Future-Proof Living

Future-Proof Living

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Future-Proof Living episodes

  • What's up with the weather?

    Each year extreme weather events happen, this is a given. But these events are becoming more and more frequent and they are having a direct impact on habitats all across the world causing untold damage to ecosystems and human lives. In the episode, the Foróige Ecollective met with Emeritus Professor John Sweeney from National University of Ireland, Maynooth. They learn about how these weather events will continue if humans do not act now and they discuss the detrimental impact on communities globally.

    29 min
  • Young People as Victims in Climate Justice
    Eve, Orna, and Shauna meet with nineteen-year-old Irish Climate Activist and campaigner Alicia O'Sullivan. They discuss how Climate Justice is everyone's problem not just for future generations to solve. They share thoughts on the climate crisis situation, why young people are suffering, and how the threat of mass extinction is causing climate anxiety among young people.
    30 min
  • Education is Key
    Exactly how important is education in creating the changes we need to deliver Climate Justice for all? In this episode, the Foróige Ecollective meet Pennsylvania State University and Unesco research fellow Dustin Mintzer to explore how education is key in the struggle for climate justice.
    22 min
  • A Wasteless World
    The Ecollective meet up with Eibhlin Fitzpatrick owner of The Refill Mill, a Plastic Free shop in Mullingar Co. Westmeath, they learn about how to avoid unnecessary plastics and sustainable fairtrade purchasing.
    26 min
  • Fast Forward Fashion
    In this episode, Shauna, Robbie and Orna meet two sellers from the Depop app, Samuel Awe and Blathnaid Devilly who advocate for a slow fashion alternative to the highly polluting, wasteful fast fashion industry. They explore how young people are finding new more sustainable ways to reuse and reinvent fashion and reduce the impact the fashion industry is having on climate and climate justice.
    26 min
  • Climate Justice with Mary Robinson
    The Foróige Youth Climate Justice group 'the Ecollective' meets with former President of Ireland Mary Robinson to discuss climate justice, how collective human behaviour matters, and how a reawakening of the spirit of meitheal is needed to deliver a more just future for all.
    48 min
  • Trailer
    Future-Proof Living is a Climate Justice podcast produced by young people for young people who want a sustainable future for all.
    2 min

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How to really Future Proof your life and live in a more sustainable just world. Youth development organisation Foroige and the Ecollective explore climate justice in Ireland and beyond.