Ali Sheridan
@alisheridan.bsky.social
Climate Transition Justice, Integrity & Accountability | Fossil Fuel Phaseout
• Chair of the Just Transition Commission of Ireland
• Race to Zero Lead, High Level Climate Champions
• EPA Advisory Board
• Common Knowledge Board Director
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• Chair of the Just Transition Commission of Ireland
• Race to Zero Lead, High Level Climate Champions
• EPA Advisory Board
• Common Knowledge Board Director
Views = mine | 🇮🇪
‘Inequality is damaging our society, so you can’t act on the climate crisis and ignore inequality. For us, it’s about combining community and wellbeing with climate action.”
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www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
How one football club is taking climate action into its own hands
‘Inequality is damaging our society, so you can’t act on the climate crisis and ignore this’
www.irishtimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
‘Inequality is damaging our society, so you can’t act on the climate crisis and ignore inequality. For us, it’s about combining community and wellbeing with climate action.”
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
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The story of the climate crisis told in two numbers: $2.5 billion a day in direct subsidies to fossil fuels companies. 1440 deaths per day from extreme heat.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Rising heat kills one person a minute worldwide, major report reveals
Biggest analysis of its kind finds millions are dying each year because of failure to tackle climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The story of the climate crisis told in two numbers: $2.5 billion a day in direct subsidies to fossil fuels companies. 1440 deaths per day from extreme heat.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“I will be a president who listens & who reflects & who speaks when it's necessary & a voice for peace..A voice that articulates the existential threat posed by climate change and … that recognises the tremendous work being done, the length & breadth of the country”
Comhghairdeas Catherine Connolly
Comhghairdeas Catherine Connolly
Catherine Connolly delivers speech after officially becoming Ireland’s 10th president
YouTube video by The Journal
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October 26, 2025 at 8:28 AM
“I will be a president who listens & who reflects & who speaks when it's necessary & a voice for peace..A voice that articulates the existential threat posed by climate change and … that recognises the tremendous work being done, the length & breadth of the country”
Comhghairdeas Catherine Connolly
Comhghairdeas Catherine Connolly
“The world is stalling on progress to limit warming to 1.5°C, with none of the 45 indicators of climate action on track for 2030.
All systems are flashing red.”
It is increasingly difficult to comprehend the retreat in the prioritisation of climate action when this is the context we are facing.
All systems are flashing red.”
It is increasingly difficult to comprehend the retreat in the prioritisation of climate action when this is the context we are facing.
RELEASE: No Sector on Track to Meet Global Climate Goals, State of Climate Action 2025 Finds
WASHINGTON (October 22, 2025) – A major new assessment finds that the world is stalling on progress to limit warming to 1.5°C, with none of the 45 indicators of climate action on track for 2030.
www.wri.org
October 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
“The world is stalling on progress to limit warming to 1.5°C, with none of the 45 indicators of climate action on track for 2030.
All systems are flashing red.”
It is increasingly difficult to comprehend the retreat in the prioritisation of climate action when this is the context we are facing.
All systems are flashing red.”
It is increasingly difficult to comprehend the retreat in the prioritisation of climate action when this is the context we are facing.
Levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere soared by a record amount in 2024 to the highest ever. Scientists warn of 3 key concerns:
Unrelenting fossil fuel burning
Wildfires surging in a record-hot year and releasing Co2
Nature’s carbon sinks may be failing
#ClimateCrisis
Unrelenting fossil fuel burning
Wildfires surging in a record-hot year and releasing Co2
Nature’s carbon sinks may be failing
#ClimateCrisis
Record leap in CO2 fuels fears of accelerating global heating
CO2 in air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon sinks are weakening
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere soared by a record amount in 2024 to the highest ever. Scientists warn of 3 key concerns:
Unrelenting fossil fuel burning
Wildfires surging in a record-hot year and releasing Co2
Nature’s carbon sinks may be failing
#ClimateCrisis
Unrelenting fossil fuel burning
Wildfires surging in a record-hot year and releasing Co2
Nature’s carbon sinks may be failing
#ClimateCrisis
“Water quality has declined across rivers, lakes and estuaries… the EPA has warned that it means Ireland is on track to fail to meet national and EU goals for water quality in the next two years.”
jrnl.ie/6843246
jrnl.ie/6843246
Ireland's water quality is declining, with pesticides, drainage and sewage making it worse
Nearly half of Ireland’s surface waters were of bad, poor or moderate status between 2019 and 2024.
