and Retrofitting Grants for your Home - with the team from EnergyWise Ireland. 

Wednesday 23rd February 2022, 1.10pm TEAMS

The Green Campus in conjunction with Envirosoc are looking forward to hosting our next Community Market on Tuesday 8th March 2022, from 10-3pm at the Hub Plaza. Delighted to be hosting during Earth Week and on International Women's Day.