KCLR – Weekly Tips 18 – What is a Climate Officer?
What is a Climate Action Officer? A Climate Action Officer is responsible for managing and promoting behavioural and organisational culture change, building climate action awareness and readiness across the local authority. It requires a broad technical knowledge of climate change, the risks and possible mitigation and adaptation strategies, and a strong organisational, networking, and […]
KCLR – Weekly Episode 16 – Geological Society of Ireland
This week on Ours to Protect, show producer Ethna Quirke spoke to Dr. Siobhan Power, of Geological Survey Ireland about the work of the organisation in the climate action sphere. Siobhan began by telling us about the work of the organisation. For more in this series listen in to KCLR every Thursday at 11.20am
KCLR – Weekly Tips 12 – The Circular Economy
This week on Ours to Protect, show producer Ethna Quirke spoke to Warren Phelan, Manager of the Circular Economy Programme with the Environmental Protection Agency about latest recycling figures, which show that Ireland generated a whopping 1.2 million tonnes of packaging waste in 2021, with plastics presenting a serious challenge. What is “The Circular Economy”? […]
KCLR – Weekly Episode 12 – The EPA
This week on Ours to Protect, show producer Ethna Quirke spoke to Warren Phelan, Manager of the Circular Economy Programme with the Environmental Protection Agency about the agencies latest recycling figures, which show that Ireland generated a whopping 1.2 million tonnes of packaging waste in 2021, with plastics presenting a serious challenge. For more in […]
KCLR – Weekly Episode 9 – Working as an Environmental Consultant
Listen back to this weeks episode as show producer Ethna Quirke spoke environmental consultant Jack O’Sullivan, about the work that he does and how he got started on his career. For more in this series, listen in to KCLR every Thursday at 11.20am.
KCLR – Weekly Episode 6 – An Eco Art Journey
On this week’s episode of ‘Ours to Protect’, show producer Ethna Quirke spoke to eco-artist, Anne Cleary about her and her partner, Denis Connelly’s two year solar journey on Ireland’s waterways, meeting communities, observing nature and telling of their encounters with artists, activists and scientists who explore with them the problems and promises of the […]
KCLR – Weekly Episode 5 – The Elderflower Gardening Group
On this week’s episode of ‘Ours to Protect’, Amy McLoughlin spoke to Catherine Yates from the Elderflower Gardening Group about how they make a difference to our environment as a community in their retirement years! For more in this series listen in to KCLR every Thursday at 11.20am