Galway project to receive over half a million euro EPA funding
This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM
A Galway project is to receive over €650,000 as part of the Environmental Protection Agency research awards worth almost €7 million.
The project is led by University of Galway lecturer Caitriona Carlin and focuses on how to motivate communities to take positive climate action.
The study will research attitudes towards pro-environmental behaviour and investigate methods to increase engagement with citizen science.
10 other projects across the country have received similar funding - bringing the total research awards announced by the EPA this year to €21 million.
The projects will deal with topics such as the circular economy, impact of noise-pollution and the study of remote Irish islands with a shared focus on climate change.