Aug 29, 2022
Jim Scheer has broad and detailed understanding of Ireland's energy system, working as he does developing Ireland's energy statistics and creating insights for the government to use in the energy transition. For his policy changes, Jim proposed speeding up clean energy infrastructure projects, slowing down our high...
Aug 22, 2022
Diarmuid Torney is Associate Professor School of Law and Government DCU and one of Ireland's leading experts in climate governance and climate law. For his policy changes, he chose to fully equip the state to deliver climate action, to improve climate education, and to embed environmental justice in policy making....
Aug 15, 2022
Sustainability is now the buzzword in transport and Brian Caulfield is one of Ireland’s leading experts in the area of sustainable mobility. He is an associate professor at the department of civil, structural and environmental engineering and is producing a high volume of research that is directly informing Ireland’...
Aug 8, 2022
Holly Cairns is a Social Democrats TD for Cork South West who was raised on a small farm in west Cork. For her policy changes, Holly proposed taking a science led approach to agricultural policy, moving away from dairy intensification, and incentivising afforestation and horticulture. For her personal changes,...
Aug 1, 2022
Bríd Smith is a People Before Profit TD for Dublin South Central whose political activism has resulted in successful campaigns against oil and gas exploration in Ireland and the proliferation of data centres. For her three policy changes, Smith chose to ban data centres, stop new fossil fuel infrastructure, and make...