New CEO of Diageo writes: "Environmental shocks, from flooding to soil degradation to heat stress, pose direct threats to commercial viability Recent evidence found that the share prices of companies most exposed to biodiversity risk underperformed those less exposed" www.ft.com/content/5094...

Cop30: Five things we learned from the Brazil climate summit #Cop30 www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Half of Cork farms inspected by Council failed water quality protection regulations www.independent.ie/regionals/co...

YOUR DAILY REMINDER: Everyone in the fossil fuel industry knows and admits that building new infrastructure like pipelines *actively increases* demand for the burning of fossil fuels (and all the physical disasters that go along with that) bofaglobalresearch.podbean.com/e/a-pipeline...

The climate crisis is a crisis mostly of the fossil fuel industry's own making – and one they do not want to fix nor be held accountable for The presence and involvement of oil, gas and coal lobbyists at the #COP30 UN climate summit is like tobacco lobbyists at a lung cancer summit: unacceptable

October in Ireland. Apples from New Zealand. Our food system is completely broken. We could grow these ourselves, but instead, we ship them 18,000 km. If we can’t grow and eat what’s in season here, how can we talk about food security?

🚨 Permission for Irish data centre megacomplex could send dangerous signal for Europe. Today we’re supporting a legal action taken by Friends of the Irish Environment and @foeireland.bsky.social.

🔥 The EU’s dependence on fossil gas is fuelling death and environmental destruction! Hear it from John Beard, founder and CEO of the Port Arthur Community Action Network in Texas. Watch John’s full video 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q9z... #TheCostOfMethane #CutMethane #PhaseOutFossilGas 1/7 🧵👇

can you imagine trying to convince the average skepti-dude in the year 2010 that this is what summer europe will look like in 2025

I delivered the 700 page business case and cost benefit analysis for MetroLink to Michael O'Leary's office yesterday. O'Leary said on RTÉ Radio that there’s been no cost-benefit analysis done on Metrolink which was then repeated on multiple news outlets.

Electricity rates for individuals and small businesses could rise sharply as Amazon, Google, Microsoft and other technology companies build data centers and expand into the energy business.

The Irish Times view on climate policy: Government must avoid backsliding 'Climatologist Prof John Sweeney has argued that the shift, which reduces the required emissions reduction target, is not aligned with scientific recommendations' www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...

“This approach doesn’t just weaken climate ambition, it entrenches inequality”. www.irishtimes.com/environment/... 🧵1/

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...

This is a great study on a complicated, but very important topic. I encourage all with an interest in climate, agriculture, nutrition or justice (i.e. everybody?) to engage with it...

🧵THREAD on agri-methane and ‘no additional warming’ Why is it so important to reduce methane (CH4) emissions from agriculture in the near term? What happens when countries like #Ireland use ‘no additional warming’ to set climate targets? PAPER: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1... (1/18)

Our new journal paper has hit the front pages and got wide coverage on the airwaves this morning. The paper critically assesses “temperature neutrality” as a basis for Ireland’s long-term climate target. We find it amounts to backsliding on climate ambition and locks in food system unfairness.

I first tried to write a paper like this alone, about 5 years ago but never got it across the line (the topic was another metric - GWP* - but very similar arguments). Wonderful to have been invited to collaborate with this great team of scientists to publish this great paper.

Duffy et al.(2025) out today: "Looking specifically at Ireland, ∼90% of ASFP [animal-sourced food production] is exported to high-income markets, with just ∼0.3% reaching low-income countries." ➡️ Demolishing the "feed the world" claims of the 🇮🇪 agri-food industry & Teagasc. doi.org/10.1088/1748...

On the UK telling ppl to delete emails to save water: UK data centres don't actually report how much water they consume!!! "Every five years, the EA puts out its water deficit projections, but it was difficult to do this year, the sources said, because of the growth in AI"

Nice FT citing Ireland, where data centre power demand has massively outpaced clean power growth - meaning increased burning of fossil fuels You can't rely on an assumption of infinite, exponential, unstoppable renewable energy to excuse data centre expansionism. www.ft.com/content/0f61...

This graph illustrates nicely why @foeireland.bsky.social , @nhna.bsky.social and other groups are calling for a pause on data centre expansion.

We welcome the report from the Taoiseach’s advisory council calling for urgent action on energy affordability, energy poverty, and clean heat. We're now calling for immediate Government action to progress NESC’s policy recommendations before the winter. www.friendsoftheearth.ie/press/friend...

🚨New research out today🚨 We critically examine the use of 'temperature neutrality' or 'no additional warming' as a approach to setting national climate targets, particularly in relation to agricultural methane reduction. We found that using this approach... iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

"creating...access,...positively impacting the environment..." (?!) This is incredibly dishonest, deceitful and disturbing, even by fossil fuel company standards (from the US owners of Shannon LNG).

