Five Degrees of Change

‘We are going to have to buy ourselves some time’ – Jim Scheer, SEAI

The head of data and insights for the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland is the latest interviewee for the Business Post’s energy and environment podcast, in which he sets out the personal and political changes that he’d like to see result in a greener world

Jim Scheer, head of data and insights for the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: ‘Winning the game on the electricity system is crucial to winning the whole game and staying within our carbon budgets.’ Picture: Fergal Phillips

It was in his home country of Australia that Jim Scheer first developed a connection with the natural world.

“I had a good few jobs managing native vegetation, and also in open space planning, where we were really looking at how people interact with the natural value of the world and making sure we protect and enhance it,” he said.

Seventeen years ago, following some travelling around Europe, Scheer decided to make Ireland his home ...