Hans Zomer
@hanszomer.bsky.social
CEO at @GAPireland. Trying hard to help bring about a world of solidarity and care.
#climate #civilsociety
#climate #civilsociety
“Effective #climate communication is difficult, messy and repetitive. It involves doing the hard work of listening to and understanding the different audiences you are engaging with, and finding the words, images and metaphors that will resonate with them.”
www.independent.ie/opinion/davi...
www.independent.ie/opinion/davi...
November 2, 2025 at 9:03 AM
“Effective #climate communication is difficult, messy and repetitive. It involves doing the hard work of listening to and understanding the different audiences you are engaging with, and finding the words, images and metaphors that will resonate with them.”
www.independent.ie/opinion/davi...
www.independent.ie/opinion/davi...
Those polled in Ireland in an EU-wide survey of 300,000 people also want all new #datacentres to be powered completely by renewable energy sources.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
Irish people surveyed want data centres to be powered completely by renewable energy
Some 40% recognise that data centres account for a large share of national energy consumption — more than a fifth of Ireland's metered electricity
www.irishexaminer.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Those polled in Ireland in an EU-wide survey of 300,000 people also want all new #datacentres to be powered completely by renewable energy sources.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
“Europe can no longer afford to address [the water, food and energy] systems separately.”
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
Why Europe’s water crisis will cost millions and drive climate crisis
Europe’s ‘strained’ energy and water system could slash GDP by up to eight per cent in high-income countries.
www.euronews.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
“Europe can no longer afford to address [the water, food and energy] systems separately.”
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
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We deserve a world-class fully integrated public and active transport app for Dublin!
Other European cities have had them for years: plan, pay, ride, all in one place.
My piece in @thejournal.ie this morning.
#ReimagineDublin
Other European cities have had them for years: plan, pay, ride, all in one place.
My piece in @thejournal.ie this morning.
#ReimagineDublin
Opinion: The people of Dublin deserve a proper public transport app
It’s frustrating to have to switch between different apps for one journey instead of it all being in one place, writes Dr Ola Løkken Nordrum.
www.thejournal.ie
October 26, 2025 at 8:25 AM
We deserve a world-class fully integrated public and active transport app for Dublin!
Other European cities have had them for years: plan, pay, ride, all in one place.
My piece in @thejournal.ie this morning.
#ReimagineDublin
Other European cities have had them for years: plan, pay, ride, all in one place.
My piece in @thejournal.ie this morning.
#ReimagineDublin
Lessons from Amsterdam’s efforts to manage flooding and extreme weather:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
#climatechange #climateaction #amsterdam750
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
#climatechange #climateaction #amsterdam750
Europe’s Original Climate-Resilient City Has a Lesson for Us All
On Amsterdam’s 750th anniversary, it continues to be a leader in climate adaptation — showing how a city can thrive in overcoming existential challenges.
www.bloomberg.com
October 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Lessons from Amsterdam’s efforts to manage flooding and extreme weather:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
#climatechange #climateaction #amsterdam750
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
#climatechange #climateaction #amsterdam750
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For 80 years, the UN has been saving lives, advancing peace and upholding hope.
Its mission has never mattered more. It is not about institutions, but about the people behind them. #UNDay
Its mission has never mattered more. It is not about institutions, but about the people behind them. #UNDay
October 25, 2025 at 7:59 AM
For 80 years, the UN has been saving lives, advancing peace and upholding hope.
Its mission has never mattered more. It is not about institutions, but about the people behind them. #UNDay
Its mission has never mattered more. It is not about institutions, but about the people behind them. #UNDay
Fabulous article about the #BallymunIsBrilliant project my colleagues at GAP Ireland have been running in partnership with Axis Ballymun and The Rediscovery Centre.
A great illustration how #art and creativity can help a community find its voice:
www.creativeireland.gov.ie/en/blog/ball...
A great illustration how #art and creativity can help a community find its voice:
www.creativeireland.gov.ie/en/blog/ball...
Ballymun Is Brilliant: Art, Hope and Climate Action in the Heart of Dublin - Creative Ireland Programme
How creativity, community and climate action are coming together to shape a brighter future for Ballymun.
www.creativeireland.gov.ie
October 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Fabulous article about the #BallymunIsBrilliant project my colleagues at GAP Ireland have been running in partnership with Axis Ballymun and The Rediscovery Centre.
A great illustration how #art and creativity can help a community find its voice:
www.creativeireland.gov.ie/en/blog/ball...
A great illustration how #art and creativity can help a community find its voice:
www.creativeireland.gov.ie/en/blog/ball...
“Our new research shows that to address global poverty and create a more stable world for everyone, we must confront the climate risks endangering nearly 900 million poor people.”
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
Climate shocks threaten 900 million poor people worldwide: UN report
More than 300 million people live in regions where three or four climate hazards overlap.
www.euronews.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
“Our new research shows that to address global poverty and create a more stable world for everyone, we must confront the climate risks endangering nearly 900 million poor people.”
