UCC and UCD found to be among world's most sustainable universities 

UCC has ambitions for a zero-waste campus by 2030 and a carbon neutral campus by 2040, implementing a five-year plan and 62 actions it says will cut its environmental footprint. Picture: Larry Cummins

A number of Irish universities have climbed the global ladder when it comes to sustainability, with University College Cork (UCC) and University College Dublin (UCD) taking their places among the world's best.

UCC was ranked sixth best globally in the most environmentally friendly universities in the UI GreenMetric World University Ranking, which assessed almost 1,200 institutions across 85 countries. It is up one place from last year’s ranking. The announcement was made in Dubai where the UN's climate change summit Cop28 is taking place.