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Climate crisis and full spectrum sustainability in organisations. Electrification. Climate action in Ireland.
A study confirms what we have long argued: the spectacular Atlantic 'cold blob' is the result of a slowing of the Atlantic overturning circulation #AMOC, which transports warm waters into that region. That's the only part of Earth that resisted #globalwarming. 🌊
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
House Republicans plan to rescind billions of dollars conferred by the Inflation Reduction Act to fund a portion of Trump's tax package, issued by a key house committee on May 11. This includes $400 billion in loans to help industries lower greenhouse gas emissions.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Una Mullally: Michael Healy-Rae’s trees-on-peatland plan is environmental vandalism
12.05.2025 11:13 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Next time Starmer and Reeves say there's too much regulation, remember this.
This is what a deregulated economy looks like, and we all pay for it, with our health, our ecosystems and, eventually - when the massive clean-up / land abandonment bill can no longer be avoided - our wallets.
Inspired by this illuminating chart, I made one based on Irish data as well. The correlation (and let's be real, causation) between gas prices and electricity prices cannot be clearer.
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"Essentially what this boils down to is that we have to continue polluting and destroying the environment in order to save it."
A razor-sharp climate reality op-ed by Karen Ciesielski, precisely skewering the pathetic greenwashing of so many business leaders.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Harmful man-made chemicals pervade our environment and our bodies. This is the third great global environmental issue after climate and biodiversity. The EU has not delivered on promises to protect EU citizens. Until now.
Please consider supporting this campaign.
action.wemove.eu/letter/2024-...
New research shows that electrifying US appliances would dramatically improve *outdoor* air quality, to the tune of about $40 billion in health benefits per year. www.rewiringamerica.org/research/hom...
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Map of East Coast Railway Infrastructure Protection Projects: Coastal Cell Areas
Cross section of proposed ECRIPP works to south part of Whiterock Beach.
Map of Dalkey to Shankill showing potential future (now to 2100) coastal rock armour and wall works for railway protection.
List of potential future coastal railway protection works for Dalkey to Shanganagh, ordered by "Present day understanding of when works required by" (2030, 2050, 2050-2075, and 2075-2100)
If you love south Dublin beaches & walking the coast to Wicklow you have 2 days left to make a submission to the Consultation on the railway protection plans that will change them forever. #ECRIPP
[The railway has to move inland, these works won't save it for long.]
www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/about-...
Renewable energy only fights climate change when it displaces energy created through burning coal, oil and gas.
Increased energy demand in Ireland is almost entirely driven by data centres, so even though there are more renewables coal, oil and gas are still being burnt to meet increased demand.
