Philip Boucher-Hayes

The EU’s shift to “competiveness” will be very consequential for the schemes that had begun reversing the effects of overgrazing in the west. But … Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Ireland’s performance on #climate mitigation is the worst in Europe and will still be the worst in 2030. In this infographic that’s measured by the size of the gap between the left of the green bar graph (cuts achieved) and the blue dot (2030 goal).

Because conventional reporting of these stories has probably persuaded the max number of people it ever will, I tried something less conventional as a route in to this discussion. A poem by the farmer favourite - Jane Clarke. Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Ireland’s performance on #climate mitigation is the worst in Europe and will still be the worst in 2030. In this infographic that’s measured by the size of the gap between the left of the green bar graph (cuts achieved) and the blue dot (2030 goal).

Farmers have a love/hate relationship with these dairy and meat processors. It results in them vociferously (and somewhat correctly) rejecting all the blame for climate inaction. But they will also never spit at the well they drink from.

Ireland’s performance on #climate mitigation is the worst in Europe and will still be the worst in 2030. In this infographic that’s measured by the size of the gap between the left of the green bar graph (cuts achieved) and the blue dot (2030 goal).

When scientists say “we have the solutions, we just need urgent action” in the case of Irish farming they’re right. There’s a large range of things to be done on farms, which if achieved at scale will get very close to the 2030 target. It’s called the MACC.

Ireland’s performance on #climate mitigation is the worst in Europe and will still be the worst in 2030. In this infographic that’s measured by the size of the gap between the left of the green bar graph (cuts achieved) and the blue dot (2030 goal).

The “farmers are to blame” narrative is lazy and mostly wrong. Listen to one farmer’s experience that is typical and illustrates how agri-industry is not properly resourcing the climate action it says it’s taking. www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Ireland’s performance on #climate mitigation is the worst in Europe and will still be the worst in 2030. In this infographic that’s measured by the size of the gap between the left of the green bar graph (cuts achieved) and the blue dot (2030 goal).

Ireland’s marine jurisdiction is ten times the size of its land mass. 220 million acres or 880,000km ². For people with great imaginations thinking of ourselves as a small peripheral island on the edge of Europe and not as a large oceanic nation is missing a trick.

The second part of the seaweed farming podcast is the remarkable tale of the people of the Beara peninsula taking action through the courts to protect Bantry Bay from industrial level extraction.

Ireland’s marine jurisdiction is ten times the size of its land mass. 220 million acres or 880,000km ². For people with great imaginations thinking of ourselves as a small peripheral island on the edge of Europe and not as a large oceanic nation is missing a trick.

Gareth Murphy gets it too. He aims to be Europe’s largest farmer of seaweed for fertilisers, pharma, nutraceuticals, cosmetics, food processing etc. And he can do it in a way that supports inshore sea habitats. Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Ireland’s marine jurisdiction is ten times the size of its land mass. 220 million acres or 880,000km ². For people with great imaginations thinking of ourselves as a small peripheral island on the edge of Europe and not as a large oceanic nation is missing a trick.

Ireland imports 80% of its wheat. Not great food security. Concentration on livestock farming elbowed Irish wheat out. Imported wheat and flour add considerably to the cost of living crisis. But new crop science opens the door to Irish grown wheat. Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/listen/clip/...

They have produced wheat harvests with good yields on trial farms around the country for three years in a row. The open question now is will Ireland put the market supports in place to foster a homegrown industry, or will it prioritise dairy and beef export facing industries.

Ireland imports 80% of its wheat. Not great food security. Concentration on livestock farming elbowed Irish wheat out. Imported wheat and flour add considerably to the cost of living crisis. But new crop science opens the door to Irish grown wheat. Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/listen/clip/...

Ironically it is Trevelyan’s corn which now feeds Irish people. 80% of flour comes from Britain. Brexit added 10% cost to wheat imports. War in Ukraine added 55%. It added 100% to organic wheat imports. Summer drought in Europe cut yields by 8%.

Ireland imports 80% of its wheat. Not great food security. Concentration on livestock farming elbowed Irish wheat out. Imported wheat and flour add considerably to the cost of living crisis. But new crop science opens the door to Irish grown wheat. Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/listen/clip/...

This summer has made it clear how big a job of climate adaptation Irish farming has to do. I’ll break down what we learned in this thread, but the programme is worth listening to as a whole. #Climate #Drought #RTECountrywide Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/listen/show/...

- As farmers drill more wells for additional supply, aquifer levels are dropping too. - The heat this summer and winters as wet as 2023/24 are not outliers. They are the new baseline. www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

This summer has made it clear how big a job of climate adaptation Irish farming has to do. I’ll break down what we learned in this thread, but the programme is worth listening to as a whole. #Climate #Drought #RTECountrywide Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/listen/show/...

A smouldering fire in Glenasmole in Dublin reignited overnight after a change in wind direction helped the fire find new fuel. It crossed the Featherbeds and down into Glencree in Wicklow. Strap in for wildfire stats🧵 #Climate #Wildfire #Speirgorm

If you converted the emissions from each year’s fires into the equivalent emissions from a car, how many cars are we talking about? (The dark blue bar on the right is the one you want to look at.)

A smouldering fire in Glenasmole in Dublin reignited overnight after a change in wind direction helped the fire find new fuel. It crossed the Featherbeds and down into Glencree in Wicklow. Strap in for wildfire stats🧵 #Climate #Wildfire #Speirgorm

How much land burned? 31,000ha in 2015 is the record year so far. But there’s no reliable record before that. For context that’s almost 1000 average Irish farms.

A smouldering fire in Glenasmole in Dublin reignited overnight after a change in wind direction helped the fire find new fuel. It crossed the Featherbeds and down into Glencree in Wicklow. Strap in for wildfire stats🧵 #Climate #Wildfire #Speirgorm

When and where the most wildfires occurred, by county and year. Killarney National Park being responsible for Kerry’s clear lead.

A smouldering fire in Glenasmole in Dublin reignited overnight after a change in wind direction helped the fire find new fuel. It crossed the Featherbeds and down into Glencree in Wicklow. Strap in for wildfire stats🧵 #Climate #Wildfire #Speirgorm

Previous fires here have been smoke monitored. The pink blocks are when wildfires happened. The dark line is the amount of particulate matter 2.5 micrometers in diameter recorded in Tallaght. The orange line is PM2.5 for Glencree.

Projections for farming productivity by 2100 under mid to upper level #climate emissions scenarios expressed in terms of numbers of people fed. Detail available down to 10km² cadi.econai.org/ssp370_relat...