Nearly every climate denial argument I’ve ever heard falls into one of these five categories.

1 - it’s not real
2 - it’s not us
3 - it’s not bad
4 - it’s too hard/costly to fix
5 - it’s too late

And you know which is growing the fastest these days? The last one 😳

Next time you hear an economist explain how little impact #climatechange will have on the economy, ask them who will pay the $25 TRILLION in expected losses to world’s housing stock alone from climate impacts.

Congratulations to Barry McMullin Paul Price @swimsure.bsky.social and Aideen O'Dochartaigh on the publication of their work that was supported by the Climate Change Advisory Council Ireland on 'Defining a 'Paris Test' of national contribution to global climate mitigation: the Irish exemplar'. Check it out here: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.108…

Leaked draft of EU's next 5-year priority list pays scant attention to nature, climate & environment generally. AttractaUB ☮️🇺🇦💙💛Access to Justice is my thing & ARC 2020 among those sounding the alarm
m.independent.ie/irish-news/lea…

All 3 parts of #RisingTides , the excellent #climatechange documentary ,are now on the RTÉ Player.
Well done to Philip Boucher-Hayes, Marcus Stewart & all the Earth Horizon Productions team for their top quality work on it.

Let's ACT & VOTE to limit pollution & climate chaos.

rte.ie/player/series/…

Strong finale to #RisingTides just now. Philip Boucher-Hayes went to some dark places to give a sense of #climate crisis spiralling out of control.

We still have a (slim) chance to avoid very worst outcomes, but window is closing fast.
Earth Horizon Productions RTÉ

... but am seriously thinking of founding BRAG: the Bullshit Removals Action Group. #SisyphusHadItEasy

🚨 A draft of Charles Michel's 5-year Strategic Agenda was leaked yesterday, with nearly no mention of climate as a priority.

Not only is this lack of urgency around climate yielding to populism, it jeopardizes Europe's green transition in-the-making.
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euractiv.com/section/agricu…

#RisingTides episode 3 - many months was spent interviewing potential contributors around the world by zoom, till we got what we felt was the best mix. You may want to give them a follow … 🧵

“Europe's climate monitor has said that March was the hottest on record and the tenth straight month of historic heat, with sea surface temperatures also hitting a 'shocking' new high.
It is the latest red flag in a year already marked by climate extremes” rte.ie/news/world/202…

Chisel this one on our collective headstone. Brave Dutch cops beating up on world’s most famous #climate activist.

Where was police violence when farmers were spraying them with shit, starting fires, setting up roadblocks? Chickenshit hypocrisy.

“The challenge data centres pose for Ireland’s #climate targets underscores the broader issue of living within limits…this conversation, unfortunately, is still in its infancy”

Excellent by ⁦Hannah Daly⁩ in ⁦The Irish Times⁩ today
irishtimes.com/environment/cl…

Do you know what would help to change the public perception of the environmental impact of farming?

If the scientific data demonstrated it was having less of an impact.

Anything else is just spin.

farmersjournal.ie/news/news/new-…

[Great piece from Hannah Daly - as usual. The only credible IE data centre policy right now is a moratorium pending coming into cumulative carbon budget compliance - likely 2035 at best...]

82% of the EU’s farm subsidies go to animal-based foods that make up 84% of EU’s food-related GHGs yet supply just 35% of their calories.

This makes animal-rich foods artificially cheap & externalized impacts to taxpayers.

nature.com/articles/s4301…
drive.google.com/file/d/11gq41x…

These are critical points on the risks of AD.

'The EPA said the potential risk of environmental impacts from mismanagement of anaerobic digestion plants is high...

The EPA also highlighted significant risks relating to water quality of increasing biomethane production.'

“We’re continuing down a pathway leaving us incredibly vulnerable nationally to global food shocks – and global food shocks are absolutely coming down the line”.

Am quoted in ⁦TheJournal.ie⁩ today on key #climate challenges facing Simon Harris
thejournal.ie/simon-harris-c…

In Tuesday's The Irish Times I contributed an article about how some farming groups are sharing misinformation about the climate impacts of livestock farming. However word counts limited the detail so here's the lengthy version:

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irishtimes.com/opinion/2024/0…

'In short, there are no grounds to accuse postgrowth [or degrowth] scholars of endorsing economic collapse. On the contrary, the postgrowth perspective expands the range of options open to society in navigating the climate transition.'
doi.org/10.1016/j.ecol…

Indigenous communities are quicker to see the effects of climate change first. Philip travels to the Arctic Circle to learn from the Sámi people in northern Scandinavian Peninsula. Rising Tides: Irelands Future in a Warmer World 9:35pm RTÉ One