We published a reply to comment on our recent Temperature Neutrality Paper.
The (very) short version:
If everyone does it, the very assumptions that underpin it are invalidated.
#ClimateChange #ClimateMitigation #Climatepolicy #TemperatureNeutrality
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Good article here summing up some of the challenges around the fuel protests
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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You can agree with issues around cost of living, that does not mean you need to agree with the protest action.
Blocking critical care, increasing risk to vulnerable people, that is not right.
I will never support denying others their rights.
Not now, not ever.
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I have a suspicion that "rogue agent" will be a pretty well worn term before 2026 is through.
No group is *always* anything.
There is nothing wrong with pointing out aspiration and values on a day of national pride for Ireland.
Great working paper by @swimsure.bsky.social
We need need stronger policies and deeper emissions cuts if we are to be 1.5 aligned.
‘Consistent Paris Test assessment of the 2024 Proposal for Ireland’s 2031–2040 carbon budgets’ – report now out!
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🗞️ ✨ New paper, led by Tara Kenny, examines the Dublin Declaration (DD).
We find many authors of the DD are connected via livestock industry networks, largely from high-income countries, with notable levels of self-citation across the literature.
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“I’m not in fear of the other inmates. I’m afraid of the staff. They’re capable of anything.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
This is absolutely terrifying.
Execution of protesters is not acceptable.
It is not law enforcement.
And the repeated lies by those in power are only meant to cause confusion and delegitimise what your eyes are telling you.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
I appreciate that everyone is probably numb at this stage.
But this is absolute insanity.
youtube.com/shorts/BtCh3...
There is seems to be little appetite to hold the wealthy to account.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This has been flagged for some time now ... In fact, the comprehensive report by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council last March was entitled "a colossal missed opportunity" for crying out loud!
jrnl.ie/6920248
Below is a terrifying reminder of why we must limit global warming, now.
Emissions must peak this year to achieve 1.5 with no or limited overshoot.
What the hell are we waiting for. ...
Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Obviously there are climate deniers out there, and I am following a number of COP30 posts on LinkedIn.
Maybe I shouldn't be, but I can't help but be surprised at the sheer volume of climate denial on there.
#climatechange #climateaction
Our global food system alone would push us past 1.5, even if we eliminated fossil fuels tomorrow.
Here are some reflections after "digesting" EAT-Lancet 2.0
medium.com/greener-toge...
We agree to targets, miss them, but we need the resources to meet the targets, so you can't fine us!
If the resources are there, deploy them!
Accountability matters, for every member.
"During the talks the Irish delegation said EU states could not be “unfairly penalised” for missing the approaching targets, or have resources that could be invested into the green transition redirected to paying huge fines."
if you have the resources!?
www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...
Our poster for the IAMC 2025 Digital Poster Festival explores national-to-catchment integrated assessment with GOBLIN & GeoGOBLIN, linking land use, climate, water, biodiversity & economy.
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In their Letter to the Editor published in the Irish Times @irishtimes.com, the scientists set the record straight by rebutting multiple errors in John FitzGerald's opinion piece last week:
"Framing the debate as a false dichotomy...distracts from the real choices"
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...
Our response to Prof FitzGerald calls for scientific rigour, ambition, transparency and a good-faith public debate on the real choices facing Irish society.
Era, go on. I have kids here, I have more important things to be doing with my Sunday than going back-and-forth on your interpretation of it.
Good luck, enjoy the rest of your weekend 👍
I am not sure what you are talking about.
He is either using it as an example or the issue he is highlighting or he is not.
If he is, he is having a dig at it.
I am sure he doesn't specifically care one way or another about bats. But, that is the point. Nature v "progress".
The point is that he trivializes environmental regulation and uses a single "horseshoe bat" as an example of an environmental consideration that should not have been considered.
It is a dig at regulation, and it specifically singles out the horseshoe bat case, so yes, it is a dig there too.
Still a live issue
data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachta...
New Zealand’s adoption of a “no additional warming” methane target marks a turning point, but not a good one.
It dilutes global effort when ambition must rise.
Pleased our work is cited in this @irishtimes.com article.
#climatechange
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
As a PhD student at University of Galway, Catherine Connolly lent her support to our Fossil Free campaign.
In 2019, she gave me a reference that I am still grateful for
On Oct 24th, I’ll be voting for the candidate who shows empathy, kindness, and a people-focused sense of justice.
#IrishPolitics
