Climate Transition Justice, Integrity & Accountability | Fossil Fuel Phaseout Views = mine | 🇮🇪https://bsky.app/profile/alisheridan.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/alisheridan.bsky.social/post/3mduv3r6w7k22“A much clearer link now needs to be made to environmental taxation and climate change, with clearer agreements on the actions that must be taken, nationally and internationally, particularly for the countries and industries who are most responsible.” https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/01/fossil-fuel-firms-may-have-to-pay-for-climate-damage-under-proposed-un-tax02 Feb 2026 12:50 +0000at://did:plc:urgu2p44tx4fhfocdlvwcwpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mduv3r6w7k22https://bsky.app/profile/alisheridan.bsky.social/post/3mdmuioxuwc2wLooking forward to exploring this important work on New Economies for Eradicating Poverty led by Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. www.neep-poverty.org https://www.neep-poverty.org/30 Jan 2026 08:18 +0000at://did:plc:urgu2p44tx4fhfocdlvwcwpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdmuioxuwc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/alisheridan.bsky.social/post/3mcuzgszntc2t“If current rates of biodiversity loss continue, every critical ecosystem is on a pathway to collapse.. There is a realistic possibility that trends to date mean we have unknowingly crossed thresholds already..” UK Gov publish biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security assessment https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/696e0eae719d837d69afc7de/National_security_assessment_-_global_biodiversity_loss__ecosystem_collapse_and_national_security.pdf20 Jan 2026 20:42 +0000at://did:plc:urgu2p44tx4fhfocdlvwcwpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcuzgszntc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/alisheridan.bsky.social/post/3mcfa3chvkk2tBreaking climate limits is not a neutral act and will inevitably lead to dangerous climate tipping points. This moment should trigger a tipping point in our approach to climate action. A critical window to reset ambition, to address root causes, and to put people at the centre of our approach. https://jrnl.ie/692551214 Jan 2026 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:urgu2p44tx4fhfocdlvwcwpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcfa3chvkk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/alisheridan.bsky.social/post/3mbrigaotfk2u“More than 80 countries signalled their support for a global fossil fuel phaseout plan at COP30 last November. This weekend’s events should be a nudge to them all to get to work this January and start drafting emergency plans to implement this.“ https://backchannel1.substack.com/p/venezuela-crisis-underlines-urgency06 Jan 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:urgu2p44tx4fhfocdlvwcwpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbrigaotfk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/alisheridan.bsky.social/post/3mbrgcfq2x22u“Ireland had its warmest spring and summer since 1900 last year, according to Met Éireann, and its overall second warmest year on record. The last four years - 2022 to 2025 - are now the top four warmest years on record in Ireland.” jrnl.ie/6919300 https://jrnl.ie/691930006 Jan 2026 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:urgu2p44tx4fhfocdlvwcwpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbrgcfq2x22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/alisheridan.bsky.social/post/3m7l3pw2fyk2vNorway to examine scenarios for post-oil economy "We are now beginning to write the final chapter in Norway's oil history, and paving the way for all the new adventures that will make Norway progress” https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2025/1203/1547114-norway-to-examine-scenarios-for-post-oil-economy/09 Dec 2025 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:urgu2p44tx4fhfocdlvwcwpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7l3pw2fyk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/alisheridan.bsky.social/post/3m6uiqcl7wc2p“Europe’s drying trend will have “far-reaching” impacts, hitting food security, farming and water-dependent ecosystems, especially groundwater-fed habitats..” https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/29/climate-crisis-depleting-europe-groundwater-reserves-analysis30 Nov 2025 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:urgu2p44tx4fhfocdlvwcwpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6uiqcl7wc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/alisheridan.bsky.social/post/3m6kuxel6l22vBig development as the UK government rules out any new North Sea oil and gas exploration. A decision which recognises the ongoing movement away from fossil fuels and underscores the urgency of managing the transition in a planned and just way. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6926dede345e31ab14ecf507/north-sea-future-plan-government-response.pdf26 Nov 2025 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:urgu2p44tx4fhfocdlvwcwpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6kuxel6l22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/alisheridan.bsky.social/post/3m4gniei7522t‘Inequality is damaging our society, so you can’t act on the climate crisis and ignore inequality. For us, it’s about combining community and wellbeing with climate action.” https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2025/10/30/how-one-football-club-is-taking-climate-action-into-its-own-hands/30 Oct 2025 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:urgu2p44tx4fhfocdlvwcwpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4gniei7522thttps://bsky.app/profile/alisheridan.bsky.social/post/3m43ibvchwk2s“I will be a president who listens & who reflects & who speaks when it's necessary & a voice for peace..A voice that articulates the existential threat posed by climate change and … that recognises the tremendous work being done, the length & breadth of the country” Comhghairdeas Catherine Connolly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P5dvUEuTBo26 