Yes, Ireland has astutely declared a climate emergency and, yes, there are policies to achieve a 51% reduction in greenhouse emissions by 2030, but we find ourselves in the troubling nowhere land between climate action and climate inaction. Graham Dwyer is an associate professor at Trinity Business School and co-director of Trinity Centre for Social Innovation. Business for goodSimply put, social enterprises reuse, repurpose, and recycle resources in innovative ways that are moving the needle towards climate action. Social enterprises lead the way by showing how a low-carbon society can be achieved that collectively enables us all to be part of solutions in the climate action discussion, rather than being part of the problem. • Graham Dwyer is an associate professor at Trinity Business School and co-director of Trinity Centre for Social Innovation, Trinity College Dublin.

Source: Irish Examiner December 31, 2025 01:33 UTC