Reflections on the Joint Committee on AI and my new working paper that shows how data centres could consume 55% of Ireland's electricity by 2040 and cause gas demand to rise. hannahdaly.ie/2026-06-11-J...

Reflections from the Joint Committee on Artificial Intelligence

The energy cost of data centres in Ireland

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Hannah Daly@hannahdaly.ie · 2mo ago

Today, I'll brief the Joint Committee on Artificial Intelligence on a new working paper which quantifies the potential energy and emissions from data centres into the future under the new Large Energy User Connection Policy, should 5.8 GW of new capacity (estimated through a market survey) emerge.

We ( @rahmstorf.bsky.social et al) first established the "cold blob" as a fingerprint of a slowing #AMOC more than a decade ago in this #NatureClimate study: www.nature.com/articles/ncl...

Exceptional twentieth-century slowdown in Atlantic Ocean overturning circulation - Nature Climate Change

Cooling has been observed over the past century in the northern Atlantic, and this study presents multiple lines of evidence that suggest it may be a result of a reduction in the Atlantic meridional o...

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf@rahmstorf.bsky.social · 3mo ago

📣 Just out: our new study on the 'cold blob' in the Northern Atlantic. Is that due to ocean currents bringing less heat there, or due to more heat being lost through the sea surface? Our data analysis strongly suggests it's due to #AMOC slowing. 🌊 agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Breaking: El Niño is officially here, and it could break records. NOAA is giving it a 63% chance of becoming one of the “largest El Niño events in the historical record going back to 1950.” www.cnn.com/2026/06/11/w...

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Ireland to significantly exceed 2030 climate limits - EPA

Ireland is going to significantly exceed its greenhouse gas emission targets for 2030, the Environmental Protection Agency has said.

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Global average temperatures are likely to continue at or near record levels this year and for the next four years afterwards, the United Nations has warned

Temperatures to remain at record levels into 2030s - UN

The UN has warned global average temperatures are likely to continue at or near record levels into the next decade.

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What happens to a country without land? globalvoices.org/2026/05/27/t...

Tuvalu aims to become a ‘Digital Nation’ amid rising sea levels

"The Digital Nation is a new way to fight, adapt and protect our identity and sovereignty. It is about taking control, shaping our future and keeping our roots alive."

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This BBC article states that "climate change is believed to have played a role in such hot spells as this." Let me fix it: Climate change IS making these hot spells more likely and more dangerous. Scientists have been warning of this for decades. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Hottest May day on record in UK as temperatures pass 34C

It comes after the UK recorded its warmest May night on Sunday when temperatures reached 19.4C.

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Katharine Hayhoe@katharinehayhoe.com · 3mo ago

Perhaps the fact that we are conducting an unprecedented experiment with the only home we have, by digging up and burning massive amounts of fossil fuels that is driving global change at rates 10X faster than the most recent warming of this magnitude that occurred oh about 55 million years ago? 🧐

Burning fossil fuels has made this heatwave hotter. True for the UK today, and everywhere else, all of the time.

New episode out now! What can small island communities teach us about climate resilience and energy independence? In our latest podcast episode, Katharine Hayhoe and I travelled to the Aran Islands to speak with Avril Ní Shearcaigh. @katharinehayhoe.com

Having just returned from a trip where multiple events including a phenomenal outing to the Aran Islands with @drclarenoone.bsky.social occurred 100% because of people I first connected with on social media, I love what @brittlestar.com wrote about it just this week:

Tues May 5 @ 11am - "Translating Climate Projections into Effective Adaptation & Resilience Strategies" ICARUS @ Maynooth University Tuesday, May 5 at 2pm - kitchen talk on "Faith, Fossil Fuels, and Climate Action" with Trócaire in Maynooth. Informal, but the door won't be closed if you turn up :)

My trip kicked off last Friday, when @drclarenoone.bsky.social and I headed out to the Aran Islands to hear firsthand about how climate change is affecting islanders, and how they are building energy independence through renewables. Stay tuned for her upcoming podcast episode!

Dr Clare Noone on Instagram: "Magical day on the Aran Islands with inspiring women! @katharinehayhoe and Avril Ní Shearcaigh @anishearcaigh @aran_islands_energy ❤️🌎#climateconversations @aranislandfer...

108 likes, 7 comments - drclarenoone on May 1, 2026: "Magical day on the Aran Islands with inspiring women! @katharinehayhoe and Avril Ní Shearcaigh @anishearcaigh @aran_islands_energy ❤️🌎#climateconv...

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📣 We are launching a survey today on the M50 and the impacts congestion is having! If you can, please complete the survey if you are an M50 user and share! Survey Link: eu.surveymonkey.com/r/D6TSRX7

🎙️🌎Delighted to share our latest episode of Climate Change Off the Record with the inspirational @katharinehayhoe.com Katharine Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist whose research focuses on understanding the impacts of climate change on people and the planet.

