Jerry Mac Evilly
@jerrymacevilly.bsky.social
Puzzled patron of politics and policies re climate, energy, sustainable development. Campaigns Director Friends of the Earth Ireland. Shares/likes “just resting in my account”- views my own!
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October in Ireland.
Apples from New Zealand.
Our food system is completely broken.
We could grow these ourselves, but instead, we ship them 18,000 km.
If we can’t grow and eat what’s in season here, how can we talk about food security?
Apples from New Zealand.
Our food system is completely broken.
We could grow these ourselves, but instead, we ship them 18,000 km.
If we can’t grow and eat what’s in season here, how can we talk about food security?
October 24, 2025 at 11:24 AM
October in Ireland.
Apples from New Zealand.
Our food system is completely broken.
We could grow these ourselves, but instead, we ship them 18,000 km.
If we can’t grow and eat what’s in season here, how can we talk about food security?
Apples from New Zealand.
Our food system is completely broken.
We could grow these ourselves, but instead, we ship them 18,000 km.
If we can’t grow and eat what’s in season here, how can we talk about food security?
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🚨 Permission for Irish data centre megacomplex could send dangerous signal for Europe. Today we’re supporting a legal action taken by Friends of the Irish Environment and @foeireland.bsky.social.
October 14, 2025 at 10:18 AM
🚨 Permission for Irish data centre megacomplex could send dangerous signal for Europe. Today we’re supporting a legal action taken by Friends of the Irish Environment and @foeireland.bsky.social.
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🔥 The EU’s dependence on fossil gas is fuelling death and environmental destruction! Hear it from John Beard, founder and CEO of the Port Arthur Community Action Network in Texas. Watch John’s full video 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q9z...
#TheCostOfMethane #CutMethane #PhaseOutFossilGas
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#TheCostOfMethane #CutMethane #PhaseOutFossilGas
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September 23, 2025 at 10:48 AM
🔥 The EU’s dependence on fossil gas is fuelling death and environmental destruction! Hear it from John Beard, founder and CEO of the Port Arthur Community Action Network in Texas. Watch John’s full video 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q9z...
#TheCostOfMethane #CutMethane #PhaseOutFossilGas
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#TheCostOfMethane #CutMethane #PhaseOutFossilGas
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can you imagine trying to convince the average skepti-dude in the year 2010 that this is what summer europe will look like in 2025
August 15, 2025 at 7:25 AM
can you imagine trying to convince the average skepti-dude in the year 2010 that this is what summer europe will look like in 2025
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I delivered the 700 page business case and cost benefit analysis for MetroLink to Michael O'Leary's office yesterday.
O'Leary said on RTÉ Radio that there’s been no cost-benefit analysis done on Metrolink which was then repeated on multiple news outlets.
O'Leary said on RTÉ Radio that there’s been no cost-benefit analysis done on Metrolink which was then repeated on multiple news outlets.
August 15, 2025 at 11:38 AM
I delivered the 700 page business case and cost benefit analysis for MetroLink to Michael O'Leary's office yesterday.
O'Leary said on RTÉ Radio that there’s been no cost-benefit analysis done on Metrolink which was then repeated on multiple news outlets.
O'Leary said on RTÉ Radio that there’s been no cost-benefit analysis done on Metrolink which was then repeated on multiple news outlets.
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Electricity rates for individuals and small businesses could rise sharply as Amazon, Google, Microsoft and other technology companies build data centers and expand into the energy business.
Big Tech’s A.I. Data Centers Are Driving Up Electricity Bills for Everyone
Electricity rates for individuals and small businesses could rise sharply as Amazon, Google, Microsoft and other technology companies build data centers and expand into the energy business.
nyti.ms
August 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Electricity rates for individuals and small businesses could rise sharply as Amazon, Google, Microsoft and other technology companies build data centers and expand into the energy business.
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The Irish Times view on climate policy: Government must avoid backsliding
'Climatologist Prof John Sweeney has argued that the shift, which reduces the required emissions reduction target, is not aligned with scientific recommendations'
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...
'Climatologist Prof John Sweeney has argued that the shift, which reduces the required emissions reduction target, is not aligned with scientific recommendations'
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...
The Irish Times view on climate policy: Government must avoid backsliding
How methane is regarded in policy terms has big implications for carbon budgets up to 2040, which must be signed off on soon.
www.irishtimes.com
August 14, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The Irish Times view on climate policy: Government must avoid backsliding
'Climatologist Prof John Sweeney has argued that the shift, which reduces the required emissions reduction target, is not aligned with scientific recommendations'
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...
