Global warming has accelerated at an ‘unprecedented’ pace as the window to limit rising temperatures with internationally set targets closes, yet another study reports, writes Dr Catherine Conlon M eanwhile the world’s oceans face a ‘triple threat’ of extreme heating, a loss of oxygen and acidification, with conditions becoming far more intense in recent decades and placing enormous stress on marine life, according to new research. While the majority of the public believe the Government is not doing enough to tackle climate change, Tánaiste Micheál Martin insists that Fianna Fáil supports the nitrates derogation, and Taoiseach Simon Harris states that there is no need to cut the national herd. Yet agriculture contributed 38.
5 per cent to overall emissions in 2022, a decrease of a miniscule 0.3 per cent on the previous year. This occurred alongside a 0.
9 per cent increase in dairy cow numbers and a 0.7 per cent increase in milk production. Dr Catherine Conlon.
Photo: Conor Healy / Picture It Photography Productivity, not climate targets, is what counts. As our global life support systems unravel, we continue to argue about economic progress and acting as ‘watchdogs’ to control the Greens in Europe. Climate communicator, John Gibbons hit the nail on the head when he said on X: ‘The climate cliff- edge is just ahead.
This would be a great time to hit the brakes, but nah, that’ll upset too many vested interests.’ The crux of the issue here is the ongoing.