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Sustainable Development and Climate Action
NESC is currently undertaking a robust programme of research revolving around Ireland’s energy sector. This programme of work began in 2024 following a discussion by the Council regarding key trends, challenges and opportunities in the sector’s transition to net zero by 2050. The programme will focus on how Ireland can achieve independence from fossil fuels…
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Land Use, Land Value and Urban Development
NESC has helped build consensus across diverse economic and social groups on the issue of housing. It has done so by creating a shared understanding and vision of the overall system, rooted in active and sustainable land use and development and commitment to permanent affordability. Past NESC Council, and Secretariat, work in this area and…
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Good Jobs, Transition and Better Work
Making Work Better A new Council Report, “Towards a National Better Work Strategy,” based on the programme of research below has been published. Read the press release also. While Ireland’s labour market has demonstrated remarkable resilience and dynamism in the post-covid era, reaching record levels of employment, this project explores the case for a…
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NESC@50
NESC@50 provided an opportunity to look back at the impact of the Council – to celebrate its achievements, and the impact it has had on Irish society and the policy making system over the last 50 years. It was also an opportunity to look forward, and to consider how the Council can continue to find…
