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I just spent the most amazing Tuesday morning with Gilly Taylor and Brian O'Toole in Wildacres learning about what they have done to promote biodiversity on their 17-acre site in Wicklow.   They are incredible people and an absolute wealth of knowledge. For any company interested in sustainability and biodiversity, I’d highly recommend contacting them to arrange a corporate day out for your team.   It’s given us in LeBruin a lot to think about in relation to the 32 acre site we purchased in Laois and the native woodland forestry licence we obtained in relation to same.   If you’re interested in that project, please get in touch.   #biodiversity #sustainability #nativetrees #ponds #afforestation #carbonsequestration #treesforreal

It was great to have the opportunity to speak at the Energy Transition Summit at Croke Park in my capacity as chairman of Arigna Group which has the largest operating biochar facility in Europe. My topic was ‘ Carbon Capture and Storage: Is CO2 Capture key to achieving our 2050 Climate Goals’. The conclusions of the presentation were: 1. Decarbonisation of the economy is significantly behind target 2. CO2 removal (CDR) is increasingly important to achieving the climate action plan 3. Existing CDR strategies are insufficient 4. Biochar can be an important part of the CDR solution 5. Arigna Group has the largest biochar production facility in Europe and has the capability to produce large quantities of high-quality biochar for many sectors Want to know more on any aspect of the above, please contact me. #EnergySummit24 #carboncaptureandstorage #CCUS #CDR #CO2Removal #Decarbonisation #Biochar #ArignaGroup

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I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak at the Energy Transition Summit, which takes place in Croke Park on the 26th of September 2024. I’ll be speaking in my capacity as Chairman of Arigna Group  which has the largest operating biochar facility in Europe and my topic will be “Carbon capture and storage: is carbon dioxide capture key to achieving the 2050 climate goals?” Learn more about the Summit here: https://energysummit.ie   The Energy Transition Summit will provide a forum for leaders in Ireland’s energy ecosystem to explore how we make our net-zero emissions future a reality. Join me, industry stakeholders, innovators, policy makers and investors for a day of presentation, case studies, panel discussions and deep dive break-out sessions on key topics. Tickets are available at: https://lnkd.in/e7dzzx9P   #EnergySummit24 #EnergyTransitionIreland #Biochar #CarbonCapture #ArignaGroup

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Spent a fascinating and fun few hours on Saturday morning with Gilly Taylor and Brian O'Toole on their 17 acres Wildacres project just off the N11 in Wicklow. They run various workshops on nature projects. The pond building workshop that I was on showed that all ponds can make a difference from the small balcony pond to the large wildlife pond. Great place to visit either on your own, with the family or as a CSR/ESG event for the team. Jilly and Brian are inspirational people making a real difference, so please support them if you can. #rewilding #biodiversity #sustainability #nature #afforestation

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Kate Raworth, economist and author of Doughnut Economics, spoke at an event hosted by Prof. Tasman Crowe in University College Dublin yesterday. "The Doughnut consists of two concentric rings: a social foundation, to ensure that no one is left falling short on life's essentials, and an ecological ceiling, to ensure that humanity does not collectively overshoot the planetary boundaries that protect Earth's life-supporting systems. Between these two sets of boundaries lies a doughnut-shaped space that is both ecologically safe and socially just: a space in which humanity can thrive." Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL) Key takeaways: 🍩We are overshooting 6 of the 9 planetary boundaries. 🍩No country in the world is living within the doughnut. 🍩Pursuing GDP brings people into the doughnut but overshoots planetary boundaries. What would it take to bring countries out of poverty but within planetary boundaries? 🍩All countries are interconnected. 🍩To retreat within the planetary boundaries, we need to move from divisive to distributed and from degenerative to regenerative. 🍩Examples of local governments, organisations and institutions across the world that are applying Doughnut Economics including Dublin City Council were shown. A panel discussion chaired by Lisa Ryan of UCD followed. Gemma O'Reilly of NESC Ireland spoke about applying doughnut economics to the energy sector. She emphasised the need to use the doughnut concept to assess sectors going forward as opposed to just retrospectively. Roisin Markham of BDT Consultancy LTD and head of Irish Doughnut Economics Network said we must look at policies to bring us back within planetary boundaries. She emphasised that Ireland has a partnership approach, which is important in supporting developing countries. Patrick Paul Walsh of Sustainable Development Solutions Network said allowing runaway inequality will cause degrowth so fixing it is the way to grow. He spoke about Mission 4.7 of the SDGs regarding transformative education which resonated with me. LeBruin has supported me in my MSc in Sustainable Business Leadership with University of Leeds. Upskilling while working on our active carbon sequestration projects (1) Afforestation and Biodiversity and (2) Biochar with Arigna Group who are transitioning from smokeless coal to biochar, is incredible. It was brilliant to hear in person what Laura Smith, PhD and Richard Itaman have been teaching in the core modules. Audience questions included Michael McCarthy Flynn of Oxfam Ireland asking what must Ireland do to become an enabler? Kate quoted Indy Johar “We are living in the option of mutually assured thriving or mutually assured destruction.” Thanks to Sarah Blake and Earthology, their newsletter is invaluable for anyone interested in sustainability and climate change, sending monthly reminders about upcoming events, which is how I heard about this event! #KateRaworthUCD #doughnuteconomics #planetaryboundaries #sustainability

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