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The figure shows how much global food systems contribute to pressures on all nine planetary boundaries.

New EAT-Lancet warns: food systems breach Planetary Boundaries.

“EAT-Lancet 2025 places justice at the centre, not only as a goal but also as a vital part of enabling transformation,” says Centre Director Line Gordon, one of the report’s lead authors.

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📣 Come work with us, we’re #hiring! 📣

We recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher and a Research Assistant to contribute to our exploration of the human and societal aspects of climate change and the just transition.

Visit ore.ucc.ie and search "CLIMATUDE" in keywords to apply.

.... Oh and Simona Capisani (somewhat more junior): www.durham.ac.uk/staff/simona... .

Anyways: climate ethics and law/policy by women: Catriona McKinnon experts.exeter.ac.uk/32795-Catrio... , Säde Hormio shormio.wordpress.com , Idil Boran www.yorku.ca/dighr/person... and Alexa Zellentin scholar.google.com/citations?us... are a few that jump to mind

The following comes from Kian Mintz-Woo, a UCC Philosopher on climate change and just transition....

Plastic pollution is a threat to the environment and our health. But it's not too late to act.

By coming together, we can turn the tide—for our planet and future generations.

Join the #BeatPlasticPollution movement:
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Participatory action research by @maynoothuniversity.ie on needs of refugees and people seeking asylum. #EduSky

Next week, join the @unsdsn.org, @sdgacademy.bsky.social, @ucddublin.bsky.social, and @unitar.bsky.social for an official side event of the 2025 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development & 4th PrepCom for FFD4!

📅 Date: April 30, 2025
🕙 Time: 10:00–11:15 EDT
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🎉 Celebrating 10 years of the Sustainable Development Report!

Since 2015, the SDR has tracked global #SDG progress & called for urgent, evidence-based action. Join us as we reflect on a decade of impact and look ahead to #SDR2025.

#SDR10Years

And lastly, Ireland 🇮🇪 has major challenges remaining to achieving #SDG17 although progress has stagnated. A significant challenge to this SDG related to Ireland’s corporate tax haven score and shifting of profits by multinationals.
Source 2025 ESDR: eu-dashboards.sdgindex.org

#Ireland has challenges remaining to achieving #SDG16 and progress is being made. A significant challenge to this SDG as progress on unreported crime, unsentenced detainees and press freedom has stagnated.

Source: eu-dashboards.sdgindex.org

Ireland 🇮🇪 has major challenges remaining to achieving #SDG15 'Life on Land' but progress is uptrending. A major challenge to achieving this SDG is the prevailance of deforestation embodied in imports (spill over effect).

eu-dashboards.sdgindex.org

Ireland 🇮🇪 has significant challenges remaining to achieving #SDG14 'Life Below Water' and progress has stagnated. A significant challenge to this SDG is the amount of fish caught in bottom-trawling or dredges which negatively impacts benthic habitats and sustainable.
eu-dashboards.sdgindex.org

Overarching question should be: How will that tarriff revenue be spent or redistributed? My bet is on substantial tax 'relief' for most affluent with token amounts for others.

Ireland has major challenges remaining to achieve #SDG13 and progress has stagnated. A significant challenge to this SDG is GHG emissions embodied in Irish imports.

Source: eu-dashboards.sdgindex.org

Ireland ranks 27 of 31 in Europe on the ‘spillover index’ assessing the global ‘footprint’ for Irish imports. Performance on environmental, social & economic dimensions are poor. However, Ireland performs well for indictors reflecting multilateralism.
Source: eu-dashboards.sdgindex.org

Ireland has major challenges for #SDG12 Responsible Consumption. SDG12 is challenges most consumer based economies in Global N, and is especially challenging to Ireland with most indicators stagnating or down trending regarding pollutants embodied in imports.

Source: eu-dashboards.sdgindex.org

Ireland has challenges remaining to achieve #SDG11 Sustainable Cities and progress has stagnated. A significant challenge is the share of the population with leaking roofs, damp walls, floors or foundation, or rot in window frames/floor. Increased since 2018.
Source: eu-dashboards.sdgindex.org

Ireland still has challenges remaining to achieving #SDG10 Reduced Inequalities although there is moderate progress. These indicators are based on Eurostat’s Gini coefficient and OECD’s Palma ratio which consider disposable income and its equitable distribution.

Source:
eu-dashboards.sdgindex.org

#Ireland 🇮🇪 is considered to have achieved #SDG9 while there is moderate progress. An area for improvement is the quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure as this index score has stagnated.

Source: eu-dashboards.sdgindex.org

Ireland 🇮🇪 has major challenges remaining for #SDG8 with moderate progress. A significant challenge is work-related fatalities embodied in Irish imports, down trending since 2012. This also negatively impacts Ireland’s spillover index’ score.
Source:
eu-dashboards.sdgindex.org

Ireland 🇮🇪 has significant challenges remaining to achieving #SDG7 although there is moderate progress. A challenge to this SDG is the share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption.
Source: SDSN 2025 ESDR eu-dashboards.sdgindex.org

Ireland 🇮🇪 has significant challenges remaining for #SDG6 & progress has stagnated. Scarce water embodied in Irish imports also negatively impacts ‘spillover index’. Green procurement needs to include enviromental & social impacts beyond Irish borders.
Source: SDSN eu-dashboards.sdgindex.org

Please welcome an inspiring Colombian project to UCC. Connecting people with nature through the power of song, ie birdsong and other natural sounds.

@joh2024.bsky.social @ucc.ie

Ireland has challenges remaining to achieving #SDG5 although there is moderate progress. Indicators reflecting proportion of women holding seats in Dáil Éireann or holding ICT jobs are still low.

Source: 2025 SDSN's European SustainableDevelopment Report
eu-dashboards.sdgindex.org

Ireland 🇮🇪 has challenges remaining to achieving #SDG4 with moderate progress.
National #PISA scores have stagnated especially in mathematics. PISA is an internationally standardised assessment of 15-year-olds for reading, maths & science.

Source: eu-dashboards.sdgindex.org

Ireland has challenges to achieving #SDG3 with miderate progress. Significant challenges are the gap in % of people reporting unmet needs for medical care between the poorest & richest 20% of the population and national routine immunisation coverage of infants.
Source:
eu-dashboards.sdgindex.org

Ireland🇮🇪 has significant challenges to achieving #SDG2 amd its targetd.
Prominent challenges, adult obesity is below 2017 value & ammonia (NH3) emission reduction from agricultural production has stagnated.
Source: 2025 SDSN's #European #SustainableDevelopment Report.
eu-dashboards.sdgindex.org

#Ireland 🇮🇪 drops in 2025 #European #SustainableDevelopment Report ranking to 19th of 34. Follow as we examine each #SDG over the next few weeks. Celebrate our successes and learn of challenges.
eu-dashboards.sdgindex.org
@unsdsn.bsky.social @president.ie
@rtebrainstorm.bsky.social
#2030Agenda

#SDGs won’t be achieved in Ireland 🇮🇪 until ~2080 by extrapolating current trendline.
We need to critically discuss a post-2030 development agenda at local, regional & global levels.
Source: 2025 SDSN #European #SustainableDevelopment
eu-dashboards.sdgindex.org
@unsdsn.bsky.social @eesc.bsky.social