Do you find yourself throwing out more food than you would like? Did you know that by addressing food waste in your life, you are enabling yourself to take climate action three times every single day! For this podcast our guests are co-founder & CEO of Food Cloud Aoibheann O’Brien and environmental scientist with EPA Ireland and manager for their Food Waste Prevention Programme Odile Le Bolloch. We are talking about one of our favourite things, food! In this discussion we hear of the...

Join us for this Climate Ambassador podcast, with host Gary Tyrrell in conversation with Cathy Baxter, An Taisce Environmental Education Unit manager and Gráinne Ryan, Climate Action Officer working on both the Green-Schools and Climate Ambassador programmes. Cathy and Gráinne will share insights and stories from their wealth of experience of environmental education in Ireland. During this conversation, we hear about the history of Green-Schools, its mind-blowing impact and the huge...

We are delighted to have Associate Professor Sarah Jaquette Ray join us for this podcast on Climate Well-being. Drawing on a decade of experience leading and teaching in college environmental studies programs, Sarah shares how she has created an "existential tool kit" for the climate generation. Combining insights from psychology, sociology, social movements, mindfulness, and the environmental humanities, Sarah explains why and how we need to let go of eco-guilt, resist burnout, and cultivate...

We are delighted to have Sinéad Mercier and Clodagh Daly join us to discuss climate justice. Sinéad Mercier is a lecturer on Environment, Sustainability and Social Justice in Maynooth University and a PhD researcher funded by the UCD Sutherland School of Law and European Research Council Project PROPERTY [IN]JUSTICE. Clodagh Daly is a research assistant with the Effective Nature Laws project and campaign coordinator for climate case Ireland. In this insightful discussion, topics tied to...

For this podcast we are we are getting our crystal ball out and looking into the future. We framed this discussion around the work of our two fantastic guests – David Dodd, coordinator of Climate Action Regional Office (CARO) for the Dublin Region and Karen Deignan, co-founder & director of Sustainability Works.   Drawing from their wealth of experience, we hear what risks and opportunities come with sustainable planning and what trends are emerging for local authorities and businesses....

On this podcast we are discussing clothes or to be more specific, sustainable fashion. Looking at climate change and other related issues from a fashion point of view, we have super guests for you! We are chatting with sustainable fashion gurus, Geraldine Carton, co-founder of The Useless Project and Rónán Ó Dálaigh, founder & CEO of Thriftify.   Sharing their passion for sustainable fashion, we hear how clothes tells a story about who we are and we learn of the emotional connections...

We are excited to have two very experienced professionals from the world of sustainable homes join us for this podcast on retrofitting homes. With decades of experience between them, Susan Andrews, Programme Manager of SEAI and Mike O’Rourke, Electric Ireland Superhomes senior engineer, share all you need to know about how to make your home more comfortable, healthy and energy efficient. Going through the grant procedures and what technologies are used, Susan and Mike explain with...

We are thrilled to have the second series kick off with the amazing Professor Katharine Hayhoe. We are honoured to have Katharine join us for this episode, to share her unique perspectives on communicating climate change, including lots of advice for non-experts to talk about climate change. Sharing her positivity, humour and energy, while outlining why we should all advocate for solutions. In the build-up to the release of Katharine’s new book ‘Saving Us’, this podcast touches on lots of...

For this episode, we are thrilled to have Caroline O’Doherty, Dr Dave Robbins and Kayle Crosson join us to chat about climate change in the media. Caroline is the environment correspondent for the Irish Independent, Dave is an Assistant Professor at the School of Communications in Dublin City University and Kayle is the editor for Green News. Covering a wide range of areas, including what the trends are in reporting and in the public’s perceptions. We also chat about how the media is...

For our ninth podcast episode, we were thrilled to have Beth Doherty, Caillum Hedderman and Saoirse Exton join us to discuss student activism. The three of them are on the ISSU (Irish Secondary Student’s Union) committee, as well other environmental groups, including Fridays for Future and Saoirse also being a Climate Ambassador who won an Outstanding Achievement award from us last year. Holding a space on this podcast to give a voice to the youth movement, the students discuss many topics,...

For our eight podcast episode, we were delighted to have Ali Sheridan join us to discuss sustainable business. Ali is a senior sustainability consultant and climate advisor, who has been involved in the environmental movement for a long time. Bringing a wealth of experience and insight into this podcast, Ali shares her thoughts on many topics, including individual consumption; well-being budgets; owner v’s leasing models; green washing; stranded assets; the Irish Climate Action Bill;...

In our seventh podcast episode, we discuss behavioural change. Our amiable and engaging guests for this episode are Dave Brooks, Green-Schools Officer and Padraig Walsh, Behaviour Specialist at ChangAble.We cover a lot of ground, chatting about accepting change and asking why is it sometimes hard to change. We also look at social norms, how we frame narratives around solutions for better outcomes, language & imagery, eco-anxiety and lots more.This is a great podcast to also learn more...

Returning with the sixth episode, we look at what is going on at present with Irish biodiversity, focusing the lens through the climate and biodiversity crises. We were delighted to have as our guests for this episode Anja Murray, ecologist and environmental broadcaster on RTE’s EcoEye and Dr. Meabh Boylan, Green-Schools Biodiversity Officer.  We chat about lots of topics related to Biodiversity and indeed, how all things are connected. Both speakers talk of their love of nature and the many...

Starting the new year with this fifth episode, we pause, to reflect what is going on at present, with rural and urban planning, particularly with the pandemic in our midst, to chat with Niall Cussen, Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) and Jane Hackett, Manager of both Green-Schools Travel and the Climate Ambassador Programme. We discuss concepts like the 15 Minute City, Doughnut economics, while also chatting about sustainable transport options and looking into the future, to find out...

On today’s episode we are going to look at climate change in a historical context.  We are chatting with Professor of Medieval Environmental History at Trinity, Francis Ludlow and Professor Conor Murphy in the Department of Geography at Maynooth University. 

On this episode we are going to look at climate change from a food point of view. We are chatting with two culinary gurus, Conor Spacey (http://food-space.ie/team-members/conor-spacey/) , director of Food Space, and Michelle Darmody (https://www.michelledarmody.com/) , food writer and entrepreneur.  

On this episode, Gary and Amy talk with biology and ecology lecturer Dr James Moran (https://mfrc-gmit.ie/meet-the-team/dr-james-moran/) , about climate change from an agricultural point of view. We then head to Moyhill Farm (https://www.moyhillfarm.com/) , where we chat with regenerative farmer Fergal Smith. Listen, learn and get empowered! Find out more are: https://climateambassador.ie/ Twitter: @climate_ambass (https://twitter.com/climate_ambass) Instagram: climateambassador...

On this episode, Gary and Amy introduce the podcast, talk about the Climate Ambassador Programme, the series ahead, and what on earth climate change is. Listen, learn and get empowered! Find out more are: https://climateambassador.ie/ Twitter: @climate_ambass (https://twitter.com/climate_ambass) Instagram: climateambassador (https://www.instagram.com/climateambassador/?hl=en) Facebook: @ClimateAmbassador (https://www.facebook.com/ClimateAmbassador/)