Fionn Rogan
@finorgan.bsky.social
Researcher interested in climate, energy, technology, innovation. Living in Cork, Ireland
"More than one-third of global emissions come from countries which individually emit less than 2 per cent of the global total"
But every country suffers if we don't get our collective act together to reduce GHG emissions
But every country suffers if we don't get our collective act together to reduce GHG emissions
If Ireland's emissions are "too small to matter" then I might as well evade my taxes and eat doughnuts for lunch.
Read my latest column about the laziest excuse in the climate debate:
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Read my latest column about the laziest excuse in the climate debate:
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
‘Too small to matter’ is the laziest-possible excuse in climate debate
At a time of crisis, co-operation is the only way to resolve the climate collective-action problem
www.irishtimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:28 PM
"More than one-third of global emissions come from countries which individually emit less than 2 per cent of the global total"
But every country suffers if we don't get our collective act together to reduce GHG emissions
But every country suffers if we don't get our collective act together to reduce GHG emissions
The western world used to look down China as “re-engineers” and not innovators. But now western car companies such as Volkswagen are desperately trying to learn from Chinese EV manufacturers such as BYD how match their quality and cost.
November 25, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The western world used to look down China as “re-engineers” and not innovators. But now western car companies such as Volkswagen are desperately trying to learn from Chinese EV manufacturers such as BYD how match their quality and cost.
Reposted by Fionn Rogan
COP30: As the talks edge towards their scheduled end, publicly visible signs of progress seem to have stalled
November 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
COP30: As the talks edge towards their scheduled end, publicly visible signs of progress seem to have stalled
91% of all new renewable electricity plants delivered cheaper electricity than the cheapest new fossil fuel alternative (i.e. coal, oil, gas) in 2024.
Standout fact from Renewable Power Generation Costs report from IRENA www.irena.org/-/media/File...
Standout fact from Renewable Power Generation Costs report from IRENA www.irena.org/-/media/File...
www.irena.org
November 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
91% of all new renewable electricity plants delivered cheaper electricity than the cheapest new fossil fuel alternative (i.e. coal, oil, gas) in 2024.
Standout fact from Renewable Power Generation Costs report from IRENA www.irena.org/-/media/File...
Standout fact from Renewable Power Generation Costs report from IRENA www.irena.org/-/media/File...
Norway plans to phase out EV subsidies in two years now that electric vehicles account for 98.3 per cent of all new cars sales
auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/passeng...
auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/passeng...
Norway proposes widening EV tax to include mass-market Tesla models
Norway EV Tax: This move will increase the cost of new electric cars. The government aims to achieve its goal of all new passenger cars being electric by 2025. The EV lobby group calls the changes has...
auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Norway plans to phase out EV subsidies in two years now that electric vehicles account for 98.3 per cent of all new cars sales
auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/passeng...
auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/passeng...
Norway plans to phase out EV subsidies in two years now that electric vehicles account for 98.3 per cent of all new cars sales
auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/passeng...
auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/passeng...
Norway proposes widening EV tax to include mass-market Tesla models
Norway EV Tax: This move will increase the cost of new electric cars. The government aims to achieve its goal of all new passenger cars being electric by 2025. The EV lobby group calls the changes has...
auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Norway plans to phase out EV subsidies in two years now that electric vehicles account for 98.3 per cent of all new cars sales
auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/passeng...
auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/passeng...
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Good article by @colmanos.bsky.social clarifying some of the confusion around #solar pv and changeover switches in Ireland.
Living in #WestKerry w/ frequent power cuts, it was a no brainer. Of 12 quotes I got for solar 2 yrs ago, 3 were willing/ able to install
#speirgorm
www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...
Living in #WestKerry w/ frequent power cuts, it was a no brainer. Of 12 quotes I got for solar 2 yrs ago, 3 were willing/ able to install
#speirgorm
www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...
'Some confusion' over off-grid power back-up systems
Clifford John has solar panels and a domestic battery for storing power in his house in Galway.
www.rte.ie
October 13, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Good article by @colmanos.bsky.social clarifying some of the confusion around #solar pv and changeover switches in Ireland.
Living in #WestKerry w/ frequent power cuts, it was a no brainer. Of 12 quotes I got for solar 2 yrs ago, 3 were willing/ able to install
#speirgorm
www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...
Living in #WestKerry w/ frequent power cuts, it was a no brainer. Of 12 quotes I got for solar 2 yrs ago, 3 were willing/ able to install
#speirgorm
www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...
As European governments expand the scope of what counts as "support for terror", the question remains: are we criminalising the very kinds of political expression that lead to understanding – and eventually, resolution?
[Great article]
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
[Great article]
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Why Sally Rooney is stirring debate over free speech in Denmark
Danish outcry at Sally Rooney and Kneecap shows a very different approach to Palestine outside Ireland
www.rte.ie
September 4, 2025 at 8:54 AM
As European governments expand the scope of what counts as "support for terror", the question remains: are we criminalising the very kinds of political expression that lead to understanding – and eventually, resolution?
[Great article]
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
[Great article]
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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I have a new column out today in The Irish Times: “Why ‘No Additional Warming’ Is a Dangerous Climate Loophole.”
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Why ‘no additional warming’ is a dangerous climate loophole
Carbon budgets should be sent back to the climate council with clear instructions to reassess them against Paris commitments
www.irishtimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 8:14 AM
I have a new column out today in The Irish Times: “Why ‘No Additional Warming’ Is a Dangerous Climate Loophole.”
