Hannah Daly Journalist Profile

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Let’s get real: Ireland’s data centre boom is driving up fossil fuel dependence

Jan 2, 2025 | irishtimes.com | Hannah Daly

The treatment of data centres within the programme for government will be a litmus test for the next government’s commitment to decarbonisation. The current trajectory of data centre growth is increasing fossil fuel dependence and greenhouse gas emissions, jeopardising Ireland’s commitments to decarbonisation.
At This Luxurious British Country Hotel, You Can Retrace Cameron Diaz’s Footsteps in ‘The Holiday.’ I Tried It for Myself

Dec 14, 2024 | vogue.com | Hannah Daly

Products are independently selected by our editors. We may earn an affiliate commission from links. I’m not exactly known for my taste in films. And by that I mean, give me a cheesy rom-com over an Oscar-winning drama any day. But one film I know is beloved by both “serious” film critics and myself is The Holiday. In case you live under a rock—or, more reasonably, detest Christmas films and choose to ignore the genre completely—the Nancy Meyers romance is a Hollywood classic.
You Can Retrace Cameron Diaz’s Footsteps In ‘The Holiday’ At Beaverbrook This Christmas. I Tried It For Myself

Dec 14, 2024 | vogue.co.uk | Hannah Daly

I’m not exactly known for my taste in films. And by that I mean, give me a cheesy rom-com over an Oscar-winning drama any day. But one film I know is beloved by both “serious” film critics and myself is The Holiday. In case you live under a rock – or, more reasonably, detest Christmas films and choose to ignore the genre completely – the Nancy Meyers romance is a Hollywood classic. Starring Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet, it follows two single women who do a house swap over the festive season.
Electrification is Ireland’s missing climate link

Dec 5, 2024 | irishtimes.com | Hannah Daly

Expanding renewable energy capacity is rightly a central mission in Ireland’s climate strategy. The Government’s climate action plan lays out ambitious milestones for offshore and onshore wind and solar energy, and has created detailed plans to remove barriers and create the conditions to achieve those targets. Ireland has become a global leader in onshore wind development, and the industry is eager to continue building. This is an achievement worth celebrating.
Election 2024: Will parties stand firm on the climate law?

Nov 7, 2024 | irishtimes.com | Hannah Daly

As we approach a general election, voters and journalists should press political parties on two essential climate questions: Will they uphold and champion Ireland’s climate law? And what policies will they implement to deliver the immediate, deep and sustained emissions cuts necessary to achieve the carbon budgets adopted under that law? Carbon budgets, which place limits on polluting greenhouse gas emissions, were adopted in the Dáil on a cross-party basis without a vote in 2022.
A climate change paradox: instead of worrying about not being seen as moral enough, politicians don’t want to appear too moral

Oct 3, 2024 | irishtimes.com | Hannah Daly

What makes a climate leader credible? It’s hard to take a climate advocate seriously if their personal actions contradict their message. Our aversion to hypocrisy makes it easy to dismiss leaders who don’t practice what they preach. But climate leaders face a dilemma when it comes to cutting back on their own high-emitting practices – while they acknowledge the importance of leading by example, they also don’t want to be seen as virtue signalling or moralising.
Kids' Share 2024

Sep 29, 2024 | urban.org | Heather Hahn |Cary Lou |Hannah Daly |Elli Nikolopoulos

Public spending on children usually represents an effort to invest in the nation’s future. To inform policymakers, children’s advocates, and the general public about how public funds are spent on children (from birth through age 18), this 18th edition of the annual Kids’ Share report provides a new analysis of federal expenditures on children from 1960 to 2023.
Should we treat greenhouse gas emissions like smoking?

Sep 5, 2024 | irishtimes.com | Hannah Daly

Humanity has throughout its history adapted guardrails to protect against threats, like disease, war and economic collapse. Crucially, it has also developed social understanding and acceptance of these safeguards, which can be costly and disruptive. Today, the greatest catastrophic threat we face is climate change, but a wide-scale understanding of the problem has not translated into an acceptance of the urgency of protective mechanisms.
Why net-zero does not go far enough

Aug 1, 2024 | irishtimes.com | Hannah Daly

News that wind and solar are together the fastest-growing source of electricity in history is an important source of hope. They are growing fast enough to overtake rising demand, which will cause fossil fuels, and their emissions, to decline. With electrification of ground transport, heating and much of industrial energy, the vision of reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions within the next few decades seems to be within reach. This prospect didn’t seem realistic until quite recently.
Are universities an obstacle to climate action by reinforcing the status quo?

Jul 4, 2024 | irishtimes.com | Hannah Daly

Universities occupy a unique and powerful position in society as both creators and disseminators of knowledge. This influence should make them pivotal catalysts for climate action across society. But to fully realise this potential, universities must first transform themselves to prioritise social and ecological wellbeing over purely economic outcomes.