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Irish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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...

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What If They Fixed It?

Part 3: The Department of Food Security

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Orlagh Gaynor @orlaghgaynor.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

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.

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Orlagh Gaynor @orlaghgaynor.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

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.

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Irish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

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.

Stratospheric O3 depletion - green zone
Atmospheric aerosol loading - green, but nearing boundary
Ocean Acification - just crossed from green into orange
Freshwater change - into organe
Land system change- orange approaching red
Climate change (CO2 concentration)- orange approaching red
Climate change (radiative forcing) - well into red and black zone
Biogeochemical flows (Phosphorus) - red zone
Biogeochemical flows (nitrogen) - red into black zone
Novel entities - red zone
Biosphere integrity (functional) - red zone
Biosphere integrity - red into purple

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Irish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

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!!! 🤯

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Irish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

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...

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Après l’été le plus chaud jamais connu en France, le gouvernement envisage de réduire de plus de 30 % le budget de l’Ademe

Selon les informations du « Monde », l’Agence de la transition écologique verrait son budget d’intervention amputé de plus de 300 millions d’euros.

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Irish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

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

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The Fourth Time We Drowned

a book by Sally Hayden.

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Irish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

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...

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Revealed: More than 1,000 NHS operations cancelled due to record UK heatwaves - Carbon Brief

More than 1,000 operations at NHS hospitals were cancelled due to heat during the UK’s record May and June heatwaves, Carbon Brief can reveal.

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Irish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

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!

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Irish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

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.

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Irish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

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...

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Role of the arts and culture in addressing the health impacts of climate change: Behavioural and Cultural Insights policy brief series

Publicaciones de la Organización Mundial de la Salud

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Irish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Regarding this, Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers was asked: "Do you think they simply don't have enough money to do what they need to do?" Minister Chambers: "I think the debate is over as to whether we've spent enough money on our health system." www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

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Four HSE regions to lose power over day-to-day spending

Jack Chambers criticises ‘completely ineffective management of the control system’ and ‘really poor performance by certain regions’

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

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. 🧵

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Irish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

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/...

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Irish farming is unprepared for impact of climate change, says advisory council

Extreme weather events being treated as ‘isolated incidents’ rather than fundamental change, says Climate Change Advisory Council

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Orlagh Gaynor @orlaghgaynor.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

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.🌍♥️

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Irish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

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...

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Eamon Ryan: Here’s something you don’t often see - an optimistic column on the climate crisis

Regardless of what politicians say or do, people are starting to demand and deliver change locally

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Peter Thorne @peterthorne.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

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.

A comment piece in the irish mail on Sunday on the unep overshoot report, Ireland’s carbon tax and the upcoming ets2.

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Orlagh Gaynor @orlaghgaynor.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

'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.

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Irish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

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.

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Orlagh Gaynor @orlaghgaynor.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

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...

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NTA to be grilled on fare increases before Oireachtas committee

The committee’s chair said there are ‘legitimate questions as to whether increasing fares sends the right signal’.

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I BIKE Dublin @ibikedublin.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

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

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Reframing Road Safety | A public lecture by Tom Flood

Reframing the mainstream narrative around road safety, road violence and active transportation. Once you see it, you can't unsee it.

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Irish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

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.

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Orlagh Gaynor @orlaghgaynor.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

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...

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Commuters to face increased fares on buses and trains

Rising cost of State funding for public services has been a spending concern for some time

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Irish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

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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Commuters to face increased fares on buses and trains

Rising cost of State funding for public services has been a spending concern for some time

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Prof Julia Steinberger 🌹🌱🌍 #ClimateAction #Fightfascism @jksteinberger.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

⚠️ 🌍 ⚠️ We stand with humanity: A scientist statement to confront climate destruction⚠️ 🌍 ⚠️ ✒️ 🙏 If you are an academic or healthcare professional, please consider signing. 🙏✒️ framaforms.org/we-stand-wit...

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We stand with humanity: A scientist statement to confront climate destruction | Framaforms.org

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Cosáin Climate @cosaingalway.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

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

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Orlagh Gaynor @orlaghgaynor.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

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.

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Irish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

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.

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Call to action: climate Justice and NEpal-tibet Glacier flood disaster
The UN has formally declared the 1.5°C target limit for global heating lost. We will exceed this limit set by the 2015 Paris Agreement, with unprecedented levels of destruction and loss of life as we approach tipping points and risk irreversible damage.
This is a deliberate failure of governance over the past eleven years, fuelled by inertia, cowardice and greed.

Last week, our hearts broke for the people of Tibet and Nepal, whose lives have been destroyed by the most extreme impacts of climate collapse.
We stand in solidarity with our fellow healthcare workers in this region, who are now dealing with the human cost of climate change.
Nepal is one of the lowest global contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, over 10,000 people have lost their lives to climate-related disasters in the past 30 years, with landslides and floods together accounting for almost 70 % of the total climate-related disaster mortality in Nepal (1).
The Nepali Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal has now called for a global effort to tackle climate change. Just six weeks prior, Friends of the Earth Nepal issued the Nagarkot Call for Action on Climate Justice, warning of accelerating Himalayan ice loss - which went unheeded.
This is the epitome of climate injustice - the people who tread most lightly upon our Earth are the ones who pay the ultimate price.

