Irish Doctors for the Environment

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This is an untrue and dangerous take from George Lee, Environment Correspondent for our national broadcaster. Emissions do not "cancel out" other emissions, nor do they negate efforts made towards a healthier world. Shameful, climate-denying reporting. www.rte.ie/news/2026/10...

@irishtimes.com IT just dropped their Winter Edition of climate reporting and imagery dissonance. The Super El Niño will cause extreme weather, when more people than ever will struggle to heat their homes due to fossil dependency. Celebrating this phenomenon is ignorant, harmful journalism.

People need assistance during this fuel crisis, but this is not the way to do it. Government has bowed to pressure from right wing lobbyists that chain us to fossil fuel dependence. The debt for this will be paid in human health and wellbeing. www.rte.ie/news/budget-...

Another climate fiction short story on our blog, by @orlaghgaynor.bsky.social🌍 This installment envisions an alternative future of Ireland's food security, inspired by ideas from John Gibbons @thinkorswim.bsky.social 🌽 A better future is always possible - enjoy! medium.com/@irishdocsen...

When we let fossil fuel companies influence policy, we weave failure into governance. The science-policy-action interface is not so much a gap as it is a wilful roadblock, built on inertia, status quo bias, cognitive dissonance and above all, greed.

Our @johnlegge.bsky.social on @newstalkfm.bsky.social this morning, calling out the failure of our government to enforce and implement real road safety solutions - not just legislation! 💪 #ActiveTravel #RoadSafety #WarOnWalking www.goloudplayer.com/episodes/do-...

The situation is dire. I gave two talks last year on Planetary Health - I had to actually update my slides from the July event to the October one, in order to reflect ANOTHER boundary being crossed. THAT'S how fast this is happening.

The Planetary Health Check 2026 report has been released. www.planetaryhealthcheck.org 🩺If our planet were an ICU patient, it would be crashing. 🚨All alarms blaring. 🩻Chest compressions. ⚡Defibrillator. Instead, our leaders are ignoring the crash call. We need full, committed action NOW.

As well as hearing from Tom - and looking out for any glimpses of @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org folk - I look forward to perhaps learning a bit about the work of @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social, @irishdocsenv.bsky.social, @ibikedublin.bsky.social, and @dublincommuters.bsky.social. See you there?

16,000 heat-related deaths in Germany - yet the German government now spends €2.5billion on fossil fuel subsidies. Meanwhile, here in Ireland, we don't even know how to calculate our heat-attributable deaths, and are expected to spend a whopping €7.5billion in fossil fuel subsidies this year!!! 🤯

Join us on Wednesday at 3pm on Macken Street irishcycle.com/2026/09/20/s... @tomflood.bsky.social @jcfjustice.bsky.social @dublincommuters.bsky.social @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social @irishdocsenv.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social

After their hottest summer on record, France reduces their Just Transition Agency funding by 30%. The cognitive dissonance & backwards steps in climate action is not unique to Ireland. We need to break this inertia, or governance will follow mob mentality. www.lemonde.fr/planete/arti...

Our Dr. Sean Owens reviewed this recently on our Medium blog! The Fourth Time We Drowned medium.com/@irishdocsen...

This is the impact of the climate crisis. This is not a one-off event. We will see this more and more, with regular reporting of how life-saving treatment gets delayed This was preventable through decisions that should have been made decades ago. www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-mor...

Our government is patching over our energy crisis with paper and spit, at the cost of climate and health. They must stop sending the bill for their gross incompetence to the general public, who will be bled dry - figuratively, and almost literally!

Government are desperately trying to put a band-aid over the problem, while refusing to implement real, long-term solutions. The Irish public are victims of the fossil capitalism that our government insists on chaining us to - our people, our patients.

The decline of our Irish language is intrinsically linked with colonial ecocide. Tá ár dteanga, ár mbithéagsúlacht agus ár gcuid sláinte fite fuaite. Our language, biodiversity and health are intertwined. Labhair Gaeilge, agus bíodh grá agatsa don fhuinseog 's dair www.who.int/europe/publi...

