Category: Environment
Financing Just Transition in the North of Ireland
Seán Fearon 10/08/2020
Squaring the Circle - Financing the Just Transition in the north of IrelandA significant but narrowing gap in the Irish just transition literature is …
Build Back Better or Back to Business as usual?
Gerry Mitchell 30/06/2020
Build Back Better Guiding Principles Originating in the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami, ‘Build Back Better’ has been a United Nations …
Food, health, and climate policy post-COVID-19
Tom Arnold 26/05/2020
As countries emerge from the worst ravages of Covid-19, governments face crucial decisions on balancing the health of citizens with the re-opening of …
Lost in percentages
Sean McCabe 11/05/2020
Time is running out There remains only a small window of opportunity to enact the necessary climate action required to avoid catastrophic …
Covid19 & the Developing World
Mary Van Lieshout 21/04/2020
The haunting coronavirus pandemic which has had such a devastating impact on all our lives has put the spotlight on the massive inequalities that …
Food For Thought As We Ponder Our Return to Normal
Sean McCabe 20/04/2020
Around the world, all but those workers essential to the functioning of critical services are sitting at home waiting for a return to …
The Future of Work in Rural Communities in Ireland
Sean McCabe 13/12/2019
The Carnegie UK Trust-TASC Ensuring Good Future Jobs essay collection describes many of the key challenges faced by workers in Ireland today, and …
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 …
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 …
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Sean McCabe
Sean holds an B.Sc in Applied Physics from Dublin City University and an M.Sc. in …
Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …
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Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …