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Videotaped conversations on environmental issues. Updated first of each month.

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Europe’s Climate in 2025 – from Le Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)

An accessible explanation of the variations in temperature and precipitation as well as the extreme climate events that European inhabitants will have to face by 2050

Interview with Attracta Uí Bhroin of the Irish Environmental Network

On the workings of and problems with recent proposed EU trade agreements with Canada (CETA) and the US (TTIP)

1 Jan 2017

Interview with Aedin McLoughlin, Good Energies Alliance Ireland

On anti-fracking and good energies campaigns on the Island of Ireland

1 Nov 2016

David Roberts, “Relax, your electric car isn’t going to run out of juice”

"Range anxiety" from driving electric cars is very rapidly going to become an anachronism.

1 Oct 2016

Berna van Vilsteren and Vincent Harmsen, “Clean air bought the farm: agro-lobby decimates air quality directive”

The inside story of how the agriculture sector lobbied to weaken EU air quality standards with serious consequence for the...

1 Aug 2016

Interview with Dianne Little of Letterbreen and Mullaghdun Partnership (LAMP) cross-community group in NI

On threats of fracking to Northern Ireland community life

1 Jul 2016

Joe Romm, “We Can Stop Searching For The Clean Energy Miracle. It’s Already Here.”

That’s a key reason almost everything you know about climate change solutions is probably outdated.

1 Jun 2016

Irish Government’s Plans for Efficient and Renewable Energy: Not Enough, By Far

A recent report from SEAI shows that Ireland is facing substantial fines for missing its energy targets

1 May 2016

Interview with Duncan Stewart, TV broadcaster – on his coverage of Irish environmental matters, including his widely-viewed TV series “Eco Eye”

Filmed in Dublin September 2015

1 Mar 2016

Interview with Pat Oliver, former Head of the Green Schools Program at An Taisce

On the history and evolution of the Education Unit and Green Schools Program at An Taisce

1 Feb 2016

Cities: Where it’s happening – local climate action for global climate change

Cities occupy 3% of Earth’s land, and house 50% of the world’s population, and account for about 60-80% of energy...

1 Jan 2016

Interview with Frank McDonald, recently retired Environment Editor, The Irish Times

On McDonald's tenure at the IT and the environmental movement in Ireland, 1979-2015

1 Nov 2015

Joe Romm, How The US EPA And New York Times Are Getting Methane All Wrong

How reports about the global warming impact of methane compared to carbon dioxide are outdated and wrong.

1 Oct 2015

The Pope, the Planet and Passion: LAUDATO SI’ and Getting the Tone Right

A good old-fashioned thunderous sermon from the mount on the risks from climate change and the blocks to climate action

1 Sep 2015

Ryan Koronowski, “This Is How The World’s Climate Changed Last Year”

The broken records inside the 2014 "State of the Climate" report from the AMA and NOAA

29 Jul 2015

Interview with Edward Wright, Director, ARENA Network, Business in the Community Northern Ireland

Filmed in Belfast 14 April 2015

1 Jul 2015

Interview with Craig McGuicken, Chief Executive, Northern Ireland Environment Link

On the drastic government budget cuts affecting environmental sector in Northern Ireland and the sectors' resilience

1 Jun 2015

Interview with Déirdre de Búrca, Director of Advocacy and Child Justice, World Vision

On the work of World Vision and growing interplay between developmental aid and climate change

1 May 2015

EEA’s The European Environment (SOER 2015): Where Do We Stand Now

Report on the state of the environment in Europe now and its global context

1 Apr 2015

Interview with Magda Stoczkiewicz, Director, Friends of the Earth Europe

On the work of the Friends of Earth Europe, including Keepers, 2030 EU targets, the deregulation agenda of the new...

1 Mar 2015

Interview with Ariel Brunner, Head of EU Policy, Birdlife Europe

On the disturbing signals on environmental policy from the new European Commission, and the work of Birdlife Europe and its...

1 Feb 2015

European Environmentalism at a Crossroad, or Is it Really a Roadblock

On the past 40 years and future of European environmentalism and the implications of the unfolding policies of the new...

1 Jan 2015

Interview with Peter Sweetman

On litigating environmental matters in Irish and EU courts, including Shell Corrrib and Galway Bypass cases.

30 Nov 2014

Time to Change: the Deadly Game of Fossil Fuel Subsidies

On the counterproductive, damaging effects of fossil fuels subsidies and what to do about them - Updated 14 Nov 2014

1 Nov 2014

Liam Lysaght, Ireland’s Biodiversity: Up Front and Personal

On the author’s Wild Ireland Tour by bike to highlight island’s biodiversity

1 Oct 2014