1/ In March Govt approved a costly, polluting state-owned LNG terminal. Now Minister O'Brien is leaving door open to dangerous US backed LNG project in Kerry. This breaks climate commitments, raises new geopolitical risks and does nothing for energy security.

Members of Not Here Not Anywhere were in Malahide this weekend talking to members of the public about the high carbon footprint of LNG and the upcoming response from TD Minister O’Brien to An Coimisiún Pleanála’s request regarding Shannon LNG’s planning application (1/2)

On Saturday 26th July, NHNA gathered outside Cork City Hall alongside local City Councillors, environmental activists, and members of the public to say NO to LNG.

Thanks Amy Campbell and the Echo for reporting the Not Here Not Anywhere demonstration in Cork on Saturday. It was in support of the motion in my name that Cork City Council should continue to back investment in offshore renewables in the region and not be distracted by talk of fracked LNG imports.

youtu.be/mEAdigVp50M?... Significant that foreign press is rightly now following this major problem closely (with great input by Friends of the Earth Ireland).

What a tragic waste of tax dollars. Terrible for the climate. Terrible for consumers throughout the northeast, as this is likely to raise gas and electric prices throughout the region, including where I live in NY State. insideclimatenews.org/news/1507202...

I think everybody would agree that not having enough electricity for homes is a small price to pay in order to fill the place with data centers that employ nobody

Pleased to see this from @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social who has committed to pull together evidence on the impact of #carspreading on road danger. It should be a quick job as the evidence is building daily?! We need action asap 🧵1/6 www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

We now have ESBN & GNI on record that they can't prevent data centre connections. Upshot is no limits on data centres outside of Dublin + expansion of sites in Dublin - skyrocketing demand, impacts on housing, higher costs, gas dependency & emissions. Urgent need for legislative + policy change!

1/ Banking on Liquefied “Natural” Gas #LNG to power our industry, heat our homes, and cook our meals is a TERRIBLE idea. Check the facts in the new LNG Economic Visual Guide—endorsed by 19 groups—to see why the numbers just don’t add up 🔢 👉 www.foodandwatereurope.org/factsheet/ne...

Very exciting things happening on the shed roofs today! We're finally going solar!! 🌞

📣Calling folks living in the South Dublin CC area A motion calling for a moratorium on data centre expansion from @jess-spear.bsky.social may be up for a vote on Monday 14th July. Call on your councillors to support! 👇 www.friendsoftheearth.ie/data-centres...

Enough is enough’ – households being forced to subsidise the costs of data centres, says Sinn Féin MEP Regulator increased network charges for households to fund investment in network m.independent.ie/irish-news/e...

The more I look at industrial decarbonisation, the more I come to the point of view that we have overstated the role of molecules in the past and underestimated the role of electrons in the future.

Our NEW report with @greenpeaceusa.bsky.social + @earthworks.bsky.social finds that further investments in exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) are incompatible with a liveable climate. Learn more: www.greenpeace.org/usa/failing-the-climate-test/

I've seen a lot of commentary about 'shifting goalposts' for farmers from agri lobbyists over the last 2 days. The goalposts haven't shifted, the government just ignored them until now. The Habitats Directive has been in force since 1992, it's high time they were properly applied to agri pollution.

This is very bad news. What's more incredible is that EPP could have outbid the far right and didn't. The complacency around the threat posed by the far-right to Europe's climate agenda is shocking. www.politico.eu/article/the-...

How drinking water will become scarcer and more polluted as climate change impacts hit Ireland www.independent.ie/irish-news/h...

Europe's reliance on fossil fuel imports funds autocratic regimes, creating a dangerous vulnerability. The transition to clean, homegrown energy isn't just an environmental goal—it's a national security imperative.

Thrilled to share publication of our joint declaration on nature-friendly renewables. Reflects major collab by Environmental Pillar, WEI + Solar Ireland via @foeireland.bsky.social's #OurEnergyFuture. It's a clear call to Govt: act boldly on nature & renewables. www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

1/ Today, the Environmental Pillar, Solar Ireland & Wind Energy Ireland joined forces to call for urgent Govt action to align Ireland’s renewables roll-out with nature protection @envpillar.bsky.social @solarireland.bsky.social @windenergyireland.bsky.social www.friendsoftheearth.ie/news/renewab...

NEW REPORT JUST LAUNCHED! 🛢️Our food system is hooked on #fossilfuels – but left out of #climate talks. 🔥Food systems use 15% of fossil fuels & 40% of petrochemicals. #FuelToFork exposes the risks – and lays out real paths to #FossilFreeFood. 👉 ipes-food.org/report/fuel-... #ClimateAction #BigOil

How can *anyone* take seriously the Irish state's concern re wildlife crime when it continues to allow open mass ecosystem destruction for profit? www.rte.ie/news/environ...

Fantastic initiative from @foeireland.bsky.social Everyone deserves to live in a decent home.