Ecolution

We headed to Fenit in Kerry to check out local festival. Wild Mind. Scientists, environmentalists, authors, and artists and locals gathered to talk about our natural world, climate change and how we treat the planet. With environmental campaigner Duncan Stewart, Pádraic Fogarty of the IWT and shark expert Louise Overy.

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Season 4 returns with a very important episode. We speak to Prof. Matthew England about his teams' latest findings on changes in the oceans around Antarctica. Plus, we visit Clerihan NS in Tipperary to quiz them on what they know about the icy continent.

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It's Earth Day and we're delighted to announce the return of Ecolution! If you haven't already, please like, subscribe and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps!

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We return for the second episode and this time food and farming are on the agenda. We found projects on our attitudes to eating insects, the carbon impact of trawling and more. Plus Evie was joined in studio by by students who have a vested interest in agriculture, living and working on farms with their families.

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Evie heads to the RDS to meet the young competitors in the 2023 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition. Almost half of the projects dealt with clever solutions to the climate crisis. Too much to cover in one episode so part 2 coming next week.

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Ecolution draws to a close for the season, but not without recognizing all those we’ve met and worked with this year.

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Today we speak with George Monbiot, who’s new book Regenesis: Feeding the World without Devouring the Planet is all about the soil beneath our feet. Plus we discuss what it means to grow things with students from Gaelscoil Coláiste Mhuire.

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We posed some tricky questions to four scientists about the climate crisis and the place of scientific research in explaining the issues, while also coming up with solutions to mitigate Global temperature rise. With Phil and Julie from “Let’s Dive In”, Dr Shane McGuinness and Dr Niamh Shaw.

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For the 2nd year in a row, the Schools Climate and nature Summit offers all children in Primary and Secondary an opportunity to make friends and start climate awareness and action. It takes place in tandem with COP27. We met some of the children and teachers taking part.

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October saw the coming together of Irelands’ first ever Children and Young People’s Assembly on Biodiversity Loss, and Ecolution was lucky enough to follow their journey. We meet some of the children selected, their mentors and TD Malcolm Noonan.

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