Fewer issues are of greater concern than climate change, a highly complex challenge that is both impacted by, and impacts, all physical, chemical and biological systems on our planet. Engineering has tremendous potential to mitigate climate change and build a more sustainable future, for example, addressing the challenges of decarbonising our energy systems, embedding sustainability meaningfully and with objectivity, and applying innovative and creative holistic solutions.

The DCU Centre for Decarbonisation, Sustainability and Innovation (DESI) focuses on three critical research areas:

• Decarbonisation of built environment
• Decarbonisation of industrial and manufacturing processes
• Decarbonisation of energy and water networks (supply and demand).

Our core mission is to advance knowledge and innovation; foster interdisciplinary collaboration with stakeholders; enhance students and researchers' commitment to sustainable practices and research.