'Climatologist Prof John Sweeney has argued that the shift, which reduces the required emissions reduction target, is not aligned with scientific recommendations'
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...
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“This approach doesn’t just weaken climate ambition, it entrenches inequality”.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
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Climate scientists criticise Ireland over new ‘temperature neutrality’ proposal
‘For Ireland, with outsized methane emissions, to base its long-term climate target on stabilising warming sets a dangerous precedent’
www.irishtimes.com
August 13, 2025 at 9:33 AM
“This approach doesn’t just weaken climate ambition, it entrenches inequality”.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
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What if wealthy nations could lock in high methane emissions and still claim climate neutrality?
That’s the risk with “temperature neutrality”.
Here’s the plain-English version of our new study:
medium.com/@colmduffy/h...
That’s the risk with “temperature neutrality”.
Here’s the plain-English version of our new study:
medium.com/@colmduffy/h...
How one country’s potential climate backslide could block others from feeding themselves, and…
The Dangerous Allure of ‘No Additional Warming’.
medium.com
August 13, 2025 at 10:32 AM
What if wealthy nations could lock in high methane emissions and still claim climate neutrality?
That’s the risk with “temperature neutrality”.
Here’s the plain-English version of our new study:
medium.com/@colmduffy/h...
That’s the risk with “temperature neutrality”.
Here’s the plain-English version of our new study:
medium.com/@colmduffy/h...
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This is a great study on a complicated, but very important topic. I encourage all with an interest in climate, agriculture, nutrition or justice (i.e. everybody?) to engage with it...
What if wealthy nations could lock in high methane emissions and still claim climate neutrality?
That’s the risk with “temperature neutrality”.
Here’s the plain-English version of our new study:
medium.com/@colmduffy/h...
That’s the risk with “temperature neutrality”.
Here’s the plain-English version of our new study:
medium.com/@colmduffy/h...
How one country’s potential climate backslide could block others from feeding themselves, and…
The Dangerous Allure of ‘No Additional Warming’.
medium.com
August 13, 2025 at 11:25 AM
This is a great study on a complicated, but very important topic. I encourage all with an interest in climate, agriculture, nutrition or justice (i.e. everybody?) to engage with it...
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🧵THREAD on agri-methane and ‘no additional warming’
Why is it so important to reduce methane (CH4) emissions from agriculture in the near term?
What happens when countries like #Ireland use ‘no additional warming’ to set climate targets?
PAPER: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
(1/18)
Why is it so important to reduce methane (CH4) emissions from agriculture in the near term?
What happens when countries like #Ireland use ‘no additional warming’ to set climate targets?
PAPER: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
(1/18)
August 12, 2025 at 9:56 AM
🧵THREAD on agri-methane and ‘no additional warming’
Why is it so important to reduce methane (CH4) emissions from agriculture in the near term?
What happens when countries like #Ireland use ‘no additional warming’ to set climate targets?
PAPER: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
(1/18)
Why is it so important to reduce methane (CH4) emissions from agriculture in the near term?
What happens when countries like #Ireland use ‘no additional warming’ to set climate targets?
PAPER: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
(1/18)
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Our new journal paper has hit the front pages and got wide coverage on the airwaves this morning.
The paper critically assesses “temperature neutrality” as a basis for Ireland’s long-term climate target. We find it amounts to backsliding on climate ambition and locks in food system unfairness.
The paper critically assesses “temperature neutrality” as a basis for Ireland’s long-term climate target. We find it amounts to backsliding on climate ambition and locks in food system unfairness.
August 12, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Our new journal paper has hit the front pages and got wide coverage on the airwaves this morning.
The paper critically assesses “temperature neutrality” as a basis for Ireland’s long-term climate target. We find it amounts to backsliding on climate ambition and locks in food system unfairness.
The paper critically assesses “temperature neutrality” as a basis for Ireland’s long-term climate target. We find it amounts to backsliding on climate ambition and locks in food system unfairness.
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I first tried to write a paper like this alone, about 5 years ago but never got it across the line (the topic was another metric - GWP* - but very similar arguments). Wonderful to have been invited to collaborate with this great team of scientists to publish this great paper.
Our new journal paper has hit the front pages and got wide coverage on the airwaves this morning.
The paper critically assesses “temperature neutrality” as a basis for Ireland’s long-term climate target. We find it amounts to backsliding on climate ambition and locks in food system unfairness.
The paper critically assesses “temperature neutrality” as a basis for Ireland’s long-term climate target. We find it amounts to backsliding on climate ambition and locks in food system unfairness.
