Professor of Public Health
University College Cork
Joined March 2014
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Ivan J Perry retweeted
Breaking: Not only was Sunday the hottest day in the recorded history of Earth, Monday was even hotter. WHY ARENT YOU COVERING THIS PROMINENTLY @bbcnews @skynews @itvnews @thetimes @nytimes @cnn @BBCNewsnight theguardian.com/environment/…
Ivan J Perry retweeted
"Want a sober reminder of where we are in addressing the climate crisis....????
Over the last 50 years, the oil & gas industry has made $3 billion in profits every day......$52 trillion in pure profit.
It's a capitalist disease that has been on a mission to wipe out our planet.
Want a sober reminder of where we are in addressing the climate crisis?
Over the last 50 years the oil & gas industry has made $3 billion in profits every day. $52 trillion in pure profit: buff.ly/3v4yiYr
Time to unplug fossil fuels.#ActOnClimate
#climate #biodiversity
Ivan J Perry retweeted
***EXTREME WARNING***
Red Alert: Planet in Peril‼️
The report reveals that 2023 was the warmest year on record, with global temperatures reaching 1.45°C above pre-industrial levels, effectively crossing the 1.5°C threshold that was considered a critical limit. All climate indicators, including greenhouse gas concentrations, ocean temperatures, sea level rise, glacier melt, and extreme weather events, broke previous records and showed accelerating rates of change.
A major concern highlighted is the unprecedented rate of increase in atmospheric CO₂ levels, which has doubled in the past 15 years compared to the previous decade. Methane and nitrous oxide levels also reached new highs, with methane increasing by a staggering 264% compared to pre-industrial levels. The report emphasizes that these indicators are not just breaking records but also increasing at record rates, signaling a dire emergency that scientists are struggling to explain fully.
The need for governments and corporations to wake up to the reality of accelerating climate change and take urgent action is highlighted. The report also touches on the sociological impacts, such as internal displacement of people due to climate stresses, food insecurity, and the potential for geopolitical instability as a result of these factors.
Overall, the WMO report serves as a stark warning about the rapidly deteriorating state of the planet's climate system, with all indicators pointing towards a worsening crisis that requires immediate and comprehensive action from all stakeholders.
Credit...Climate Emergency Forum
With Dr. Peter Carter, Paul Beckwith & Regina Valdez
Ivan J Perry retweeted
Bluets by Maggie Nelson
in a new stage adaptation by Margaret Perry
Directed by Katie Mitchell
Desire and depression. Pleasure and pain. A person possessed by a lifelong obsession with the colour blue. Performed by Emma D’Arcy, Kayla Meikle and Ben Whishaw.
Fri 17 May - Sat 29 Jun
🎟️bit.ly/bluetsRCT
ALT A dusty blue, textured background, with page tears across the background. There are three portraits stacked vertically. Emma D’arcy - a white person with short, brown hair and bright blue eyes. Ben Whishaw – a white man with brown hair looking straight to camera. Kayla Meikle – a woman with brown skin and a denim shirt, looking straight to camera.
Ivan J Perry retweeted
I urge all climate scientists and politicians to read this article by @jonathonporritt
jonathonporritt.com/mainstre…
Quoting his summary points:
1️⃣"The speed with which the climate is now changing is faster than (almost) all scientists thought possible."
🧵1/6
teapaw.org/hausfath/status/…
Ivan J Perry retweeted
Exciting postdoc opportunity to join the Food Policy Research Team @UCCPublicHealth on a 3 yr European project exploring Food systems and policy pathways for equal population nutrition in Europe my.corehr.com/pls/uccrecruit…
Ivan J Perry retweeted
“The creation of corporations was one of the biggest self-annihilation moves of human civilisation. These are entities which exploit humans and the Earth, and which are governed not by humans or ethics, but by profit. Humanity is essentially owned by something abstract and inhuman, and this should be of grave concern to all of us”
#Economics #ecology #socialism #Degrowth #ClimateAction
Ivan J Perry retweeted
Here’s another from @exxonmobil 1982. It predicted that in 2023, our atmospheric CO2 would reach roughly 415 parts per million, raising the global average surface temperature ~1.1 degrees C.
Update: Average CO2 in 2023 was just over 420 PPM and the average temp anomaly 1.18C 2/
Ivan J Perry retweeted
There are many health benefits when keeping physically active. Physical activity helps you keep you a healthy weight, reduces blood pressure, and cholesterol levels.
Being physically active can increase your mood and you can include friends and family keep you motivated. 🩷
Ivan J Perry retweeted
The Benedictine monks of Glenstal Abbey in Co Limerick have begun planting 2,500 native Irish trees on a small plot of the abbey grounds, as part of a much wider project to plant 100 million trees on 50,000 mini forests across the country | More: rte.ie/b/1424988
Ivan J Perry retweeted
“A new cost-benefit study in New Zealand finds that investments in cycling & walking facilities outweigh the costs of building them by 10 to 1. The research found that the most important economic benefits were health gains from use of active transport.” ebikes-international.com/new…
Ivan J Perry retweeted
We are witnessing a #genocide by an #apartheid regime in #Palestine. Western governments are complicit. International institutions are inactive. It’s up to us- people, movements, unions, churches,synagogues,mosques, students- you.Join @BDSmovement now. #EndApartheid #EndGenocide
Ivan J Perry retweeted
Upholding an unbroken tradition of continuous care, HCWs from different countries in @Mercycork today. The HSE is our people, and right across the country on Christmas Day, HCWs are on call, caring for patients in many settings. Míle buíochas dhaoibh/ Valare upakaram!
Ivan J Perry retweeted
Italy reports 425 Covid deaths this week (+34,5%) 🔥 and over 60,000 new Covid cases (+7,2% compared to last week) with at least 276 people in ICU (also on the rise). This is within the framework of reduced surveillance and testing. Covid is not over.
adnkronos.com/cronaca/covid-…
Ivan J Perry retweeted
That such a brutal conflict has been allowed to continue and for this long – despite the widespread condemnation, the physical and mental toll and the massive destruction – is an indelible stain on our collective conscience.
Ivan J Perry retweeted
“An immediate, long-lasting humanitarian ceasefire is the only way to end the killing and injuring of children.”
Full statement on Gaza by @AdeleKhodr: unicef.org/press-releases/st…
Ivan J Perry retweeted
That's a wrap on #EPH2023
Congratulations to @astaines and all the organisers of @EPHconference !
Special experience to get to attend and present at a conference with my parents there, very grateful for the opportunity ❤️
