EU Commission closes sensitive areas to bottom fishing, including nearly 9,000 km2 in Irish...
Following advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), the EU Commission has finally closed 87 sensitive marine areas in...
What’s to be won at Ireland’s Citizens’ Assembly on biodiversity loss?
In May earlier this year, within the walls of Dublin Castle, a very special meeting took place. Chaired by Dr. Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin, 99...
18 Fold Increase In Marine Protected Areas Needed
18 FOLD INCREASE IN MARINE PROTECTED AREAS NEEDED TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE AND BIODIVERSITY LOSS
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Silent killers of the biosphere revealed
I ran this article in the Irish Examiner in early October to mark and honour the 60th anniversary of the publication of ‘Silent Spring’...
Carbon offsetting a cynical cop-out on climate action
In the late Middle Ages, there was a roaring trade within the Catholic Church in the sale of indulgences, as handy way for...
Sorting scientific fact from fiction on climate
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A walk on the wild side in the Beara peninsula
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Coming up short on fanciful sectoral emissions goals
As the controversial sectoral budgets for Ireland were published, the Irish Examiner asked for my take on how they measured up, particularly the...
The future is green, Soylent Green
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We can feel the heat, but are we getting the message?
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