Minister of Communications, Climate Action and Environment -Richard Bruton – unveiled his “All of Government Climate Action Plan” on Monday which some in Government are calling a “landmark moment in Ireland’s climate change awakening”.  On this weeks Down To Earth our own resident environmental scientist and UCD Environmental Policy Fellow, Dr. Cara Augustenborg joins Ivan to give her thoughts on what this means for Ireland. 

 

 

This week on Down to Earth, Dr Cara Augustenborg discussed sustainability and environmental awareness in public transport in Ireland and abroad.

On Monday, we heard Henry McKean’s report from HRH Prince Charles’ visit but our resident environmental scientist, Dr. Cara Augustenborg, was there too to meet the prince due to his interest in environmental issues and climate change and she joined Ivan in studio today to give us some insight into Prince Charles’ record on environmental issues.

 

Two weeks ago, our resident environmentalist, Dr. Cara Augustenborg, took us down to earth about the environmental impact of local elections, taking place on Friday May 24th. With just a week and a half to go, on this evenings Hard Shoulder discussed the European Elections and tell us who’s the greenest of them all when it comes to candidates environmental records.

 

An intergovernmental science-policy group of the United Nations found — and the United States agreed — that 1 million species are threatened with extinction, and that one factor in that decline was the decline of carbon in soil. Specifically, 5.6 gigatons of annual CO2 emissions are sequestered in marine and terrestrial ecosystems. That’s equivalent to 60 percent of global fossil fuel emission.

Ivan has his shovel out for Down to Earth this week as environmentalist, Cara Augustenborg educates him about the power of soil.

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"We should be aiming for the European average under the Paris Climate Agreement."

The Irish Wildlife Trust's Campaign Officer joined Ivan for a special edition of Down To Earth this week, as he told Ivan why we need to get serious about preserving our forestry.

Is Ivan, as a former Minister responsible for the issue of forestry, a supporter of the cause?

On this evenings Hard Shoulder Dr.Cara Augustenborg discusses the health benefits of being out in nature and how green spaces can positively impact your mental health.  

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In this evenings "Down To Earth" Dr. Cara Augustenborg challenges Ivan to a taste test  to find out if dairy-loving Ivan can stomach the change to plant-based “milk”. 

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In this week's Down to East Dr. Cara Augustenborg joins Ivan to talk about Ireland's emerging wildfire reality following the Killarney National Park fire last weekend.

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