Oct 2025 08:28 +0000at://did:plc:urgu2p44tx4fhfocdlvwcwpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m43ibvchwk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/alisheridan.bsky.social/post/3m3s3sn7tas2t“The world is stalling on progress to limit warming to 1.5°C, with none of the 45 indicators of climate action on track for 2030. All systems are flashing red.” It is increasingly difficult to comprehend the retreat in the prioritisation of climate action when this is the context we are facing. https://www.wri.org/news/release-state-of-climate-action-202522 Oct 2025 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:urgu2p44tx4fhfocdlvwcwpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3s3sn7tas2thttps://bsky.app/profile/alisheridan.bsky.social/post/3m3alblceak2gLevels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere soared by a record amount in 2024 to the highest ever. Scientists warn of 3 key concerns: Unrelenting fossil fuel burning Wildfires surging in a record-hot year and releasing Co2 Nature’s carbon sinks may be failing #ClimateCrisis https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/15/record-leap-in-co2-fuels-fears-of-accelerating-global-heating15 Oct 2025 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:urgu2p44tx4fhfocdlvwcwpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3alblceak2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/alisheridan.bsky.social/post/3m353j45ocs25“Water quality has declined across rivers, lakes and estuaries… the EPA has warned that it means Ireland is on track to fail to meet national and EU goals for water quality in the next two years.” jrnl.ie/6843246 https://jrnl.ie/684324614 Oct 2025 06:19 +0000at://did:plc:urgu2p44tx4fhfocdlvwcwpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m353j45ocs25https://bsky.app/profile/alisheridan.bsky.social/post/3m2wt2b5huk2f“We tell our children each night that the world hasn’t forgotten them, they are watching your boats coming and we are telling them stories of this, that while this genocide happened people from the world were sailing, because they love Palestinian people”. https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41721615.html11 Oct 2025 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:urgu2p44tx4fhfocdlvwcwpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2wt2b5huk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/alisheridan.bsky.social/post/3m2gw2nc6qs2a“Although global GDP doubled between 2000 and 2022 … only modest improvements were achieved in reducing social shortfalls worldwide, whereas ecological overshoot increased rapidly, disrupting the critical planetary processes on which all life depends.“ @doughnuteconomics.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Oct 2025 10:43 +0000at://did:plc:urgu2p44tx4fhfocdlvwcwpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2gw2nc6qs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/alisheridan.bsky.social/post/3m2ehdiucw225“Every September, the Civil Contingencies Agency runs Preparedness Week, educating the public on preparing for emergencies… Voluntary civil defence groups receive ongoing basic training in first aid, food handling, language skills and flood management.” https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2025/02/15/ella-mcsweeney-after-storm-eowyn-ireland-must-do-what-sweden-did-20-years-ago/04 Oct 2025 11:14 +0000at://did:plc:urgu2p44tx4fhfocdlvwcwpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2ehdiucw225https://bsky.app/profile/alisheridan.bsky.social/post/3m27ifsvw3c2xDublin's Metrolink project has been granted planning permission jrnl.ie/6832816 https://jrnl.ie/683281602 Oct 2025 11:50 +0000at://did:plc:urgu2p44tx4fhfocdlvwcwpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m27ifsvw3c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/alisheridan.bsky.social/post/3m272pxiwfc2b‘Solar power is reshaping economies, industrial systems and geopolitics, largely under the radar of mainstream debate. We are living through an energy transition that, for once, feels exponential rather than incremental.’ @hannahdaly.ie https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2025/10/02/let-the-sun-shine-solar-is-fast-becoming-the-worlds-new-energy-superpower/02 Oct 2025 07:45 +0000at://did:plc:urgu2p44tx4fhfocdlvwcwpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m272pxiwfc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/alisheridan.bsky.social/post/3lzr4e37qt224“We are on a path to breach the 1.5°C multi-decadal boundary within the next 5 to 10 years. Here, we must admit failure. Failure to protect peoples and nations from unmanageable impacts of human-induced climate change. But we don’t have to keep failing… Failure is not inevitable. It is a choice.” https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/window-manageable-climate-future-still-open-failure-isnt-rockstr%C3%B6m-snyme?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&utm_campaign=share_via26 Sep 2025 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:urgu2p44tx4fhfocdlvwcwpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzr4e37qt224https://bsky.app/profile/alisheridan.bsky.social/post/3lzgveilsjk2s“Countries are now collectively planning even more fossil fuel production than 2 years ago, with projected 2030 production exceeding levels consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C by more than 120%.” https://productiongap.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/PGR2025_full_web.pdf22 Sep 2025 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:urgu2p44tx4fhfocdlvwcwpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzgveilsjk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/alisheridan.bsky.social/post/3lzfshh7i4c24A long term vision, creating the conditions for change and society wide engagement… https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2025/09/19/uruguay-renewable-energy-climate-breakthrough/22 Sep 2025 06:41 +0000at://did:plc:urgu2p44tx4fhfocdlvwcwpv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzfshh7i4c24