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Non-journal articles & media

Articles

Non-journal articles & media

Price of our dependence on fossil fuels is becoming clear yet again

At a Time of Climate Crisis – Renewable energy relies on resources that will never run out and cannot be cut off as act of aggression

Posted on March 11, 2026

Op-ed for the Irish Times, March 11th, 2026 [Read More]

Tags: op-ed column security climate fossil fuels war geopolitics

Electricity bills are getting more complicated - but that’s no bad thing

At a Time of Climate Crisis – Dynamic tariffs more accurately reflect what’s actually going on with electricity supply and demand

Posted on February 5, 2026

Column for the Irish Times, February 5th, 2026 [Read More]

Tags: electricity column bills flexibility

Why we keep ignoring the physics of climate change

At a Time of Climate Crisis – Carbon budgets are a physical reality, not political slogans

Posted on January 2, 2026

Column for the Irish Times, January 1st 2026 [Read More]

Tags: climate policy column carbon budget

A new era of fossil fuels to facilitate data centres?

Reaction to the CRU policy in relation to data centre connections

Posted on December 12, 2025

The CRU’s new decision on data centre connections is notable because it lays bare a deeper problem in our climate governance. [Read More]

Tags: climate policy data centre

Energy At a Crossroads - Securing Ireland’s Future Through a Just and Ambitious Transition

An Taisce climate event for President Connolly

Posted on November 19, 2025

I had the enormous honour of participating in an event for President Connolly on the climate and biodiversity emergency, organised by An Taisce. The event was called “Snapshots on climate change and its impacts on our welfare” and the President gave a powerful opening address about her vision to be... [Read More]

Tags: climate policy

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