Dr. Cara Augustenborg Profile picture
Assistant Professor Environmental Policy @UCDDublin; Member of @PresidentIRL Council Of State; Member of @CCACIreland. Views my own. At #COP28
Oct 6, 2022 15 tweets 6 min read
This morning, I was invited to the policy session of @FAOLivestock's annual meeting with delegates from 40 countries hosted this year by @agriculture_ie. I was pleasantly surprised by constructive, honest discussion & reception to my own comments, also shared in this thread 👇 Image @FAOLivestock @agriculture_ie Unlike other livestock related events I've attended, it was refreshing to see clear agreement on the climate science and role of methane in contributing to global warming and the need to reduce these emissions. 1/X
Oct 13, 2020 14 tweets 8 min read
Thread: A green-lensed view on #Budget2021 here...👇
Watch live at budget.gov.ie/Budgets/2021/2… 10.1 billion capital spend is largest ever in a budget, to be allocated to schools, homes and transport infrastructure - promising, but no mention yet on where this fits in low carbon transition.
Oct 7, 2020 15 tweets 4 min read
Thread: Ireland's #ClimateBill amendments are finally published with a press conference taking place on @RTENewsNow momentarily. Having painstakingly cross referenced this Bill with the original 2015 Low Carbon Development Bill, my initial thoughts 👇

gov.ie/en/publication… Four big changes...
1. The good news – New Bill leads w/ much more ambitious 2050 target (climate neutrality) legislated for AHEAD of EU’s own plans to raise climate ambition. In legal terms, this puts IRK in climate leader category instead of laggard (on paper anyway).