Essential reading ,'The vibrant array of species that brought colour to our landscapes is getting dimmer. The chorus of sounds is getting quieter. The sheer variety of life is dialling down, being replaced by something much more monotonous' www.thejournal.ie/readme/irish...

Canalising rivers has been an epic, historic and expensive mistake. Yet, in Ireland, we continue these historic colonist practices from the late 18th and 19th centuries under the guise of flood protection at a cost of billions of €. This is from The Book of Wilding.

1/ There's a system of ocean currents in the Atlantic that shapes Europe's #climate, drives monsoons, and keeps sea levels stable along the US coast. In the last 5 years, the scientific evidence that it could collapse has shifted dramatically. Most people have no idea. 🧵

'Denmark’s approach is as a case study for the Trilateral Climate Change Adaptation Strategy, moving beyond traditional engineering toward nature-based coastal adaptation' www.forbes.com/sites/christ...

We have only this to protect. Start now by electing humans who will protect our fragile environment

The #AMOC by 2100 will thus be so weak (~8 Sv) that it is very likely on the way to full shutdown, as our study last year showed: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1... In my view, this now makes a full #AMOC shutdown more likely than not. Definitely not a low likelihood risk, as we used to think.

China bans exports of sulphur, a key mineral in the production of sulphuric acid, solar panels, metal production and fertilisers. We ain't seen nothing yet. 'Around half of the world’s sulphuric acid is used to make phosphate fertilisers' au.finance.yahoo.com/news/commonw...

“We use 40 yrs of global data to demonstrate that TCs experiencing Rapid Intensification during Marine Heat Waves resulted in 60% more billion-dollar disasters… produced consistently higher maximum wind speeds, storm surges, and precipitation rates.” www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

That includes not building more inefficient fossil fuel infrastructure like motorways.

Climate justice is gender justice. Climate justice is racial justice. Climate justice is economic justice. Climate justice is environmental justice. Share if you agree✊

#WATCH | A video that is running in Palestinian social media, in solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners, absolutely horrifying English captions added (did the best I can)

Climate changed has damaged every second detached house in France. Climate change is making homes shrink and crack - Down to Earth - France 24 share.google/uQp7Uv6sc4Ri...

Climate change, driven by greenhouse gases, is having measurable impacts in Ireland with growing risks for communities, infrastructure, essential services and the economy, according to a new report from the Climate Change Advisory Council.

🚨 BREAKING: The European Commission has urged people to work from home, drive and fly less, and for EU countries to urgently roll out renewables, as it warned of a prolonged energy crisis as a result of the conflict in the Gulf. Full story: www.politico.eu/article/euro...

Climate has almost disappeared from our conversation. But it remains the most pressing challenge of our times. Last week the WMO said the planet is “more out of balance than at any time in observed history.” Energy security and climate security are not competing priorities.

'Sphagnum moss can hold 20 times its weight in water and helps create peat bogs, capturing carbon in the ground and helping to fight climate change' It is 10 times more effective at storing carbon than trees. www.itv.com/news/granada...

If we want to save hundreds of millions of €, increase biodiversity, and store carbon, this is the thing to do. Quite the opposite of the current strategy.

A ray of light. Scientists uncovered the nutrients bees were missing — Colonies surged 15-fold | ScienceDaily share.google/quwdoonMhUDV...

Every $1,300 New York City invested in building bike lanes in 2015 provided benefits equivalent to one additional year of life at full health over the lifetime of all city residents, according to a new economic assessment. www.reuters.com/article/busi...

We're all Greens now. 'With fossil fuel supplies under severe strain, both the UK and Germany signalled on Wednesday that the energy crisis is accelerating their green transitions.' France confirms oil crisis, says 30-40 percent of Gulf energy infrastructure destroyed share.google/OiI3rLRlEepE...

Yet another reason to love this intrepid rodent. "When scaled across all floodplain areas suitable for beaver recolonization in Switzerland, researchers estimate that beaver wetlands could offset 1.2–1.8% of the nation’s annual carbon emissions" eu.usatoday.com/story/news/w...

