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Here to help. #ClimateAction in transport: Avoid (km where you can), shift (to active modes) and improve (vehicle performance), then electrify. #StopBurningStuff #SUVskam #TaxByWgt #BuildOurGrid. Longer (referenced) posts
Fun day at Bray Air Display with old XT3 and new XT30 III for lightness (still fiddling with settings). #Photography #Fujifilm #FujiXT3 #FujiXSeries
Fill your boots at www.climatecouncil.ie/carbonbudgets/ If you prefer see if image below helps We import and burn >€1m per hour of fossil fuels whilst subsidising them by €4+Bn per year (CSO) #StopBurningStuff
Dunno about full see official figures at agsi.gie.eu updated daily. The Economist reckons oil markets are in "La La land", none of it makes sense.
#fuelprotest missed the point, Ireland likely has 86 days of fuel in storage. What are we all doing to save fuel? Next up fertiliser (image from Semafor - half of urea supply blockaded) #ReduceYourUse #StopBurningStuff #Speirgorm #BuildOurGrid
Temporary relief, straits remain closed. HT bsky.app/profile/kack...
And your economy! hannahritchie.substack.com/p/sustainabl...
Given the interest in this topic, here's Ireland EXPORTS for Jan'26 (one month). We are a rich country that could easily build our way out of this (fossil fuel) mess with wind turbines, pylons and pumped storage, batteries etc.. But we choose endless process instead. www.cso.ie/en/releasesa...
Given the Agri opposition to #Mercosur can we all take a moment to reflect on CSO data? Ireland imports 78% of its total energy use as fuel. We then burn it. We are literally burning €1.6+m per HOUR in imports whilst sitting on Europe's largest wind resource (offshore). #speirgorm #fuelprotest
Best of luck John; importing & burning €1.6+m/hour makes us price takers whether its fossil fuel or uranium (I've just seen BP). #StopBurningStuff #SUVskam etc.. Link to CT source www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
Worth citing where the Carbon Tax goes it's the only ring fenced tax AFAIK. You might bring up the fact that transport gets feck all back tho €11m in EV grants & chargers and nothing for agri machinery 🔋⚡. Bring www.hibra.ie up to!
Good explainer as to why Lough Neagh is algae clogged and our housing is screwed (well one of the many reasons). Another epic multi decade debacle from 'ourselves alone'; "Sinn Féin’s refusal to levy a charge on water is pathetic" Ulster says No! #speirgorm #Water www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
Denmark is ready, where lies Ireland's defence? In suspended animation. #speirgorm
Morning all. Greenland is up next for USA apparently. See also Donald Tusk's comments this morning. #speirgorm (EU stood by us since 2016, now its our turn).
Yup. Bigger than WW2 tanks many of them. Hope the below are useful.
Slashing GHGs is the only way to prosperity. What will we reduce? SUVs or Beef? Nonetheless well done Ireland . . . #speirgorm
I usually turn right of centre, but Uber is way worse than piece work. Read Enshitification by Cory Doctorow. Gigging isn't a bad thing per se, its the ability of apps to outpace the workers is the problem.
Seasonal reminder from @sadhbhoneill.bsky.social to #StopBurningStuff in our 'eco' stoves . . . This US comparison with HDVs whose emissions are checked every 12 weeks (via CVRT) is clearer breathecleanair.ca/worse-than-a... based on UK Data. #Speirgorm www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Point well made by @caolanrob.bsky.social over on the other place #SlavaUkraini x.com/CaolanReport...
Bit of good news amidst the post budget gloom #speirgorm www.gov.ie/en/departmen....
All welcome to @dlrcc.bsky.social Harbour, but I really prefer the wind farmers to the bottom trawlers. #YIMBY #BuildOurGrid #ClimateAction #StopBurningStuff #speirgorm @coastalconcern.bsky.social
The majority of people in #Citywest are Ukrainian. Lest we forget what they are running from #Russia has reminded us. #Sperigorm #SlavaUkraini
🗳️on Friday, it is worth recalling how poor we Irish were in 1973 compared to today's Ireland. Electing an anti EU President must be done with eyes wide open. We can argue with Gov over how well we spend these riches. www.cso.ie/en/releasesa... #EU #ClimateAction #StopBurningStuff #Aras25 #SpeirGorm
They (Journos) could just tell us all how to delete our Digital Ad IDs? But that does not a good headline make. Takes less than 30sec, do it en masse and we'd make our point. #Speirgorm
@irishtimes.com @conorpope.bsky.social This incorrect info is still live 😡 Does Irish Times not monitor its own feeds? Circulating heating pumps are not 'heat pumps' and your use of a heat pump picture is deliberatly misleading as CCPC gave you correct picture.
Is this headline correct? Should it not read 'heating' pumps? There's no notice on CCPC either, a link would be helpful 😡. Picture is wrong too? @conorpope.bsky.social www.ccpc.ie/consumers/pr...
Well said @alisheridan.bsky.social The Swedish civil preparedness manual is available in English for download free. Ours hasn't been updated since the 1965. www.msb.se/en/advice-fo... #speirgorm #BeWinterReady #72hrs
More than that, transport gets sweet feck all of CAF, and there's only 3 years left to get 3,000 more electric HDVs on road.
Nope. Data is all hidden nowadays (used to be searchable at street level) www.rsa.ie/road-safety/...