Good article by @colmanos.bsky.social clarifying some of the confusion around #solar pv and changeover switches in Ireland.
Living in #WestKerry w/ frequent power cuts, it was a no brainer. Of 12 quotes I got for solar 2 yrs ago, 3 were willing/ able to install
#speirgorm
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As European governments expand the scope of what counts as "support for terror", the question remains: are we criminalising the very kinds of political expression that lead to understanding – and eventually, resolution?

[Great article]

www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

I have a new column out today in The Irish Times: “Why ‘No Additional Warming’ Is a Dangerous Climate Loophole.”

www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

🚨New research out today🚨

We critically examine the use of 'temperature neutrality' or 'no additional warming' as a approach to setting national climate targets, particularly in relation to agricultural methane reduction.

We found that using this approach...

iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

Our new journal paper has hit the front pages and got wide coverage on the airwaves this morning.

The paper critically assesses “temperature neutrality” as a basis for Ireland’s long-term climate target. We find it amounts to backsliding on climate ambition and locks in food system unfairness.

As if the energy inefficiency of AI wasn't bad enough, now there's the possibility that old coal and gas power plants might be recommissioned to become a dedicated source of electricity for these energy monsters www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

It looks like China's solar industry is going through a consolidation, which is a typical phase in industrial lifecycles for new technologies. As the number of firms fall, their size grows. www.reuters.com/business/wor...

“Climate change will manifest as a series of disasters viewed through phones with footage that gets closer and closer to where you live until you're the one filming it.”

This new book "The Case Against Climate Doom" might be of interest! link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Great presentation by Frank Geels on different resistance strategies to EV development by US, German & Japanese car companies at IST2025 @transitionsnetwork.bsky.social

"Over 70% of electric car batteries that have ever been manufactured came from China"

Lots of fascinating facts in this deeply-informed article about the costs of manufacturing renewable technologies in China www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/china-chea...

Destruction Industry Federation

Today I learned that a bridge on the M1 linking Ireland & Northern Ireland is named the "Mary McAleese Boyne Valley Bridge" in tribute to Mary McAleese's community & peace bridge building activities when she was President of Ireland (1997-2011) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Mc...

Interesting policy proposal to incentivise the use of low emission steel in manufacturing EVs in Japan.
www.reuters.com/markets/comm...

"January ranked as the third biggest monthly anomaly above pre-industrial levels, with a surface air temperature of 13.23C — 1.75C above the 1850-1900 average for the first month of the year" www.ft.com/content/b5d1...

A great poem about the before & after of light switches during Ireland's Rural Electrification is The Lighthouse (by Vona Groarke). I discussed it on a podcast on Energy Poetry www.marei.ie/marei-podcas... There's a transcription link to the poem on the same webpage

As storms get stronger, energy systems will need to become more resilient. Here's 5 suggestions to make Ireland's energy system more resilient.

The media coverage of Storm Éowyn hasn't been great in making the link with climate change. Here's The Irish Times on December 28th reporting on the growing concerns of Irish insurance industry CEOs at the impacts of extreme weather events