Q&A: How the UK became the first G7 country to phase out coal power #CBarchive ✍️ @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org 🎨 @jjgoodman.bsky.social Read here ➡️ buff.ly/0awDP6d

Superbugs resistant to antibiotics are rising fast. I tested water at Lough Neagh (40% of Northern Ireland’s drinking water) & found high levels of antibiotic-resistant genes from human & livestock poo. If we treat waterways like sewers, this is what we get. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Background to An Taisce's new Water Quality Case and why it is important An Taisce filed an application to the High Court seeking a judicial review of the Government's sixth Nitrates Action Programme earlier this week. To read more about the case: www.antaisce.org/news/backgro...

Now, its serious. www.newscientist.com/article/2518...

The public are strong in their view that clean water should be a national priority Scientific evidence shows that the 6th NAP simply doesn't provide the level of protection required for water quality in Ireland and will likely lead to its further deterioration www.antaisce.org/news/water-q...

All countries at risk of being affected by a weakening of the AMOC should take it much more seriously and conduct a risk assessment like Iceland to prepare for the consequences. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

I delivered workshops on Careers in Sustainability at the annual Guidance Counsellors Conference this weekend. We used the Climate Venn Diagram by @ayanaeliza.bsky.social as a model to support students seeking a career that would have a positive impact. Great event and engagement!

A gradual northward shift in the Gulf Stream has provided more evidence that the system of currents keeping Europe warm is weakening. And modelling suggests that abrupt shift in the Gulf Stream could signal an imminent, catastrophic collapse in the ocean current. www.newscientist.com/article/2518...

Climate change’s rising seas may threaten tens of millions more people than scientists and government planners originally thought because of mistaken research assumptions on how high coastal waters already are. By @borenbears.bsky.social & Annika Hammerschlag @apnews.com apnews.com/article/sea-...

Gas prices up by around 50% today. A painful reminder that relying on imported fossil fuels is a risky strategy.

The climate crisis is making insurance unaffordable for many – and it should worry all of us, even if we think we’re safe from floods, wildfires and hurricanes 😡😡 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

That LNG terminal in the Shannon estuary looking less and less intelligent by the hour.

“The effort to quiet Paris complements the wider campaign to make Paris greener, cleaner & less car-dependent, which include vehicle restrictions in the center, crackdowns on polluting vehicles, & an ambitious expansion of bike networks. Those have cut the city’s average noise level by 2 decibels.”

UK’s First Geothermal Power Plant Begins Using Underground Heat to Power 10K Homes https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/uks-first-geothermal-power-plant-begins-using-underground-heat-to-power-10k-homes/ #goodnews

Antarctica just saw fastest glacier collapse ever recorded Antarctica’s Hektoria Glacier lost nearly half its ice in just 2 months after lifting off a flat seabed and shattering apart Such events could accelerate global sea level rise much faster than predicted www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

Would 2nd this for Ireland. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

'Insurance is also the “invisible backbone” of modern economies: without its support, loans fail and the financial system crumbles. That means that insurance is now one of the most vital fronts in the battle with global heating.' www.theguardian.com/environment/...,

Beavers have been released into the wild to help restore British wetlands

In Greenland the amount of meltwater produced during extreme ice melt events has increased more than sixfold since 1990– jumping from 12.7 gigatons per decade to 82.4 gigatons per decade. www.earth.com/news/greenla...

“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.” “Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath Some costs aren’t costs.

Feral goats in Killarney NP. A highly invasive species, goats are (per head) worse destroyers of nature than even sheep, sika deer, or any other herbivore. That they are tolerated *at all* in any national park is a sign of gross ecological ineptitude.

“The climate scientists we surveyed were unambiguous: current economic models can’t capture what matters most – the cascading failures and compounding shocks that define climate risk in a warmer world – and could undermine the very foundations of economic growth.” Should be the top story everyday.

The Connemara hills suffer some of the worst overgrazing in Ireland. Protect the bogs, restore the forests, you'll see peak flooding decrease... www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

An ounce of prevention ...

Wait what theconversation.com/the-worlds-2...

“Rolling back environmental regulation is the ultimate act of self-harm” “the question should be asked — if our environmental regulation is so onerous, how come our environment, nature and biodiversity are in such a perilous state?” www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...