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Month: February 2024

Economics of climate change must be rooted in real world scenarios

This article appeared on the 18th January 2024 in the Irish Times as https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2024/01/18/economics-of-climate-change-must-be-rooted-in-real-world-scenarios/ Sometimes academics who focus (often quite competitively) on complex theories and problems miss the bigger picture. Take this joke, for instance: How do you confuse an economist? Ask them to explain the real world. When it comes to the “real world”, …

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Don’t give into ecological grief. In anger and despair lie the seeds of resistance

This article appeared in the Irish Times on the 23rd January 2024 as https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2024/01/23/sadhbh-oneill-dont-give-into-ecological-grief-in-anger-and-despair-lie-the-seeds-of-resistance/ It is hard not to detect a sense of hopelessness among younger adults about the ecological and climate crises. These challenges are no longer hypothetical or way off into the future – they are coming to meet us in real-time on what …

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Don’t wait for politicians to lead the climate revolution

This article appeared in the Irish Times on the 9th of January 2024 as https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2024/01/09/sadhbh-oneill-dont-wait-for-politicians-to-lead-the-climate-revolution/ This will be another critical year for climate action. Everything we do as government, businesses and householders must accelerate the end of the fossil fuel era. We need paradigm shifts across the entire economy to favour new business models that are …

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What would a roadmap for sustainable aviation look like?

This article appeared in the Irish Times on the 19th December 2023 as https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/12/19/what-would-a-roadmap-to-sustainable-aviation-look-like-for-a-start-dont-make-things-worse/ After a calamitous few years for the aviation industry 2024 looks set to be a boom year for international air travel, with estimates that 9.4 billion passengers will take to the skies, breaking all previous records. Dublin airport is witnessing a resurgence of …

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