🎙️🌎Delighted to share our latest episode of Climate Change Off the Record with the inspirational @katharinehayhoe.com Katharine Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist whose research focuses on understanding the impacts of climate change on people and the planet.

🎙️New Climate Change off the record podcast episode out now!🌎 Talking Politics and Climate with @simonchinyee.bsky.social Really enjoyed this timely conversation with Simon covering everything from geopolitics and COP to Trump. @ucl.ac.uk @uniofgalway.bsky.social

🎙️🌎 New Episode of Climate Change off the record with Aoife Deane. @ucc.ie @cc-offtherecord.bsky.social

🎙️New podcast out now! #Flooding and #drought are not opposites. They are symptoms of the same changing climate system. 🌎 Professor Conor Murphy joins us to discuss how #climatechange is intensifying extremes in Ireland. Link below 👇 open.spotify.com/episode/3rR6...

Episode 4: Professor Conor Murphy

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Some podcast news! 🎙️ Our next guest on Climate Change off the record is the wonderful Prof Conor Murphy, a leading figure in Irish climate science and Professor of Geography @maynoothuniversity.ie 🌎 @cc-offtherecord.bsky.social @roisinmoriarty.com

"Michael Mann on Climate Change, ‘Science Under Siege’ and Why Action Still Matters" | Interview from my visit to @unisouthampton.bsky.social earlier this year: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OUW... #ScienceUnderSiege

Michael Mann on Climate Change, ‘Science Under Siege’ and Why Action Still Matters

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🎙️ Ep3 of Climate change-off the record out now “…what we eat and how we heat…” those are the big things when it comes to tackling climate change - Paul Deane @ucc.ie @uniofgalway.bsky.social @drclarenoone.bsky.social #climatechange #climateaction #climatecommunication

Climate change - off the record@cc-offtherecord.bsky.social · 8mo ago

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‪“…what we eat and how we heat…” those are the big things when it comes to tackling climate change according to Paul Deane 🎙️ Ep3 of Climate change-off the record out now @ucc.ie @uniofgalway.bsky.social @drclarenoone.bsky.social @roisinmoriarty.com #climateaction

Episode 3 is live! 🎉 Really enjoyed this conversation with Dr Paul Deane — climate, energy systems, books, and hopes for the future. @roisinmoriarty.com @cc-offtherecord.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/66Wo...

Episode 3: Dr Paul Deane

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🎙️ Dr Paul Deane @ucc.ie will be our next guest. We had a great chat with Paul on topics from Irish music, capsule wardrobes and how nice it is to live in climate friendly home. Coming soon... #climatechange #climateaction #climatecommunication @drclarenoone.bsky.social @roisinmoriarty.com

🎙️Delighted to announce our next guest on the podcast. Dr Paul Deane Paul is senior lecturer in clean energy futures at University College Cork, Ireland. 🇮🇪 He is a frequent media contributor and advisor to governments and companies on sustainable energy strategies and climate policy. 🌎

I'm very grateful to have my reflections from #COP30 published in today's Sunday Independent.😊🌎 My time in Belém was unpredictable, intense, and deeply human — but also surprisingly hopeful.❤️ m.independent.ie/world-news/w...

Warnings of floods, fires, heat and mosquitoes, yet my time at Cop30 has been surprisingly hopeful

With Cop30 taking place in the heart of the Amazon, in the city of Belem, the spotlight is firmly on indigenous peoples, forests and nature. Brazil’s decision to host the event in the Amazon itself is...

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Watch: Irish climate scientist's COP30 video diary

Talks at the COP30 climate summit have entered their final week, with world leaders concentrating efforts on delivering a deal that reaffirms the 2015 Paris Agreement, while laying out clear plans for...

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“Most of the things that we need to do for climate change we need to do anyway and we would generally be better off doing those things” @hannahdaly.ie 🎙️ Ep2 Climate change-off the record @cc-offtherecord.bsky.social out now @ucc.ie @uniofgalway.bsky.social @drclarenoone.bsky.social

Episode 2: Professor Hannah Daly

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...she is the founding Programme Director of UCC’s new BSc in Sustainability and a lead author of Ireland's Climate Change Assessment More information coming soon... #climatechange #climateaction #climatecommunication @drclarenoone.bsky.social @roisinmoriarty.com @ucc.ie

🎙️ Exciting news! Our second guest on the podcast is Professor @hannahdaly.ie 🇮🇪 Hannah is Professor of Sustainable Energy @ucc.ie Her research focuses on modelling national and global decarbonisation pathways, with particular expertise in energy systems, carbon budgets and climate policy...