Dr. Rodrigo Caballero

What role for Ireland?
• Seizing these opportunities will require continued
investment in strategic areas, amongst which:
– Basic climate research (reducing uncertainty)
– Computer technology (beating Moore’s Law)
– Weather and climate risk assessment
– ‘Green finance’
– Alternative energy
• Ireland is well positioned to develop strong
capabilities in all these areas
• Facilitating such development is a key aim of the
UCD Earth Systems Institute