jrnl.ie
October 14, 2025 at 6:19 AM
“Water quality has declined across rivers, lakes and estuaries… the EPA has warned that it means Ireland is on track to fail to meet national and EU goals for water quality in the next two years.”
jrnl.ie/6843246
jrnl.ie/6843246
“We tell our children each night that the world hasn’t forgotten them, they are watching your boats coming and we are telling them stories of this, that while this genocide happened people from the world were sailing, because they love Palestinian people”.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Sarah Clancy: Flotillas show that ordinary people must be the antidote to toxic world powers
After arrest, imprisonment, and deportation from Israel, Sarah Clancy, an Irish Gaza flotilla participant, reflects on solidarity, conscience, and the power of ordinary people
www.irishexaminer.com
October 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
“We tell our children each night that the world hasn’t forgotten them, they are watching your boats coming and we are telling them stories of this, that while this genocide happened people from the world were sailing, because they love Palestinian people”.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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A tragic loss. Manchán has helped us define a different kind of relationship with nature based on our language and traditions. RIP.
The writer, broadcaster and documentary maker Manchán Magan has died at the age of 55, his family has confirmed
Broadcaster and scríbhneoir Manchán Magan dies aged 55
The writer, broadcaster and documentary maker Manchán Magan has died at the age of 55, his family has confirmed.
www.rte.ie
October 3, 2025 at 6:29 AM
A tragic loss. Manchán has helped us define a different kind of relationship with nature based on our language and traditions. RIP.
“Although global GDP doubled between 2000 and 2022 … only modest improvements were achieved in reducing social shortfalls worldwide, whereas ecological overshoot increased rapidly, disrupting the critical planetary processes on which all life depends.“
@doughnuteconomics.bsky.social
@doughnuteconomics.bsky.social
Big Doughnutty News.
Just out in Nature: the all-new 2025 Doughnut. Transformed from a single-year snapshot to an annual global monitor of 21st century social & ecological thriving. Available to all in an open-access paper by @andrewlfanning.bsky.social and me. 🧵 1/
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Just out in Nature: the all-new 2025 Doughnut. Transformed from a single-year snapshot to an annual global monitor of 21st century social & ecological thriving. Available to all in an open-access paper by @andrewlfanning.bsky.social and me. 🧵 1/
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 5, 2025 at 10:43 AM
“Although global GDP doubled between 2000 and 2022 … only modest improvements were achieved in reducing social shortfalls worldwide, whereas ecological overshoot increased rapidly, disrupting the critical planetary processes on which all life depends.“
@doughnuteconomics.bsky.social
@doughnuteconomics.bsky.social
“Every September, the Civil Contingencies Agency runs Preparedness Week, educating the public on preparing for emergencies… Voluntary civil defence groups receive ongoing basic training in first aid, food handling, language skills and flood management.”
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Ella McSweeney: After Storm Éowyn, Ireland must do what Sweden did 20 years ago
Storm Gudrun shocked the Nordic country into building a new, climate-proofed power grid. Will Ireland follow suit?
www.irishtimes.com
October 4, 2025 at 11:14 AM
“Every September, the Civil Contingencies Agency runs Preparedness Week, educating the public on preparing for emergencies… Voluntary civil defence groups receive ongoing basic training in first aid, food handling, language skills and flood management.”
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Dublin's Metrolink project has been granted planning permission jrnl.ie/6832816
Dublin's Metrolink project has (finally) been granted planning permission
The 18.8km route will connect Dublin Airport to the city centre.
jrnl.ie
October 2, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Dublin's Metrolink project has been granted planning permission jrnl.ie/6832816
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Big Doughnutty News.
Just out in Nature: the all-new 2025 Doughnut. Transformed from a single-year snapshot to an annual global monitor of 21st century social & ecological thriving. Available to all in an open-access paper by @andrewlfanning.bsky.social and me. 🧵 1/
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Just out in Nature: the all-new 2025 Doughnut. Transformed from a single-year snapshot to an annual global monitor of 21st century social & ecological thriving. Available to all in an open-access paper by @andrewlfanning.bsky.social and me. 🧵 1/
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 2, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Big Doughnutty News.