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
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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...
Reposted by Fionn Rogan
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.
As if the energy inefficiency of AI wasn't bad enough, now there's the possibility that old coal and gas power plants might be recommissioned to become a dedicated source of electricity for these energy monsters www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Europe's old power plants to get digital makeover driven by AI boom
Some of Europe's ageing coal and gas fired power plants can look forward to a more high-tech future as big tech players, such as Microsoft and Amazon, seek to repurpose them as data centres, with ready-made access to power and water.
www.reuters.com
August 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
As if the energy inefficiency of AI wasn't bad enough, now there's the possibility that old coal and gas power plants might be recommissioned to become a dedicated source of electricity for these energy monsters www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
It looks like China's solar industry is going through a consolidation, which is a typical phase in industrial lifecycles for new technologies. As the number of firms fall, their size grows. www.reuters.com/business/wor...
China's solar giants quietly shed a third of their workforces last year
China's biggest solar firms shed nearly one-third of their workforces last year, company filings show, as one of the industries hand-picked by Beijing to drive economic growth grapples with falling prices and steep losses.
www.reuters.com
August 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
It looks like China's solar industry is going through a consolidation, which is a typical phase in industrial lifecycles for new technologies. As the number of firms fall, their size grows. www.reuters.com/business/wor...
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“Climate change will manifest as a series of disasters viewed through phones with footage that gets closer and closer to where you live until you're the one filming it.”
July 15, 2025 at 12:02 PM
“Climate change will manifest as a series of disasters viewed through phones with footage that gets closer and closer to where you live until you're the one filming it.”
Great presentation by Frank Geels on different resistance strategies to EV development by US, German & Japanese car companies at IST2025 @transitionsnetwork.bsky.social
June 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Great presentation by Frank Geels on different resistance strategies to EV development by US, German & Japanese car companies at IST2025 @transitionsnetwork.bsky.social
"Over 70% of electric car batteries that have ever been manufactured came from China"
Lots of fascinating facts in this deeply-informed article about the costs of manufacturing renewable technologies in China www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/china-chea...
Lots of fascinating facts in this deeply-informed article about the costs of manufacturing renewable technologies in China www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/china-chea...
Why are solar panels and batteries from China so cheap?
It's more to do with automation and state-of-the art manufacturing processes than cheap labour.
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com
May 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
"Over 70% of electric car batteries that have ever been manufactured came from China"
Lots of fascinating facts in this deeply-informed article about the costs of manufacturing renewable technologies in China www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/china-chea...
Lots of fascinating facts in this deeply-informed article about the costs of manufacturing renewable technologies in China www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/china-chea...
Destruction Industry Federation
May 18, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Destruction Industry Federation
Today I learned that a bridge on the M1 linking Ireland & Northern Ireland is named the "Mary McAleese Boyne Valley Bridge" in tribute to Mary McAleese's community & peace bridge building activities when she was President of Ireland (1997-2011) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Mc...
Mary McAleese Boyne Valley Bridge - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
March 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Today I learned that a bridge on the M1 linking Ireland & Northern Ireland is named the "Mary McAleese Boyne Valley Bridge" in tribute to Mary McAleese's community & peace bridge building activities when she was President of Ireland (1997-2011) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Mc...
Interesting policy proposal to incentivise the use of low emission steel in manufacturing EVs in Japan.
www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
Green steel needs incentives to work and Japan has a plan: Russell
Decarbonising steel production is one of the major challenges of the energy transition, especially given that consumers across the world show little appetite or capacity to pay more for green steel products.
www.reuters.com
February 18, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Interesting policy proposal to incentivise the use of low emission steel in manufacturing EVs in Japan.
www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
"January ranked as the third biggest monthly anomaly above pre-industrial levels, with a surface air temperature of 13.23C — 1.75C above the 1850-1900 average for the first month of the year" www.ft.com/content/b5d1...
February 17, 2025 at 10:32 AM
"January ranked as the third biggest monthly anomaly above pre-industrial levels, with a surface air temperature of 13.23C — 1.75C above the 1850-1900 average for the first month of the year" www.ft.com/content/b5d1...
As storms get stronger, energy systems will need to become more resilient. Here's 5 suggestions to make Ireland's energy system more resilient.
5 ways to improve the resilience of Ireland's energy system after Storm Éowyn.
with @finorgan.bsky.social, Brian O'Gallachoir, Barry Hayes & Paul Deane @ucc.ie
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
with @finorgan.bsky.social, Brian O'Gallachoir, Barry Hayes & Paul Deane @ucc.ie
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
5 ways to improve Ireland's energy system after Storm Éowyn
Here are 5 suggestions on how to increase the resilience of our energy infrastructure for homes, businesses and public services
www.rte.ie
February 11, 2025 at 9:46 AM
As storms get stronger, energy systems will need to become more resilient. Here's 5 suggestions to make Ireland's energy system more resilient.
The media coverage of Storm Éowyn hasn't been great in making the link with climate change. Here's The Irish Times on December 28th reporting on the growing concerns of Irish insurance industry CEOs at the impacts of extreme weather events
January 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The media coverage of Storm Éowyn hasn't been great in making the link with climate change. Here's The Irish Times on December 28th reporting on the growing concerns of Irish insurance industry CEOs at the impacts of extreme weather events