Lecturing

Posted on December 14, 2018 by peadarkirby

Peadar continues to lecture widely, both in Ireland and overseas, as well as being co-ordinator of the Cloughjordan ecovillage’s educational and research programme. He contributes regularly to courses in the University of Limerick, National University of Ireland, Galway, and the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. He also teaches in the University of Valencia, Spain. His current lecturing focuses particularly on the challenges of climate change. Browse Lectures

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This book addresses the global need to transition to a low-carbon society and economy by 2050. The authors interrogate the dominant frames used for understanding this challenge and the predominant policy approaches for achieving it. Highlighting the techno-optimism that informs our current understanding and policy options, this book written by Peadar Kirby and Tadhg O’Mahony draws on the lessons of international development to situate the transition within a political economy framework. Assisted by thinking on future scenarios, they critically examine the range of pathways being implemented by both developed and developing countries, identifying the prevailing forms of climate capitalism led by technology. Based on evidence that this is inadequate to achieve a low-carbon and sustainable society, the authors identify an alternative approach. This advance emerges from community initiatives, discussions on postcapitalism and debates about wellbeing and degrowth. The re-positioning of society and environment at the core of development can be labelled “ecosocialism” – a concept which must be tempered against the conditions created by Trumpism and Brexit.