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April 2008
Committee on Climate Change reveals ambitious targets
Lord Adair Turner, the recently appointed chair of the high-profile Committee on Climate Change, visited…
March 2008
Commissioner delivers annual lecture at Queen’s University
The SDC’s Commissioner for Climate Change, Energy and Transport Dr Bernard Bulkin was the guest speaker…
February 2008
SDC Stakeholders Make Flying Visit To Belfast
As part of the SDC’s ongoing aviation dialogue, a study tour took place in Belfast on 13th February…
Northern Ireland nuclear option?
The ETI Committee was quick to counter apparently erroneous speculation in a daily newspaper that it…
Vice-chair completes his work
In April 2008, I will complete my term as the Northern Ireland Vice-Chair of the SDC.
It has been…
October 2007
Inspiration From Abroad
Inspired by a recent trip to Germany’s environmental capital of Freiburg, Northern Ireland’s Sustainable…
The Turn of the Tides
Our latest report reveals that the energy contained in the tides around Rathlin Island could produce…
September 2007
Stop Passing the Buck
There was anger at the all-island infrastructure investment conference when Jonathon Porritt reacted…
SDC Commissioners meet with Northern Ireland Ministers
Jonathan Porritt, Chairman of the Sustainable Development Commission (SDC), and his Commissioners met…
July 2007
Head of SDC Northern Ireland highlights the need for patience
At the recent inaugural Northern Ireland Environment Forum, the Head of SDC in Northern Ireland, Jim…