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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

Engagement on carbon budgets

Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy

Posted on October 7, 2025

Last month, I was invited to a meeting of the Joint Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy as part of their deliverations on the carbon budgets recommended by the Climate Change Advisory Council last December. [Read More]

Tags: climate policy

Let the sun shine – solar’s exponential growth

At a Time of Climate Crisis - Solar is the world’s new superpower

Posted on October 2, 2025

Column for the Irish Times, October 2nd 2025 [Read More]

Tags: climate column policy

Overshoot Conference

Posted on October 1, 2025

This week, I participated in the first Overshoot Conference hosted by IIASA. [Read More]

Tags: conference climate overshoot

Why the energy transition is hard, and why it matters more than ever

Invited talk to SEAI board

Posted on September 8, 2025

In September, I was very grateful to be asked to give a talk to the board of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. [Read More]

Tags: energy