This article appeared in the Irish Times on the 23rd of November 2023. One of the challenges of tackling a global problem like climate change is that there is no world government to oversee mandatory and equitable reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. The Paris Agreement does not even mention the main culprit in climate breakdown …
Ireland should support the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Read More »
This article appeared in the Irish Times on the 14th of November 2023. It’s that time of year again when the advertising industry goes all out. Right on cue the soundtracks are building the mood for shopping. Images of snowy landscapes, open fires and the sound of train sets will assault the senses until we …
We are living in an age of unprecedented greenwashing Read More »
This article appeared in the Irish Times on the 26th of October 2023. We don’t often associate the island of Ireland with world-beating public transport technologies. However, we can boast of some important milestones in the development of railways. The Dún Laoghaire and Kingstown railway, which opened in 1834 and later became the Great Southern …
Investment in railways has potential to help get climate targets on track Read More »
This article appeared in the Irish Times on the 24th October 2023 The last male northern white rhinoceros died in a zoo in 2018, aged 45. With him vanished all hope of saving the species from extinction. In a desperate attempt to save the northern white, scientists have extracted eggs from the last surviving females that are …
Is it time to establish a right to nature in the Constitution? Read More »
This article appeared in the Irish Times on the 28th September 2023. On July 20th, 1969, Nasa’s Apollo 11 mission landed on the Moon and, for the first time ever, human beings walked on a celestial body other than the Earth. Neil Armstrong’s words announcing a “giant leap for mankind” resonate today. Before the Moon …
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