Just out in Nature: the all-new 2025 Doughnut. Transformed from a single-year snapshot to an annual global monitor of 21st century social & ecological thriving. Available to all in an open-access paper by @andrewlfanning.bsky.social and me. 🧵 1/
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Just out in Nature: the all-new 2025 Doughnut. Transformed from a single-year snapshot to an annual global monitor of 21st century social & ecological thriving. Available to all in an open-access paper by @andrewlfanning.bsky.social and me. 🧵 1/
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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In this week's episode, we dig into the psychology of mis/disinformation and why it works so well. We thought we knew a lot about disinformation, and then we talked to these experts!
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S14, Ep3 | The Psychology of Misinformation: Why Does It Work So Well?
Investigating the obstacles to action on climate change.
drilled.media
October 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
In this week's episode, we dig into the psychology of mis/disinformation and why it works so well. We thought we knew a lot about disinformation, and then we talked to these experts!
drilled.media/podcasts/dri...
drilled.media/podcasts/dri...
‘Solar power is reshaping economies, industrial systems and geopolitics, largely under the radar of mainstream debate. We are living through an energy transition that, for once, feels exponential rather than incremental.’
@hannahdaly.ie
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
@hannahdaly.ie
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Let the sun shine: solar is fast becoming the world’s new energy superpower
Solar power is reshaping economies, industrial systems and geopolitics
www.irishtimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 7:45 AM
‘Solar power is reshaping economies, industrial systems and geopolitics, largely under the radar of mainstream debate. We are living through an energy transition that, for once, feels exponential rather than incremental.’
@hannahdaly.ie
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
@hannahdaly.ie
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
“We are on a path to breach the 1.5°C multi-decadal boundary within the next 5 to 10 years. Here, we must admit failure. Failure to protect peoples and nations from unmanageable impacts of human-induced climate change. But we don’t have to keep failing…
Failure is not inevitable. It is a choice.”
Failure is not inevitable. It is a choice.”
The window to a manageable climate future is still open. Failure isn't inevitable. It's a choice.
This week I had the honor of addressing heads of state, ministers and world leaders at the UN Secretary General’s Climate Summit during the United Nations General Assembly High-level Week 2025 in New ...
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September 26, 2025 at 6:37 PM
“We are on a path to breach the 1.5°C multi-decadal boundary within the next 5 to 10 years. Here, we must admit failure. Failure to protect peoples and nations from unmanageable impacts of human-induced climate change. But we don’t have to keep failing…
Failure is not inevitable. It is a choice.”
Failure is not inevitable. It is a choice.”
“Countries are now collectively planning even more fossil fuel production than 2 years ago, with projected 2030 production exceeding levels consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C by more than 120%.”
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September 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
“Countries are now collectively planning even more fossil fuel production than 2 years ago, with projected 2030 production exceeding levels consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C by more than 120%.”
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A long term vision, creating the conditions for change and society wide engagement…
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He got an entire country running on clean energy. Can he do it again?
Ramón Méndez Galain helped Uruguay decarbonize its grid in just five years, with 98 percent of its energy coming from renewable sources.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 22, 2025 at 6:41 AM
A long term vision, creating the conditions for change and society wide engagement…
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
“From innovations in the financial sector to community-scale organizations, pockets of bold and ambitious action are already emerging. It is only by helping them to flourish that we might better face up to life in a harsher and less predictable world.”
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www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
Are we ready for life beyond 1.5°C of global warming?
We are on the verge of crossing the threshold set out in the Paris Climate Agreement. David Gunn and Matthew Harris explore the ideas that may help us navigate a world of more frequent and severe clim...
www.chathamhouse.org
September 20, 2025 at 12:37 PM
“From innovations in the financial sector to community-scale organizations, pockets of bold and ambitious action are already emerging. It is only by helping them to flourish that we might better face up to life in a harsher and less predictable world.”
www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
“These numbers represent real people who have lost their lives,” said Friederike Otto, a co-author of the study. “If we continue on the path that we are now — continue burning fossil fuels — these deaths will only increase.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Climate Change Led to At Least 16,500 Heat Deaths in Europe This Summer
A new study tracked the effects of higher temperatures in hundreds of European cities.
www.bloomberg.com
September 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
“These numbers represent real people who have lost their lives,” said Friederike Otto, a co-author of the study. “If we continue on the path that we are now — continue burning fossil fuels — these deaths will only increase.”
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www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
“Almost 1,500 hectares of land is now being managed by 250 farmers and landowners to conserve the corncrake.”