1/ "Every fraction of a degree of warming matters." True, and a dangerous platitude. It quietly suggests warming is a smooth dial, where each tenth of a degree costs about the same as the last. It doesn't. The later ones cost far more. Here's why. 🧵

Farmers are stewards of our land, and should absolutely be supported as such - but in the right way. We must adopt new models of agroecological farming urgently. How we farm in Ireland - mostly livestock - will cost our farmers, our land and health immensely. www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Book your tickets and find us here to grab some stickers! 🚲🌍 www.eventbrite.ie/e/reframing-...

Our system isn't designed for people to have capacity to do such great things. We need everybody from all walks of life living sustainably, and that coherence comes from top-down government. But I think we desperately needed a reminder that humans are, for the most part, wonderful.🌍♥️

We're in dire need of some climate optimism, thank you @eamonryan.bsky.social ! 🌍 What do you think - will Ireland reach a social tipping point with scattered pockets of climate action, that will incur policy change from central government? www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

Get your tickets now! www.eventbrite.ie/e/reframing-... @tomflood.bsky.social @jcfjustice.bsky.social @dublincommuters.bsky.social @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social @irishdocsenv.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social

It feels a little like the editorial team at the Irish mail on Sunday may have gone rogue on the owners as this is the second one they’ve asked for. Note the headlines are theirs obviously. My view is you have to talk to everyone before folks pile on here.

Excellent letter by our own @lisadangermcnamee.bsky.social in today's @irishtimes.com regarding fare increases, and overall spate of terrible decisions by our government in the face of climate breakdown! www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...

“Make no mistake: this decision to raise fares is an attack on public health and wellbeing.” Well said @orlaghgaynor.bsky.social and @irishdocsenv.bsky.social!

'tis and all! Protested the fare increases on behalf of @irishdocsenv.bsky.social yesterday. The fare increases are absolutely an attack on public health and well-being. This decision will cost lives.

Yesterday we protested the fare increases. Thousands die every year from air pollution, noise pollution, stress and sedentary activity. This is in addition to lives lost on the road. Tethering us to fossil fuels and private car use will cost lives.

Gov: "Lookit, raising the fares is making us look bad." NTA: "We're trying to achieve zero-emission public transport by 2030, as per the Sustainable Mobility Policy. Are you going to fund this?" Gov: "Nah. We'd rather fund fossil fuels and drive congestion up" www.thejournal.ie/nta-fare-inc...

If you missed out on tickets to the @tomflood.bsky.social lecture in Dublin on the 22nd September we've got some good news for you. The lecture has been moved to a larger venue due to demand. www.eventbrite.ie/e/reframing-... @irishcycle.com @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social @dublincommuters.bsky.social

We'll be there 📢 Join us this evening to protest the gross injustice and attack on public health our government is committing against its own people.

PSO routes were offset by €940mil over last year. In April, carbon tax increase was postponed and fossil fuel subsidies amounted to €750mil in just a few short weeks. I am curious to know what gov's definition of a sustainable funding model for transport is. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

Public transport fare hikes - while fossil fuel subsidies remain. Government seem determined to steer us towards car-dependence, if you'll pardon the pun. Cost of living, air pollution, emissions - this is an attack on public health and well-being. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

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“The Climate Act has been weaponised by certain individuals.” ~Jack Chambers TD, Minister for Finance.

The 1.5°C target is dead and lost. Human health, wellbeing and life on earth is at extreme risk from the impacts of climate change. The cost of climate inaction will be paid in blood.

Our statement regarding the 1.5°C Paris Agreement failure, the Nepal-Tibet disaster, and climate justice. 🌍 The calls to action are ringing ever louder. Our governance, nationally and internationally, is failing. The cost of inaction is climbing exponentially. The time for drastic action is now.

Ten things we need to do to prepare for the next drought, and the one after that, and the one after that... jrnl.ie/7146095

Delighted to sponsor this and have you over, Tom! Looking forward to Sept 22!

We're now living the climate crisis we were warned about decades ago. Our condolences and solidarity to the Tibetan and Nepali people and fellow healthcare colleagues as they deal with the human and health cost of climate change. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Michael O'Leary's social media attack on Spanish Minister for Sustainable Transport Óscar Puente is an attack on policy based on environment, health and well-being. Airport taxes are necessary to reduce flight-based travel. Viva El Ministro Puente for prioritising people over profit! 🇪🇸