Articles

New 'Ag Climatise' strategy for agriculture does not go far enough

A stabilised methane emissions pathway is not 'climate neutral'

Posted on December 21, 2020

My analysis of the new Department of Agriculture’s Ag Climatise roadmap for the sector, as reported by Kevin O’ Sullivan in the Irish Times [Read More]

Tags: policy climate carbon agriculture GWP

The implications of alternative warming metrics for national climate targets

Working paper

Posted on December 9, 2020

New working paper on the implications of alternative warming metrics for national climate targets here (pdf). [Read More]

Tags: policy climate carbon agriculture GWP

Submission to Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action on pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Climate Action bill

Comments on the publication of the draft Climate Bill

Posted on November 2, 2020

My full comments can be found here (pdf). [Read More]

Tags: policy climate carbon

The role of carbon budgets in translating the Paris Agreement into national climate policy

MaREI Discussion Paper

Posted on October 18, 2020

Jason Mc Guire, Fionn Rogan, Hannah Daly, James Glynn, Olexandr Balyk and Brian Ó Gallachóir [Read More]

Tags: policy carbon budget

The World Energy Outlook for a net-zero emissions energy system by 2050 – what insights for Ireland?

A new focus on behaviour change and low-carbon fuels is needed to meet the target

Posted on October 13, 2020

The 2020 edition of the International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook was launched today, a report which is widely regarded as the most authoritative source on the outlook for the global energy system, widely read by policymakers, industry figures and researchers (and for full disclosure, I was a proud WEO... [Read More]

Tags: policy climate