August 12, 2025 at 10:51 AM
I first tried to write a paper like this alone, about 5 years ago but never got it across the line (the topic was another metric - GWP* - but very similar arguments). Wonderful to have been invited to collaborate with this great team of scientists to publish this great paper.
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Duffy et al.(2025) out today:
"Looking specifically at Ireland, ∼90% of ASFP [animal-sourced food production] is exported to high-income markets, with just ∼0.3% reaching low-income countries."
➡️ Demolishing the "feed the world" claims of the 🇮🇪 agri-food industry & Teagasc.
doi.org/10.1088/1748...
"Looking specifically at Ireland, ∼90% of ASFP [animal-sourced food production] is exported to high-income markets, with just ∼0.3% reaching low-income countries."
➡️ Demolishing the "feed the world" claims of the 🇮🇪 agri-food industry & Teagasc.
doi.org/10.1088/1748...
![Figure 5. Trade Flows (USD) of Animal Sourced Food Products (ASFP) & indirect Land Use Change (iLUC) from animal feed.
From:
Duffy, Colm, Carl Doedens, Róisín Moriarty, Hannah Daly, David Styles, and Malte Meinshausen. ‘National Temperature Neutrality, Agricultural Methane and Climate Policy: Reinforcing Inequality in the Global Food System’. Environmental Research Letters 20, no. 9 (2025): 094019. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/adf12d.
– "Figure 5 challenges the assumption that ASFP [animal sourced food products] production in higher-income countries contributes meaningfully to alleviating global food insecurity."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6lpspwgxnxbrzgomcwnfos7u/bafkreif4qn4ahrfplb73anvo2syp57y5u5cqpxz3gfoi4ewose4n3q3xl4@jpeg)
August 12, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Duffy et al.(2025) out today:
"Looking specifically at Ireland, ∼90% of ASFP [animal-sourced food production] is exported to high-income markets, with just ∼0.3% reaching low-income countries."
➡️ Demolishing the "feed the world" claims of the 🇮🇪 agri-food industry & Teagasc.
doi.org/10.1088/1748...
"Looking specifically at Ireland, ∼90% of ASFP [animal-sourced food production] is exported to high-income markets, with just ∼0.3% reaching low-income countries."
➡️ Demolishing the "feed the world" claims of the 🇮🇪 agri-food industry & Teagasc.
doi.org/10.1088/1748...
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On the UK telling ppl to delete emails to save water: UK data centres don't actually report how much water they consume!!!
"Every five years, the EA puts out its water deficit projections, but it was difficult to do this year, the sources said, because of the growth in AI"
"Every five years, the EA puts out its water deficit projections, but it was difficult to do this year, the sources said, because of the growth in AI"
AI boom means regulator cannot predict future water shortages in England
Datacentres, which do not have to report amount of water used to cool servers, leave Environment Agency with no idea of shortfalls
www.theguardian.com
August 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
On the UK telling ppl to delete emails to save water: UK data centres don't actually report how much water they consume!!!
"Every five years, the EA puts out its water deficit projections, but it was difficult to do this year, the sources said, because of the growth in AI"
"Every five years, the EA puts out its water deficit projections, but it was difficult to do this year, the sources said, because of the growth in AI"
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Nice FT citing Ireland, where data centre power demand has massively outpaced clean power growth - meaning increased burning of fossil fuels
You can't rely on an assumption of infinite, exponential, unstoppable renewable energy to excuse data centre expansionism.
www.ft.com/content/0f61...
You can't rely on an assumption of infinite, exponential, unstoppable renewable energy to excuse data centre expansionism.
www.ft.com/content/0f61...
August 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Nice FT citing Ireland, where data centre power demand has massively outpaced clean power growth - meaning increased burning of fossil fuels
You can't rely on an assumption of infinite, exponential, unstoppable renewable energy to excuse data centre expansionism.
www.ft.com/content/0f61...
You can't rely on an assumption of infinite, exponential, unstoppable renewable energy to excuse data centre expansionism.
www.ft.com/content/0f61...
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This graph illustrates nicely why @foeireland.bsky.social , @nhna.bsky.social and other groups are calling for a pause on data centre expansion.
Nice FT citing Ireland, where data centre power demand has massively outpaced clean power growth - meaning increased burning of fossil fuels
You can't rely on an assumption of infinite, exponential, unstoppable renewable energy to excuse data centre expansionism.
www.ft.com/content/0f61...
You can't rely on an assumption of infinite, exponential, unstoppable renewable energy to excuse data centre expansionism.
www.ft.com/content/0f61...
August 11, 2025 at 7:12 AM
This graph illustrates nicely why @foeireland.bsky.social , @nhna.bsky.social and other groups are calling for a pause on data centre expansion.
