Having worked on the climate newsbeat for almost a decade, it was easy to notice a recurring trend. They would come from companies, research institutions and individuals including the odd brilliant engineer, claiming to have technology to solve the climate crisis. Ultimately, however, I’m convinced the scale of the problem is such that we need everything. This is not an encapsulation of impossible options, it is to reassert that the world, and by extension Ireland, has the required solutions. Kevin O’Sullivan is a co-author of Supergrid Super Solution on creating a supergrid in Europe and an environmental consultant

Source: The Irish Times January 01, 2026 12:23 UTC