
Aoife O'Leary
@aooleary
Founder & CEO @opp_green. Dogmom. Avid naptaker. Oatmilk mocha addict.
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http://www.opportunitygreen.org 11-09-2021 06:59:55
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At OG we offer 26 weeks' paid leave to all new parents. Sign The Dad Shift's open letter to make progressive parental leave policies a reality everywhere: 💚 thedadshift.org And read about OG's policy in our CEO Aoife O'Leary's blog: 👉 opportunitygreen.org/blog/paternity… 👈 🧵3/3

Why is it so crucial for the new government to drive H2-powered zero emission flights? 🤔 📺 Watch our video from the The Labour Party Party conference, where we spoke to SASHSA members Scott Pendry Scott Pendry from Cranfield Aerospace Solutions and ZeroAvia's Dominic Weeks to hear what they think!👇

🎈🎈We can't believe it but tonight OG is celebrating turning three at London's beautiful Somerset House! As our CEO Aoife O'Leary said, "It's incredible it's already been three years, and that it's only three years." Keep an eye out for more on our panel discussion next week. 👀

This sounds very worrying. France's creative leadership on solidarity levies is exactly the sort of thing we need to design the next generation of global levies and instruments to deliver a fast and fair transition, especially in aviation Stamp out Poverty Opportunity Green

🎉 Last night our CEO Aoife O'Leary attended the launch of @smartgreenship's FastRig! "Wing-sail is a key technology in decarbonising the maritime industry, and bringing it to modern shipping is a huge step forward!" Aoife said. A huge congrats for this phenomenal achievement. 👏

💚 Thank you Giving Green for once again including Opportunity Green in your 2024 climate giving recommendations – we're over the moon! Read what our CEO Aoife O'Leary had to say below, and find the full set of reccs for high-impact giving here: 👉 givinggreen.earth/post/2024-top-… 👈


Aoife O'Leary Emma Fenton Don't miss Aoife speaking about #contrails on Wednesday alongside Matteo Mirolo from Arcadia eFuels and Eliot Whittington from Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership at 10:00 in the Energy Conference Room. ✈ cisl.cam.ac.uk/events/not-j... ✈ 🧵3/4

🚢 Great panel #COP29 on decarbonising shipping. Our CEO Aoife O'Leary, representing the SASHA Coalition, asked about US and Korean govs' views on a shipping levy at International Maritime Organization in 2025, that would narrow the price gap between fossil fuels and truly sustainable green H2-derived fuels.



⛵ This week our Policy Officer, Nuala Doyle, sailed-and-railed to Global Aviation Sustainability Day in Dublin! Nuala said, "This was a great chance to hear about how the leasing industry, which owns around half of commercial aircraft globally, can help decarbonise aviation."





COSIS at COP29 Happening now — join Opportunity Green Cornerstone Barristers and COSIS legal expert Prof. Akhavan for a discussion on the relevance of #ITLOSAO findings for decision-making in the maritime and aviation sectors ⚖️ + Info & Register 👉 cornerstonebarristers.com/event/opportun…



.Aoife O'Leary writes for Opportunity Green on COP this year - aviation industry emerging as a real barrier to speeding up decarbonisation, refusing to engage seriously: opportunitygreen.org/blog/cop29-avi…

⚠️ It’s official - the government is backing a 3rd runway at Heathrow, saying it is "badly needed" to open up opportunities for growth. But will expanding airports really deliver economic growth? Here’s what our Senior Director of Economics, James Meadway says ⤵️


Find our CEO Aoife O'Leary quoted in *two* The Guardian reports on #AirportExpansion by Toby Helm! ✈️ “Producing biofuels takes up huge amounts of land, endangering food security and biodiversity.” TLDR: expansion does 0 for growth and bad for climate. theguardian.com/politics/2025/…

Our CEO Aoife O'Leary was quoted in Civil Society on OG's switch to the #4DayWorkWeek. "I would definitely recommend the four-day week to all organisations thinking of making the change.” Read more about the benefits of the four-day week 👇 civilsociety.co.uk/news/charities… 4 Day Week Foundation

🇪🇺 Last week our founder Aoife O'Leary and EU Policy Director Aurelia Leeuw met policymakers at the European Commission to discuss: 1️⃣ Extending ETS to int'l aviation, using funds to boost green H2 e-fuels. 2️⃣ Making STIP boost e-fuels over biofuels. 3️⃣ Strengthening e-fuel targets.
