Below is a terrifying reminder of why we must limit global warming, now. Emissions must peak this year to achieve 1.5 with no or limited overshoot. What the hell are we waiting for. ... Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Obviously there are climate deniers out there, and I am following a number of COP30 posts on LinkedIn. Maybe I shouldn't be, but I can't help but be surprised at the sheer volume of climate denial on there. #climatechange #climateaction

Our global food system alone would push us past 1.5, even if we eliminated fossil fuels tomorrow. Here are some reflections after "digesting" EAT-Lancet 2.0 medium.com/greener-toge...

"During the talks the Irish delegation said EU states could not be “unfairly penalised” for missing the approaching targets, or have resources that could be invested into the green transition redirected to paying huge fines." if you have the resources!? www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...

Our poster for the IAMC 2025 Digital Poster Festival explores national-to-catchment integrated assessment with GOBLIN & GeoGOBLIN, linking land use, climate, water, biodiversity & economy. 🔗 zenodo.org/records/1746... #IAMC2025 #Climate #LandUse #NetZero #AFOLU #Water #Biodiversity

In their Letter to the Editor published in the Irish Times @irishtimes.com, the scientists set the record straight by rebutting multiple errors in John FitzGerald's opinion piece last week: "Framing the debate as a false dichotomy...distracts from the real choices" www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...

Our response to Prof FitzGerald calls for scientific rigour, ambition, transparency and a good-faith public debate on the real choices facing Irish society.

New Zealand’s adoption of a “no additional warming” methane target marks a turning point, but not a good one. It dilutes global effort when ambition must rise. Pleased our work is cited in this @irishtimes.com article. #climatechange www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

As a PhD student at University of Galway, Catherine Connolly lent her support to our Fossil Free campaign. In 2019, she gave me a reference that I am still grateful for On Oct 24th, I’ll be voting for the candidate who shows empathy, kindness, and a people-focused sense of justice. #IrishPolitics

When we need strong leadership the most. This is so weak.

🌍Worried about you climate impact? 💰Are those annual NCT repairs hitting your wallet? ⚡Thinking about EVs? ⚖️I compared my old Corolla to a new EV. medium.com/sustainable-...

This just heartbreaking.... Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

On the 17 September, a JOC (CEE) heard testimony on Temperature Neutrality (TN). We made a submission otlining the risks of adopting TN and calling for the release of the Land Use Review 2 report. This submission: 📄 doi.org/10.5281/zeno... Background paper: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

Well done @thinkorswim.bsky.social. This is a bloody great read, had to pick my jaw up off the floor a few times! If you ever write an autobiography, I will definitely read it.

Words do indeed matter. It's just a shame that Rowling only seems to recognise the injury other people's words do to her, without ever sparing a thought for the damage she has done to the rights, dignity and safety of many others. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...

Giving Hamas a prize? I can assure you, this is not about prizes, and they certainly do not hand out prizes for the starvation of women and children. If you would rather see people starve than recognise their right to self determination, then you are broken. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Are you living with AI Creep? It is an important part of my workflow, its a notepad, a tutor, and a sounding board, for me at least. It is reshaping everything from the classroom to our mental health in suprising, and sometimes terrifying ways. Here is my take. medium.com/@colmduffy/g...

Pretty rough viewing at times. I am staggered by the levels of hypocrisy and self-delusion. I don't know how you reason with it when the conclusions reached are so unreasonable. 'Our Genocide': How do Israelis feel about the war in Gaza? – video www.theguardian.com/world/video/...

I share concerns around tools that, misused, reduce engagement and broader understanding that you get from reading around topics. But, perhaps there is a way to maximise the benefits and minimise the trade-offs. There are some different takes in this podcast open.spotify.com/episode/2bYR...

Not a lot I disagree with in John's big picture view.

This looks pretty interesting 🤔 Best I can tell, it's also free.

🪤 Its a trap!? Does “no additional warming” reinforce systems traps? I take our recent paper on temperature neutrality and put it through a #SystemsThinking lens — looking at how it reinforces the very traps we need to escape. #ClimateChange #ClimateMitigation 👉 medium.com/@colmduffy/t...