Now, the UN has called again for urgent climate action to minimise the catastrophic impacts of rising temperatures, as previous action has been insufficient.
The calls to action and alarm bells are ringing louder than ever. The evidence linking rising temperatures, glacier loss and climate change to human activity and fossil fuel consumption is unequivocal. This poses a very real threat to life on this planet that cannot be overstated.

As healthcare professionals, we strive to do no harm. It is our responsibility to advocate for our patients when their health is at risk. We cannot protect our patients and our people if world leaders insist on embedding fossil fuels into our systems. These decisions are intentional, systemic and are grossly negligent of the common good.
Once again, we call for our leaders to act with integrity and take the urgent, bold climate action at the level that science - and justice - demands.

In Ireland, this means drastic action. Much like the Paris Agreement, we too have climate targets that our government has agreed to, but failed to act upon.
The EPA has stated we will only deliver half of the emission reductions agreed. Ireland has the second-highest GDP per capita in the EU, yet the second-highest greenhouse gas emissions. This is a blind, deliberate failure in national governance to commit to climate action in the interest of public wellbeing.
For us in Ireland, taking necessary climate action means reducing emissions from transport, livestock, energy, aviation and industry. While every individual has a part to play, the just transition requires big system change from government: updated and wholly implemented climate policies.
The climate crisis is an escalating public health emergency. We must answer the mounting calls to action with bravery. Science, justice, and the wellbeing of all life on this planet, depends on it.

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Irish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

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

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Irish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

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...

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Nearly 1,400 missing, mostly tourists, after Nepal-Tibet flash flood kills at least 356

Entire villages swept away after glacial collapse triggers flood in mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims

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Irish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

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! 🇪🇸

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Irish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Active Travel is justice. We need to move faster and deliver high-quality infrastructure. A mode shift away from car-dependence is badly needed in Ireland - we may not realise just how much!

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Orlagh Gaynor @orlaghgaynor.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Transport is a major cause of the most catastrophic, life-altering injuries. 22% of spinal cord injuries were caused by transport in 2023. 10% of spinal fractures in 2024. This chart does not include deaths. We need to make our roads safer. Delivering Active Travel infrastructure does just that.

$Transport-related upper limb fractures accounted for about 5-6% of all cause fractures in 2023 and 2024. Lower limb fractures only about 3-4%. But Spinal fractures and Spinal cord injuries were higher - as high as 22% in 2023. Traumatic Brain injury 6%.$

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Irish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

More Active Travel, health environment and economy detailed here! Active Travel is a no-brainer investment in Ireland. We need to deliver high-quality infrastructure now.

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Irish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Every €1 invested in Active Travel returns €4 to the economy, says NTA. This factors in jobs, reduced air pollution, physical activity, accidents avoided, among other economic benefits. But let's look at the actual cost of our current car-dependence. A thread: www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

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€1 invested in active travel returns €4 to economy - NTA

Every euro invested in active travel produces almost €4 in economic benefits, according to a report commissioned by the National Transport Authority.

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FirstDoNoHarm2026 @firstdonoharm2026.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

All of it. Sharing. Thank you, Doctor. Why health professionals are sending this letter 👇🏾to 400+ senior US health executives, urging them to stop their institutional investments in fossil fuels. #HealthSectorLeadership Our voices can make a difference. Share🙏🏾 Firstdonoharm.earth/endorsement

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HEALTH PROFESSIONALS: ADD YOUR VOICE

We are seeking 1,000 endorsements of this upcoming letter to 400 senior healthcare executives, urging them to end the massive financial investments in fossil fuels made by health institutions across…

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

"If Irish agriculture wants to look at a model for the future that uses high tech to combine productivity with resilience & efficiency in the face of our fast-changing #climate, then the Netherlands has much to teach us". My report is in today's @irishtimes.com www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

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Short on land, long on vision: Dutch lead the way on food production

Ireland could learn much from a nursery and research institute in the Netherlands

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Ola Løkken Nordrum @olaln.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

My most recent Substack explores the RSA's rather dubious claims regarding children and road safety.

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I walked to school at seven in Norway. The RSA says that's impossible.

How institutional guidance protects cars and motorists, not children.

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Irish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Under current Irish agrifood systems, we are plundering our own nature for profit, and selling our own future short - including that of our farmers. Excellent article by @thinkorswim.bsky.social ! www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

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John Gibbons: Ireland needs an agriculture policy. Instead it has an agri-food industry

Denmark no longer has an agriculture minister – Ireland should follow suit

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Irish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Our own Committee member @olaln.bsky.social brilliantly advocating for healthy, swimmable urban areas, and just access to clean bathing spots. This should not be considered a luxury, but a public health measure all year round 🏊‍♀️ #swim #BlueHealth

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Ola Løkken Nordrum @olaln.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

It is about time that we reclaimed Dublin waterways and made Dublin a swimmable city. Because a swimmable Dublin is a healthier, more liveable, climate resilient, and equitable Dublin. My piece in the Journal! #BlueHealth

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No cool down capital: Dublin is a city by the sea, so why is it so hard to go for a swim?

As heatwaves become more frequent, access to safe, swimmable blue spaces in our cities is not a luxury, it should be a public health priority.

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