Category: Environment
We can’t say we haven’t been warned!
Sean McCabe 16/08/2019
Two significant reports were published in the past fortnight. The first was released to much clamour and made headlines around the world. The second was specific to Ireland and received far less media attention. However, the two are intrinsically linked. Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) The former is the …
Climate action plan is nothing if it fails to address inequality
Sean McCabe 24/06/2019
- Appeared in the Irish Times, June 24, 2019. The 2019 climate action plan, taken at face value, aims to catapult Ireland from laggard to leader on …
How can the agricultural sector engage a Just Transition?
Sean McCabe 11/06/2019
The second part of this blog on a Just Transition for agriculture considers how to enact a Just Transition for agriculture in Ireland that …
Bold action on climate change needed now that we have declared emergency
Shana Cohen 14/05/2019
-Appeared in the Irish Times, May 14, 2019. Last week, Ireland became the second country in the world, after the UK, to declare a climate and …
How can the agricultural sector engage a Just Transition?
Sean McCabe 25/02/2019
How can the agricultural sector in Ireland participate in a Just Transition to constructively address inequality in the sector and tackle climate …
Think Tanks Should Put 'Public' Back in Policy
Shana Cohen 23/08/2018
According to the University of Pennsylvania’s Think Tanks and Civil Society Program, “think tanks are public policy research, analysis, and …
An Irish Entrepreneurial State’s Success
Paul Sweeney 25/04/2018
In a recent blog, we saw how economist Mariana Mazzucato demonstrated that it was not the hugely profitable and tax-avoiding tech firms which were …
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