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We welcome the report from the Taoiseach’s advisory council calling for urgent action on energy affordability, energy poverty, and clean heat.
We're now calling for immediate Government action to progress NESC’s policy recommendations before the winter.
www.friendsoftheearth.ie/press/friend...
We're now calling for immediate Government action to progress NESC’s policy recommendations before the winter.
www.friendsoftheearth.ie/press/friend...
Friends of the Earth welcomes report from Taoiseach’s advisory council calling for urgent action on energy affordability, energy poverty, and clean heat
Friends of the Earth calls for immediate Government action to progress NESC’s policy recommendations before coming winter
www.friendsoftheearth.ie
August 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
We welcome the report from the Taoiseach’s advisory council calling for urgent action on energy affordability, energy poverty, and clean heat.
We're now calling for immediate Government action to progress NESC’s policy recommendations before the winter.
www.friendsoftheearth.ie/press/friend...
We're now calling for immediate Government action to progress NESC’s policy recommendations before the winter.
www.friendsoftheearth.ie/press/friend...
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🚨New research out today🚨
We critically examine the use of 'temperature neutrality' or 'no additional warming' as a approach to setting national climate targets, particularly in relation to agricultural methane reduction.
We found that using this approach...
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
We critically examine the use of 'temperature neutrality' or 'no additional warming' as a approach to setting national climate targets, particularly in relation to agricultural methane reduction.
We found that using this approach...
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
August 12, 2025 at 7:16 AM
🚨New research out today🚨
We critically examine the use of 'temperature neutrality' or 'no additional warming' as a approach to setting national climate targets, particularly in relation to agricultural methane reduction.
We found that using this approach...
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
We critically examine the use of 'temperature neutrality' or 'no additional warming' as a approach to setting national climate targets, particularly in relation to agricultural methane reduction.
We found that using this approach...
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
"creating...access,...positively impacting the environment..." (?!) This is incredibly dishonest, deceitful and disturbing, even by fossil fuel company standards (from the US owners of Shannon LNG).
August 7, 2025 at 8:34 AM
"creating...access,...positively impacting the environment..." (?!) This is incredibly dishonest, deceitful and disturbing, even by fossil fuel company standards (from the US owners of Shannon LNG).
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1/ In March Govt approved a costly, polluting state-owned LNG terminal. Now Minister O'Brien is leaving door open to dangerous US backed LNG project in Kerry. This breaks climate commitments, raises new geopolitical risks and does nothing for energy security.
August 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
1/ In March Govt approved a costly, polluting state-owned LNG terminal. Now Minister O'Brien is leaving door open to dangerous US backed LNG project in Kerry. This breaks climate commitments, raises new geopolitical risks and does nothing for energy security.
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Members of Not Here Not Anywhere were in Malahide this weekend talking to members of the public about the high carbon footprint of LNG and the upcoming response from TD Minister O’Brien to An Coimisiún Pleanála’s request regarding Shannon LNG’s planning application (1/2)
August 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Members of Not Here Not Anywhere were in Malahide this weekend talking to members of the public about the high carbon footprint of LNG and the upcoming response from TD Minister O’Brien to An Coimisiún Pleanála’s request regarding Shannon LNG’s planning application (1/2)
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On Saturday 26th July, NHNA gathered outside Cork City Hall alongside local City Councillors, environmental activists, and members of the public to say NO to LNG.
July 30, 2025 at 12:38 PM
On Saturday 26th July, NHNA gathered outside Cork City Hall alongside local City Councillors, environmental activists, and members of the public to say NO to LNG.
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Thanks Amy Campbell and the Echo for reporting the Not Here Not Anywhere demonstration in Cork on Saturday.
It was in support of the motion in my name that Cork City Council should continue to back investment in offshore renewables in the region and not be distracted by talk of fracked LNG imports.
It was in support of the motion in my name that Cork City Council should continue to back investment in offshore renewables in the region and not be distracted by talk of fracked LNG imports.
Concerns voiced over liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals at Cork protest
They expressed concerns that the government’s scrapping of the policy banning imports of fracked gas earlier this year has opened the door to LNG ...
www.echolive.ie
July 28, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Thanks Amy Campbell and the Echo for reporting the Not Here Not Anywhere demonstration in Cork on Saturday.
It was in support of the motion in my name that Cork City Council should continue to back investment in offshore renewables in the region and not be distracted by talk of fracked LNG imports.
It was in support of the motion in my name that Cork City Council should continue to back investment in offshore renewables in the region and not be distracted by talk of fracked LNG imports.