Monthly Archives: March 2021
Climate hoofprint of ruminant agriculture under spotlight
The Farming Independent sought two contrasting views on the merits or otherwise of continued expansion of Ireland’s dairy herd, so I contributed the below, wearing my hat as a volunteer member of An Taisce’s climate committee. This article was published … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Agriculture, Irish Focus, Pollution
Tagged Dairy emissions, methane, Teagasc
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Investors running for cover as allure of fossil fuels fades
The below piece was published in the Business Post in late February. By my usual standards, this probably ranks as quite optimistic, in pitching the argument that fossil fuel, the world’s most dangerous industry, is in the process of losing … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Energy, Global Warming, Pollution
Tagged Biden, BlackRock, Business Post, divestment, fossil fuels
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