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
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🌱As part of National Community Gardens Week & Climate Action Week here's a reminder of our partnership with Global Action Plan Community Garden on our Blanchardstown Campus. See here for visiting hours:
globalactionplan.ie/services/gla...
globalactionplan.ie/services/gla...
GLAS Community Gardens - Global Action Plan
Our GLAS Community Gardens Our Green Living & Sustainability Community Gardens (GLAS) bring people of all ages and abilities together. The gardens are
globalactionplan.ie
October 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
🌱As part of National Community Gardens Week & Climate Action Week here's a reminder of our partnership with Global Action Plan Community Garden on our Blanchardstown Campus. See here for visiting hours:
globalactionplan.ie/services/gla...
globalactionplan.ie/services/gla...
“Wealth and empathy often move in opposite directions.
Studies show that as people grow wealthier, they’re less likely to act altruistically.”
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Studies show that as people grow wealthier, they’re less likely to act altruistically.”
studyfinds.org/rich-people-...
Research Suggests Rich People Tend To Act More Unethically – But Why Is That?
Do rich people really act meaner? Studies link wealth to less empathy and more “dark triad” traits.
studyfinds.org
October 12, 2025 at 7:55 AM
“Wealth and empathy often move in opposite directions.
Studies show that as people grow wealthier, they’re less likely to act altruistically.”
studyfinds.org/rich-people-...
Studies show that as people grow wealthier, they’re less likely to act altruistically.”
studyfinds.org/rich-people-...
"Plant just one #tree in your #garden and it’s the beginning of something potentially far greater than you could envisage."
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/g...
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/g...
We need more garden trees - and now is the perfect time to plant them
An hour’s work in mid to late Autumn will result in a lifetime of joy
www.irishtimes.com
October 12, 2025 at 7:32 AM
"Plant just one #tree in your #garden and it’s the beginning of something potentially far greater than you could envisage."
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/g...
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/g...
At a time when #football seems to have become all about money, it’s important to celebrate the social side of the game.
How football can unite across borders:
www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa...
How football can unite across borders:
www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa...
Borders divided this West African community. Soccer is reuniting it.
A century ago, colonial borders divided the Borgu people between Benin and Nigeria. Today, soccer is reuniting them.
www.csmonitor.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:56 AM
At a time when #football seems to have become all about money, it’s important to celebrate the social side of the game.
How football can unite across borders:
www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa...
How football can unite across borders:
www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa...
"At its core, our failure to take effective measures to halt climate chaos is caused by a fundamental lack of understanding of how our health, happiness and prosperity are entwined with a healthy environment."
www.irishtimes.com/special-repo...
www.irishtimes.com/special-repo...
Failure to close climate action gap could cost us €26bn – imagine what that might achieve
Heavy EU fines loom unless the State cuts environmental emissions by 2030. How are we doing so far?
www.irishtimes.com
September 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
"At its core, our failure to take effective measures to halt climate chaos is caused by a fundamental lack of understanding of how our health, happiness and prosperity are entwined with a healthy environment."
www.irishtimes.com/special-repo...
www.irishtimes.com/special-repo...
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I have an old bike jersey whose zipper needs repair. The quote for the repair is more than the cost of a new jersey, but I'm going to repair it because I want to live in a world where we repair things.
September 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I have an old bike jersey whose zipper needs repair. The quote for the repair is more than the cost of a new jersey, but I'm going to repair it because I want to live in a world where we repair things.
“Everything in the built environment — everything that you see around you — has an end of life,” said Krieger. “And we need solutions besides waste or landfill, incineration or something without value.”
edition.cnn.com/style/wind-t...
#upcycle
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#upcycle
Wind turbines are tough to recycle. This firm wants to transform them into micro homes | CNN
Sitting inside the minimalist-chic interior of Nestle, you’d never guess its former life.
edition.cnn.com
September 1, 2025 at 10:48 AM
“Everything in the built environment — everything that you see around you — has an end of life,” said Krieger. “And we need solutions besides waste or landfill, incineration or something without value.”
edition.cnn.com/style/wind-t...
#upcycle
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#upcycle
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“If everybody in Ireland did a #2MinuteBeachClean per month, that would be more than 100,000 tonnes of litter removed from our ocean this year.”
Joanne Hunt in today’s @irishtimes.com
#buyanewspaper
Joanne Hunt in today’s @irishtimes.com
#buyanewspaper
August 23, 2025 at 8:06 AM
“If everybody in Ireland did a #2MinuteBeachClean per month, that would be more than 100,000 tonnes of litter removed from our ocean this year.”
Joanne Hunt in today’s @irishtimes.com
#buyanewspaper
Joanne Hunt in today’s @irishtimes.com
#buyanewspaper
"If we're going to solve problems like #climatechange, we need a far more #equitable society - whereby far more money, which is currently going to the highest earners, in fact goes to benefit wider society and wider societal needs."
- Dr Ciarán O'Carroll quoted on RTÉ:
www.rte.ie/news/2025/08...
- Dr Ciarán O'Carroll quoted on RTÉ:
www.rte.ie/news/2025/08...
