Paul Kenny, former advisor to Eamon Ryan and director general of the European Heat Pump Association

Five Degrees of Change

Paul Kenny spent over four years advising Eamon Ryan as minister for environment. During that time he learnt a lot about how the science of climate change interacts with the art of politics, and has lots of interesting lessons to impart as a result.

For his policy changes, he spoke about ensuring environmental impact assessments are carried out on products, using financial windfalls to the state to invest in the electricity grid, and ramping up heat pump delivery across Europe.

For his personal changes he spoke about dedicating his professional life to sustainablility, and decarbonising his home.