Kevin O'Sullivan
@KOSullivanIT
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Environment & Science Editor with @IrishTimes; special interest in climate crisis, renewables, SDGs and sustainable food. Co-author of Supergrid Super Solution
Dublin
Joined May 2013
Sound science still matters ... a lament for Mauna Loa Observatory and the fate of @NOAA @NOAAClimate
irishtimes.com
We have come to a fork in the road at a most unexpected time
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“COP30 was meant to be the COP of ‘Truth and Implementation’ - this failed", says PIK Director @jrockstrom. "We don’t need more negotiations; we need implementation. Within 5–10 years we will breach 1.5°C, entering dangerous terrain for billions.” https://t.co/mNpBDe1JjH
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Abacus Global Management Announces Transfer of Listing of its [Class A] Common Stock to the New York Stock Exchange with New Ticker Symbol $ABX | Press Release Abacus Global Management, Inc. (@Nasdaq: $ABL), a leader in the alternative asset management space, today announced its
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Despite bleak global backdrop, we can get scale-up of Irish offshore wind energy... We get the views of @StatkraftIE Val Cummins of @SimplyBlueGroup and @WindEnergyIRL energy https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2025/11/21/can-the-fog-clear-to-deliver-clean-irish-offshore-energy/
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Sierra Club Releases Nearly 1,000 New Emails from Trump’s EPA https://t.co/Di5A6DPCfJ
cleantechnica.com
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Washington, DC — As the Trump administration continues to undo federal regulations that protect our air and water, including...
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'Sinister, criminal or reckless' Too many questions remain over Blackwater fish kill - concerned groups say inconclusive final report must not be final word on it https://t.co/jFKiqoQvvx
irishtimes.com
Inconclusive report must not be last word on devastating incident, say environmentalists
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Dingle Peninsula receives award for being Ireland’s ‘greenest place’. Congratulations to them and to Skerries, Inagh, and Dysart River Project in Co Westmeath & Dun Laoghaire the category winners; all outstanding exemplars @ElectricIreland @DingleHub
irishtimes.com
Skerries, Inagh, Dún Laoghaire and Co Westmeath river restoration project also honoured at ceremony in Dublin
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The war on science must be resisted ... it's not in America's best interests and undermines global responses to what robust science is saying.
irishtimes.com
Recasting preliminary findings as a simplistic story of cause and effect erodes public trust
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Surprising learnings on how best to do megaprojects ... including how Ireland should embrace the Flyvbjerg approach when it comes to scale-up of renewables and grids. https://t.co/K6uF8XvgN9
irishtimes.com
A megaproject is a large-scale, complex and often transformative venture, typically costing $1bn or more
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2025 was a great summer, especially visiting some of the leading contenders in Ireland’s Greenest Places awards run by @IrishTimes and @ElectricIreland ... Winners to be revealed very shortly!
irishtimes.com
Competition found numerous examples of environmental enhancement in urban and rural locations
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Good news on the Irish Corncrake ... Community-focused nature conservation with input from committed farmers works!
irishtimes.com
Farming community key to success in recovery of bird threatened with local extinction
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The road to protect 30% of Irish marine waters looks terribly uncertain despite big 2030 commitments from Government ... @FairSeasIreland makes case for reasonable spend now rather than a lot more later.
irishtimes.com
‘Budget 2026 is key test for Government’s commitment to Ireland’s seas’ and promise to scale-up MPAs
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NEW | China’s clean energy boom and rapid electrification are creating the conditions for a FOSSIL DECLINE at home and abroad⚡ Fossil use in end-use sectors plateaued in 2015--while electricity use grew 65%, becoming central to 🇨🇳’s energy system. https://t.co/8ke2FFojcX
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The definitive verdict on ‘no additional warming’/GWP* ... a dangerous climate loophole
irishtimes.com
Carbon budgets should be sent back to the climate council with clear instructions to reassess them against Paris commitments
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Top hurricane expert Kerry Emanuel on the DOE scam climate report: “The DOE is presenting a distorted view of the science of climate effects on extreme weather that is bound to mislead the public.” https://t.co/6vWCekmnNs
realclimate.org
RealClimate: Guest commentary by Kerry Emanuel Executive Summary Chapter 6 of the draft DOE report examines whether global warming exacerbates extreme weather. It rightly notes that because events...
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A remarkable 20-year story of human interaction with Ireland’s dolphin population … the output of underwater cameraman Ken O’Sullivan. Recommended viewing https://t.co/AZeD1C8ay5
irishtimes.com
Undersea cameraman Ken O’Sullivan has spent 20 years among the charismatic mammals
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So what are we to make of the summer of 2025? Europe provides the answers... heat and all its consequences have gone up a notch. https://t.co/p6sYIBe8Oq
irishtimes.com
Ireland is not immune from extreme weather already hitting Europe
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#STOPKILLINGJOURNALISTS @NUJofficial members gathered tonight in Dublin in solidarity and protest at targeted killing by Israel of @AJENews journalists
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According to a new market report from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), there are now 83 GW of #offshorewind capacity installed globally, with 48 GW more in the construction phase worldwide as of May this year.
offshorewind.biz
According to a new market report from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), there are now 83 GW of offshore wind capacity installed globally, with 48 GW more in the construction phase worldwide as...
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Ireland’s Greenest Places 2025 long list: “Taking action gives you hope and calms anxiety by showing we can turn things around.” @IrishTimesLife @ElectricIreland https://t.co/Pyfdg7FJGU
irishtimes.com
Nominee places range from the shadows of Croagh Patrick to a once derelict dump site in Dublin’s Liberties
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IEA: Renewables will be world’s top power source ‘by 2026’ | @DrSimEvans Read here: https://t.co/Ie0UVqJePp
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