Podcast: Climate change 'has arrived' on dinner plates
The cost of your weekly shop is increasing due to the accelerating impact of climate change across the globe, an expert has warned.
www.rte.ie
August 17, 2025 at 8:24 AM
"If we're going to solve problems like #climatechange, we need a far more #equitable society - whereby far more money, which is currently going to the highest earners, in fact goes to benefit wider society and wider societal needs."
- Dr Ciarán O'Carroll quoted on RTÉ:
www.rte.ie/news/2025/08...
- Dr Ciarán O'Carroll quoted on RTÉ:
www.rte.ie/news/2025/08...
Italy and the Vatican strike a deal to develop a vast solar farm to generate electricity to meet Vatican City’s needs and turn it into the world’s first carbon-neutral state.
www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...
www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...
Vatican strikes solar farm deal to become first carbon neutral state
A controversial radio site north of Rome is set to become a solar farm as the Vatican pushes its green transition.
www.euronews.com
August 10, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Italy and the Vatican strike a deal to develop a vast solar farm to generate electricity to meet Vatican City’s needs and turn it into the world’s first carbon-neutral state.
www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...
www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...
France and Italy slap fines on fast fashion firm #Shein for “misleading and/or deceptive environmental messages and claims”.
www.euronews.com/business/202...
#fastfashion #greenwashing
www.euronews.com/business/202...
#fastfashion #greenwashing
Italy hands fast fashion retailer Shein €1 million greenwashing fine
The decision comes after France fined the retailer €40m in July over fake discounts and misleading environmental claims.
www.euronews.com
August 10, 2025 at 8:11 AM
France and Italy slap fines on fast fashion firm #Shein for “misleading and/or deceptive environmental messages and claims”.
www.euronews.com/business/202...
#fastfashion #greenwashing
www.euronews.com/business/202...
#fastfashion #greenwashing
Lots of inspiration to be found in these examples of local environmental action!
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
@irishtimes.com @irishenvnet.bsky.social
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@irishtimes.com @irishenvnet.bsky.social
August 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Lots of inspiration to be found in these examples of local environmental action!
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
@irishtimes.com @irishenvnet.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
@irishtimes.com @irishenvnet.bsky.social
"Outdoor spaces like this are vital in providing a natural first line of defence against flooding."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Chelsea garden promoting flood resilience opens in Wallingford
The garden, which includes a a smart rainwater tank, opens at Howbery Business Park in Wallingford.
www.bbc.com
August 6, 2025 at 4:10 AM
"Outdoor spaces like this are vital in providing a natural first line of defence against flooding."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Cycling instead of driving has €1.40-€1.52 per km economic benefit in cities on island of Ireland irishcycle.com/2024/03/05/c...
Cycling instead of driving has €1.40-€1.52 per km economic benefit in cities on island of Ireland
— Walking and cycling on the island of Ireland saves the HSE and NHS nearly €100 million per year. Cycling instead of driving has an economic benefit of between €1.40-€1.52 per km in cities o…
irishcycle.com
August 1, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Cycling instead of driving has €1.40-€1.52 per km economic benefit in cities on island of Ireland irishcycle.com/2024/03/05/c...
“Mahi G’s song “Heatwave,” which was produced in collaboration with Greenpeace India, dropped in June, just as the country was reeling under soaring temperatures.”
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#India #climate #art #creativeclimateaction
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#India #climate #art #creativeclimateaction
This Indian rapper is spitting bars about climate justice, caste, and Indigenous rights
In her latest single, Mahi G spotlights the outdoor workers vulnerable to extreme heat
grist.org
July 30, 2025 at 6:42 AM
“Mahi G’s song “Heatwave,” which was produced in collaboration with Greenpeace India, dropped in June, just as the country was reeling under soaring temperatures.”
grist.org/arts-culture...
#India #climate #art #creativeclimateaction
grist.org/arts-culture...
#India #climate #art #creativeclimateaction
“Social media platforms “amplified conspiracy theorists while sidelining vital emergency information.”
www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...
#disasters #aid #climate
www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...
#disasters #aid #climate
Study: Social media boosts climate conspiracies over emergency alerts
The study says the influence of high-profile conspiracy theorists during climate disasters is drowning out emergency response efforts.
www.euronews.com
July 30, 2025 at 6:32 AM
“Social media platforms “amplified conspiracy theorists while sidelining vital emergency information.”
www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...
#disasters #aid #climate
www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...
#disasters #aid #climate
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This is a good summary @news.rte.ie of the humanitarian situation in #Gaza.
www.rte.ie/news/2025/07...
www.rte.ie/news/2025/07...
What defines a famine and can it be avoided in Gaza?
The United Nations and NGOs are warning of an imminent famine in Gaza, a designation based on strict criteria and scientific evidence. But how is it arrived at?
www.rte.ie
July 27, 2025 at 11:49 AM
This is a good summary @news.rte.ie of the humanitarian situation in #Gaza.
www.rte.ie/news/2025/07...
www.rte.ie/news/2025/07...