Posts by Sean McCabe

Sean McCabe
Sean holds an B.Sc in Applied Physics from Dublin City University and an M.Sc. in Development Practice awarded by Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin. Prior to joining TASC, Sean worked as a Policy Officer with the Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice for five years. During this time he engaged with the negotiations leading to the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. He also led the Foundation’s work on intergenerational equity. Sean spent five years working in the private sector, as a catastrophe risk analyst with Renaissance Reinsurance. He also spent 2 years working in a hospice in Kolkata, India, and worked with the Environmental Protection Agency in Sierra Leone building the agencies capacity in Geographic Information Systems.
We can’t say we haven’t been warned!
Sean McCabe 16/08/2019
Two significant reports were published in the past fortnight. The first was released to much clamour and made headlines around the world. The second …
Climate action plan is nothing if it fails to address inequality
Sean McCabe 24/06/2019
- Appeared in the Irish Times, June 24, 2019. The 2019 climate action plan, taken at face value, aims to catapult Ireland from laggard to leader on …
How can the agricultural sector engage a Just Transition?
Sean McCabe 11/06/2019
The second part of this blog on a Just Transition for agriculture considers how to enact a Just Transition for agriculture in Ireland that …
How can the agricultural sector engage a Just Transition?
Sean McCabe 25/02/2019
How can the agricultural sector in Ireland participate in a Just Transition to constructively address inequality in the sector and tackle climate …
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