Tag Archives: Sinn Fein

Do as I say, just not as I do

Posted on December 10, 2023 by John Gibbons

While it’s easy to finger-wag and point to the failures of others on achieving climate targets, how does Ireland stack up in terms of delivering on its own legally-binging commitments? In short, not very well, as I explained in this … Continue reading →

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Dialling up the global thermostat another notch in 2022

Posted on January 2, 2023 by John Gibbons

It sounds almost a cliché to say that last year was a year of weather extremes. After all, which year out of the last 20 hasn’t been? After all, according to the WMO, the past eight years have been the … Continue reading →

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We can feel the heat, but are we getting the message?

Posted on July 30, 2022 by John Gibbons

As the scorching summer of 2022 swept across Europe (it was to be the hottest summer ever recorded on the continent) I filed the below piece for the Business Post at the end of July, framing it around my own … Continue reading →

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The 1.5C danger line draws ever closer

Posted on May 10, 2022 by John Gibbons

I contributed the article below to TheJournal.ie in mid-May to mark the publication of a worrying new report from the World Meteorological Organisation. Tried to stress for the umpteenth time that physics is indifferent to the many political, economic, social, … Continue reading →

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Turf wars signal betrayal on climate action

Posted on May 1, 2022 by John Gibbons

The bizarre and pointless recent ‘turf wars’ are a throwback to an Ireland many of us thought was gone forever. The scramble by politicians to outdo one another in capitulating to a handful of industrial turf cutters and their noisy … Continue reading →

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Political disconnect from environmental reality remains

Posted on February 5, 2020 by John Gibbons

When it came to climate and environmental issues, the political parties’ manifestos were a mixed bag indeed. On a positive note, these issues have moved from being almost universally ignored as recently as the 2016 election, to being front-and-centre in … Continue reading →

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Climate Change is (Sort of) Affecting Ireland’s Election

Posted on January 31, 2020 by John Gibbons

My pre-election analysis of where the parties stood on the climate issue was published on Desmog.uk. LAST MAY, Ireland was among the first countries in the world to declare a climate and biodiversity emergency. In September, over 20,000 students took … Continue reading →

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