LMFM – Weekly Episode 46 – EU opinion on Ireland, Take Me To The River, No Mow May
Ireland needs to “up its ambitions” if it’s going to meet national and EU energy targets. That’s according to a senior official with the European Commission’s Energy department (DG ENER). The EU’s 2030 climate target is to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% relative to 1990. The goal is to achieve net […]
LMFM – Weekly Episode 44 – ECtHR decision on Swiss challenge to Climate Change failures
The European Court of Human Rights ruled last week in favour of a group of elderly Swiss women who had argued that their government’s inadequate efforts to combat climate change put them at risk of dying during heatwaves. The verdict, which can’t be appealed, is a potential turning point for climate action. It […]
BEAT – Weekly Episode 32 – Greenwashing
The EU is setting out to ban terms like climate neutral or climate positive without evidence aka greenwashing- but what is greenwashing and how can we be more aware of it in our everyday lives? For more in this series listen into BEAT every Wednesday at 8.25pm
KCLR – Weekly Episode 34 – A Green MEP
On this week’s Ours to Protect, series producer Ethna Quirke spoke with MEP Sean Kelly about the EU Commissions recommendation for the Union to achieve a 90% net reduction on greenhouse gas emissions. For more in this series listen in to KCLR every Thursday at 11.20am
Cork’s Red FM – Weekly Episode 34 – Sea Protected Areas
Listen back to this week’s episode as talk to Fair Seas Campaign Co-ordinator Dr Donal Griffin about Sea Protected Areas in Ireland and across the EU, which protect seabirds, populations and wildlife. For more in this series listen in to Cork’s Red FM every Monday at 8.50pm.
Live 95 – Weekly Episode 24 – Fisheries & the EU
This week’s Ours to Protect looks at how EU regulation is changing in an attempt to improve compliance and traceability in the supply chain. Journalist Sarah Coleman spoke to Green MEP Grace O’Sullivan during the October plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg to ask what these negotiations were hoping to achieve. Barry Andrews […]
LMFM – Weekly Episode 21 – Dunleer Energy Team and EU Commission Maros Sefcovic
In 2015, members of the community in Dunleer in County Louth came together to establish the Dunleer Sustainable Energy Community (SEC) a member of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) SEC network. The Group’s vision was to provide leadership to communities on addressing the challenges of climate change through informing people on actions they […]
Live 95 – Weekly Tips 18 – The future of Glyphosate
This week’s episode investigated the chemical glyphosate and the future of its use in the EU. It is the most common herbicide in the world and is currently approved for use in the EU until 15 December 2023. Farming organisations in Europe are looking for it to be renewed due to its role in preventing […]
Live 95 – Weekly Episode 18 – The future of Glyphosate
Listen back to this week’s episode as Aislinn chats to XXX from XX and Grace O’Sullivan, MEP about the upcoming EU vote on Glyphosate and why it matters. For more in this series listen in to Live 95 every Thursday at 11.25am
Ocean FM – Weekly Episode 16 – Coastal Erosion
This week on Ours to Protect, Ocean FM looked at protecting our coasts from the impact of sea level rise caused by climate change and chatted to Dr. Salem Gharbia of the EU wide SCORE project on coastal resilience. For more in this series listen in to Ocean FM every Thursday at 10.45am
