Kevin O'Sullivan

A silver bullet solution to human-made global warming is unlikely so we have to collaborate in applying proven solutions available at reasonable cost. irishtimes.com/environment/cl…

Sound science still matters ... a lament for Mauna Loa Observatory and the fate of @NOAA @NOAAClimate irishtimes.com/science/2025/1…

“COP30 was meant to be the COP of ‘Truth and Implementation’ - this failed", says PIK Director @jrockstrom. "We don’t need more negotiations; we need implementation. Within 5–10 years we will breach 1.5°C, entering dangerous terrain for billions.” pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest…

Despite bleak global backdrop, we can get scale-up of Irish offshore wind energy... We get the views of @StatkraftIE Val Cummins of @SimplyBlueGroup and @WindEnergyIRL energyhttps://www.irishtimes.com/business/2025/11/21/can-the-fog-clear-to-deliver-clean-irish-offshore-energy/

Sierra Club Releases Nearly 1,000 New Emails from Trump’s EPA cleantechnica.com/2025/10/17/sie…

'Sinister, criminal or reckless' Too many questions remain over Blackwater fish kill - concerned groups say inconclusive final report must not be final word on it irishtimes.com/environment/20…

Dingle Peninsula receives award for being Ireland’s ‘greenest place’. Congratulations to them and to Skerries, Inagh, and Dysart River Project in Co Westmeath & Dun Laoghaire the category winners; all outstanding exemplars @ElectricIreland @DingleHub irishtimes.com/environment/20…

The war on science must be resisted ... it's not in America's best interests and undermines global responses to what robust science is saying. irishtimes.com/opinion/editor…

Surprising learnings on how best to do megaprojects ... including how Ireland should embrace the Flyvbjerg approach when it comes to scale-up of renewables and grids. bit.ly/3kclBbH irishtimes.com/business/econo…

2025 was a great summer, especially visiting some of the leading contenders in Ireland’s Greenest Places awards run by @IrishTimes and @ElectricIreland ... Winners to be revealed very shortly! irishtimes.com/life-style/peo…

Good news on the Irish Corncrake ... Community-focused nature conservation with input from committed farmers works! irishtimes.com/environment/20…

The road to protect 30% of Irish marine waters looks terribly uncertain despite big 2030 commitments from Government ... @FairSeasIreland makes case for reasonable spend now rather than a lot more later. irishtimes.com/environment/20…

NEW | China’s clean energy boom and rapid electrification are creating the conditions for a FOSSIL DECLINE at home and abroad⚡ Fossil use in end-use sectors plateaued in 2015--while electricity use grew 65%, becoming central to 🇨🇳’s energy system. ember-energy.org/latest-insight…

The definitive verdict on ‘no additional warming’/GWP* ... a dangerous climate loophole irishtimes.com/environment/cl…

Top hurricane expert Kerry Emanuel on the DOE scam climate report: “The DOE is presenting a distorted view of the science of climate effects on extreme weather that is bound to mislead the public.” realclimate.org/index.php/arch…

A remarkable 20-year story of human interaction with Ireland’s dolphin population … the output of underwater cameraman ⁦Ken O’Sullivan. Recommended viewing irishtimes.com/environment/20…

So what are we to make of the summer of 2025? Europe provides the answers... heat and all its consequences have gone up a notch. irishtimes.com/environment/cl…

#STOPKILLINGJOURNALISTS @NUJofficial members gathered tonight in Dublin in solidarity and protest at targeted killing by Israel of @AJENews journalists

According to a new market report from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), there are now 83 GW of #offshorewind capacity installed globally, with 48 GW more in the construction phase worldwide as of May this year. offshorewind.biz/2025/08/01/glo…

Ireland’s Greenest Places 2025 long list: “Taking action gives you hope and calms anxiety by showing we can turn things around.” ⁦@IrishTimesLife⁩ ⁦@ElectricIreland⁩ irishtimes.com/environment/20…