@sdgdavid.bsky.social
Earthling. European. Irish. Curious about climate, impact, and ideas. I write SDG Alpha and work with founders building a better future. Follow me, don't follow me.
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...
Blindboy, Reagan, and Captain Planet, all in a tent in Ballintubbert.
Only at Climate Carnival 💚
Screen shot of event page for Filthy Queens: A History of Beer in Ireland. Text reads: Filthy Queens: A History of Beer in Ireland. September 30 @5:00-6:00. Then picture of book cover with text overlap of date and indicating it takes place online
Reminder friends of my free and online talk about my book, 'Filthy Queens: A History of Beer in Ireland' on Tuesday, Sept 30th from 5pm as part of Dublin Festival of History. You can join from anywhere in the world! Link to register: dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/event/filthy...
26.09.2025 13:44 — 👍 7 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
Excited to moderate two panels at Climate Carnival: Financing Nature at Scale and Renewables Scaled Responsibly. Big ideas on nature markets, just transition & resilience in energy. Join us: www.climatecocktailclub.org/events-1/cli...
24.09.2025 14:42 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
So, on first read, generically engineered plants that can extract metal from soil is A Good Thing (far more sustainable than digging a mine).
But all I can think of is now we'll have Triffids that are WAY harder to kill 🌿
pulse2.com/genomines-45...
"Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job." — Douglas Adams.
24.09.2025 13:32 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Very much looking forward to participating in this Equisscore event on Thursday as part of Climate & SDG Week: From Startup to Systems Change: The Path to Climate and SDG Impact 🌍
Link to register: luma.com/qrfqbo2s
#ClimateWeek #SDGWeek #ImpactInvesting #SustainableInnovation #speirgorm
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Happy Hobbit Day! Today's Classic Cover of the Day is The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, with a cover illustrated by Tolkien himself
22.09.2025 19:21 — 👍 189 🔁 57 💬 3 📌 5
An image of the Ticket to Ride: Europe boardgame
I can't look at a boardgame map of Europe without seeing all the wonderful trainlines that should be there 😄
19.09.2025 09:22 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Just idle musings...
18.09.2025 11:37 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A seaside-themed mural saying "The NORTH STRAND welcomes all" There are shells, fish, swans and an image of the river Tolka visible.
Lovely mural up on the North Strand today. There's a few people about the place who like to think it belongs to them and them alone, but it belongs to us all.
Thanks to @dwmalone.bsky.social for the pic!
🍂 Our autumn volunteer days have begun!
📍 Hometree HQ, Ennistymon
📅 Saturday, 20th September | 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Everyone is welcome – no experience needed, just bring your energy and curiosity!
Imagine mashing the Don’t Look Up post-credit scene with the Golgafrinchans from Hitchhiker’s: trick the billionaires into thinking they’re humanity’s chosen saviours, ship them off to ‘prepare’ a new home… and let the Bronterocs take it from there.
18.09.2025 09:54 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Yay, that Dublin City Council is running events like these to make the city centre a more attractive space 👍
Boo that they chose to use such god-awful AI slop as their promo image! 👎
www.dublincity.ie/events/offic...
How I felt 7 years and 1 week ago, when this was me. Even after living here for years, it was so moving to become an Irish (and EU) citizen on that day. I joined so many happy people in the NCH for the ceremony. Read this for a dollop of true joy in your life: www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
16.09.2025 08:35 — 👍 18 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0My treasured copy!
15.09.2025 09:56 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Final call to register for this evening's webinar!
🔋 hear about how BnM are powering the energy transition in Ireland
🚀 learn how the Accelerate Green Grow programme supports ambitious climate solutions companies
🎙️ listen to renowned innovation thought-leader, @tomraftery.com
I've been lucky to see it in person a few times, and it's always brought me joy ☺️
14.09.2025 10:58 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
This one, right? By Andrius Kovelinas.
Sharing here for everyone to appreciate.
Perhaps. But it was hurtful, and I did leek a few tears.
13.09.2025 18:03 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0It beats being called Scallions, which is what I was often subjected to as a kid.
13.09.2025 17:51 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Underway for the 105th Liffey Swim 💙
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I saw these in a few gift stores over the summer: "incense" burners disguised as an Irish cottage, burning small sods of turf 😄
13.09.2025 08:41 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I’m hosting two panels at #ClimateCarnival on 30 Sept: Financing Nature at Scale (12:00) and Renewables Scaled Responsibly (15:00). Both explore how we can close the €700bn+ nature finance gap and scale clean energy with integrity + equity.
www.climatecocktailclub.org/events-1/cli...
The hibiscus blooms at last. Better late than never!
12.09.2025 09:33 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
This is great news and shows that collaboration between state/EU, scientists and farmers leads to positive outcomes.
Well done to all but especially the Corncrake/Traonach LIFE team who have been at the coalface 👏
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
DCEE has launched a consultation on its Social Climate Plan; up to €663m in EU funds will support households + micro-enterprises most exposed to energy + transport poverty during the transition.
www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
#JustTransition #SocialClimateFund
