John Gibbons

About

John Gibbons is a Dublin-based specialist writer and commentator on climate and environmental issues. He blogs at ThinkOrSwim.ie. You can follow him on Twitter @think_or_swim.

Opinion
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Other sectors are facing much more stringent targets as a result, writes John Gibbons.

Other sectors are facing much more stringent targets as a result, writes John Gibbons.
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RTÉ has not had an environment correspondent throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, which its Managing Director of News and Current Affairs said could have been avoided “if everyone paid their TV licence”.

RTÉ has not had an environment correspondent throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, which its Managing Director of News and Current Affairs said could have been avoided “if everyone paid their TV licence”.
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Expanding Ireland’s dairy industry puts the country’s climate goals at risk.

Expanding Ireland’s dairy industry puts the country’s climate goals at risk.
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Big Ag proponents are influencing classrooms in Ireland with learning materials that misrepresent the role of agriculture in contributing to climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss, DeSmog...
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A draft climate change bill designed to put Ireland on a path to net zero emissions has been criticised by leading climate experts as “weak” and full of “get-out clauses”. The new bill was promise...
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Ireland’s three prospective coalition partners have just agreed the strongest commitments to climate and environmental action in over a decade. The newly published Programme for Government, agreed...
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It is increasingly unlikely that Ireland will develop new infrastructure to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) produced from fracked wells in the US, after the plans suffered a series of potentiall...
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Last May, Ireland was among the first countries in the world to declare a climate and biodiversity emergency. In September, over 20,000 students took to the streets of Dublin demanding urgent clima...
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Ireland’s Chief Scientific Advisor believes fossil fuels still have a role in a low-carbon future – and there is money to be made ensuring it. Late last year, Professor Mark Ferguson, a medical do...
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Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar moved to distance himself from recent claims he made that climate change had potential “benefits” for Ireland, including reduced winter heating costs and cold-rela...