Irish corncrake numbers have increased by a fifth, while breeding territories for the endangered bird have increased substantially
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Irish corncrake numbers have increased by a fifth, while breeding territories for the endangered bird have increased substantially
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Surge in Irish corncrake numbers and in breeding territories, survey shows
Farming community key to success in recovery of bird threatened with local extinction
www.irishtimes.com
September 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
“Almost 1,500 hectares of land is now being managed by 250 farmers and landowners to conserve the corncrake.”
Irish corncrake numbers have increased by a fifth, while breeding territories for the endangered bird have increased substantially
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Irish corncrake numbers have increased by a fifth, while breeding territories for the endangered bird have increased substantially
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
“1-in-5 children live in families below the poverty line when housing costs are accounted for… This rate is largely unchanged in recent years and differs little from that seen from 2007 to 2009 when the financial crisis was unfolding.”
www.tcd.ie/news_events/...
www.tcd.ie/news_events/...
Child poverty at similar levels to financial crisis when housing costs accounted for
The latest ESRI report on child poverty was co-authored by Trinity economists Barra Roantree, Mide Griffin, and Tara Mitchell.
www.tcd.ie
September 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
“1-in-5 children live in families below the poverty line when housing costs are accounted for… This rate is largely unchanged in recent years and differs little from that seen from 2007 to 2009 when the financial crisis was unfolding.”
www.tcd.ie/news_events/...
www.tcd.ie/news_events/...
Ireland’s climate transition should not only address emissions, but also existing inequalities.
We have a unique opportunity to harness the climate transformation ahead to deliver better, safer and fairer futures for everyone.
Some great inspiration here:
We have a unique opportunity to harness the climate transformation ahead to deliver better, safer and fairer futures for everyone.
Some great inspiration here:
10 ways to make Dublin better: From public baths to scrapping gated communities
Open schoolyards at weekends, softer lighting and more places to sit down would help
www.irishtimes.com
September 7, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Ireland’s climate transition should not only address emissions, but also existing inequalities.
We have a unique opportunity to harness the climate transformation ahead to deliver better, safer and fairer futures for everyone.
Some great inspiration here:
We have a unique opportunity to harness the climate transformation ahead to deliver better, safer and fairer futures for everyone.
Some great inspiration here:
“Provisional Met Éireann data shows that summer 2025 is the warmest on record since 1900, when this temperature dataset began…Future projections show that summer temperatures are expected to continue increasing under moderate and high emission scenarios.”
jrnl.ie/6806023
jrnl.ie/6806023
September 3, 2025 at 8:15 AM
“Provisional Met Éireann data shows that summer 2025 is the warmest on record since 1900, when this temperature dataset began…Future projections show that summer temperatures are expected to continue increasing under moderate and high emission scenarios.”
jrnl.ie/6806023
jrnl.ie/6806023
“We have to change the way people think about oil, gas and coal, which are responsible for 86% of the CO2 emissions that are trapped in our atmosphere. The world is on track to produce 110% more oil, gas and coal by 2030 than we can ever burn if we want to keep global warming below 2C…”
‘Every company wants to produce the last barrel sold’: the treaty to stop fossil fuel production
Tzeporah Berman’s campaign group believes Cop30 will help its initiative to phase out oil, coal and gas take shape
www.theguardian.com
September 2, 2025 at 9:17 PM
“We have to change the way people think about oil, gas and coal, which are responsible for 86% of the CO2 emissions that are trapped in our atmosphere. The world is on track to produce 110% more oil, gas and coal by 2030 than we can ever burn if we want to keep global warming below 2C…”
“When the AMOC collapses, the Northwestern European climate changes drastically and this will likely induce severe societal impacts.”
Rapid climate action is needed to avoid the increasing risk of a climate transition that is by disaster rather than by design.
Rapid climate action is needed to avoid the increasing risk of a climate transition that is by disaster rather than by design.
Physics‐Based Indicators for the Onset of an AMOC Collapse Under Climate Change
Multiple AMOC collapses are simulated in the CESM under transient climate change scenarios A physics-based indicator derived from surface buoyancy fluxes is proposed for the onset of an AMOC coll...
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August 29, 2025 at 7:15 AM
“When the AMOC collapses, the Northwestern European climate changes drastically and this will likely induce severe societal impacts.”
Rapid climate action is needed to avoid the increasing risk of a climate transition that is by disaster rather than by design.
Rapid climate action is needed to avoid the increasing risk of a climate transition that is by disaster rather than by design.