There is nothing defensible about the cruelty being inflicted on, and the engineered starvation of, people of Gaza. I can’t do much, but, like many other scholars, I have signed the Academics for Palestine pledge. academicsforpalestine.org

As if we needed another reminder that we are moving too slowly in terms of climate action. The ability for us to alter this truly scary future is in our hands .... But not for long. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Living in the "post truth" era is pretty distressing. I have as much faith in statement from the US and Israel as I do from Russia. The truth is, Israel is intentionally starving an entire population. It is in no way antisemitic to point that out. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Sorry to disappoint anyone trying to polarise this. We’re with farmers and communities, for a just transition built on fair, predictable policy. “No additional warming” is a moving target and inequitable. Set clear, stable, just targets to support a just transition. archive.ph/8gbT3#select...

Disappointed to see our new paper being framed as an "us against them" fight. We are contributing our work to the debate on Ireland's future in a respectful, evidenced based way. There should be no issue with doing so. www.rte.ie/news/analysi...

National temperature neutrality, agricultural methane and climate policy: reinforcing inequality in the global food system iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1... 👀⛈️ #nzpol (it's about Ireland though)

More coverage of our new "temperature neutrality" paper 📄 The Irish Times editorial: “Govt must avoid backsliding” on climate policy 🔗 www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit... #ClimatePolicy #Methane #ClimateJustice #NetZero

Our work is making waves overseas 🌍 Academics warn Luxon’s climate target approach could worsen global hunger: www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre... #ClimatePolicy #Methane #ClimateJustice @hannahdaly.ie @roisinmoriarty.com

What if wealthy nations could lock in high methane emissions and still claim climate neutrality? That’s the risk with “temperature neutrality”. Here’s the plain-English version of our new study: medium.com/@colmduffy/h...

If “no additional warming” replaces net zero, is that progress — or backsliding? Ireland is our case study in a new paper 🔗 doi.org/10.1088/1748... We found it: (1)Grandfathers high emissions from wealthy livestock nations, (2)Shifts burden, (3) Fails on food security #Methane #ClimateJustice

personally, I would be delighted to vote for Catherine, as a student in Galway, she lent us support in our fossil fuel divestment campaign, and numerous other times. just a lovely, decent person. connachttribune.ie/galway-west-...

The new An Post man has rocked up this morning, the 70s and 80s belters he blasts out every morning give me a nice little nostalgia break 😅📨💌💚

We have a new paper out, in which we use brute force to identify combinations of land use/management changes which navigate the triple challenge of climate change, biodiversity conservation and food production: www.nature.com/articles/s41... #ConservationScience 🌍 @rspbscience.bsky.social 1/

Reminder: Feeling frustration, anxiety, anger and even despair is a rational responses to, and a natural consequence of, understanding climate change.

Happy to be a among the "worthies".

I've always been puzzled as to why there is so little public outrage over the mass-slaughter of badgers in Ireland - a gentle animal that pays a heavy price for the failings of the livestock industry www.thejournal.ie/badger-culli...

Genocide is the intentional act of destroying a national, ethnic, or religious group. There is no justification for it. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

“I can’t think of anything more vile and small and pathetic than terrorising the smallest, most vulnerable community of people who want nothing from you, except the right to exist.” Pedro Pascal, referring to abuse of trans people.

Harvard sets an example for other US universities by standing up for intellectual freedom and the right to protest - both key to responsible science. One fuels innovation and critical thinking; the other ensures accountability and alignment with public values. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 🧪

Is Chatgpt being a little more sycophantic latley? Its constant applause of my questions is starting to make me feel like I am chairing a Trump cabinet meeting.

For every Irish person that saying "I don't like Conor McGregor... But" Let me remind you, as recently as 2008 thousands went abroad looking for work, we were damn glad of our social welfare system then too, we were all on it! Xenophobia and racism are bloody light sleepers!

A little sun 🌞 and you are reminded just how beautiful #Ireland is.

You couldn't make it up ... "The Trump administration will treat climate change for what it is, a global physical phenomenon that is a side-effect of building the modern world,” he added. “Everything in life involves trade-off.” #climatechannge #fossilfuels www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

It is getting pretty nauseating watching certain US political leaders running around insisting the whole world "thank them" every time they're challenged on something. Pretty damn needy if you ask me.

@hannahdaly.ie and Eamonn Ryan discussing the massive, up €26 billion, financial implications of missing Ireland's climate 🎯🎯 podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/i...

<1% of animal sourced food products make it to low-income countries, yet, the argument often is, we should be producing more nutrient dense animal sourced foods till everyone has access .... No amount of doing the wrong thing will ever make it right—just more wrong. Inspired by Russ Akoff

This is not a man that deserves any respect at all, and neither does his shitheel vice president. It's time for the world to move on from the US. There is no leadership to be found there. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...