Podcasts about climate action committee

Eamonn O'Reilly, Chairman of the Energy and Climate Action Committee at the Irish Academy of Engineering, warns that Ireland cannot meets its 2050 net-zero climate targets.

Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - NDP incumbent Michele Babchuk came to Cortes Island Saturday, October 12, in the second in a series of meet the candidate events organized by FOCI's Climate Action Committee. There is not room to unpack close to two hours of fact filled conversation into this half hour, but the full podcast is at the bottom of this page and here are some highlights. Babchuk began by giving an overview of her career: “I've lived in Campbell River for 20 years, with my wonderful husband of 37 years, my two kids, and my three grandkids. I started off in the school board in 2005, moved to Municipal Politics in 2014, became the chair of the Strathcona Regional District in 2016, and then made the jump to MLA in 2020, in the last provincial election. In between there, I had the opportunity to work on the Hill in Ottawa for the Member of Parliament for this area, in Jack Layton's caucus. My little claim to fame is I have either been elected or staff at every level of government. So, we joke that I am polylingual - because we know that they don't all speak the same language.” “It's no secret to people on Cortes that BC still has some issues that we've got to sort out. We have housing issues and we've got some education inequity issues, affordability issues. We're turning the corner and starting to get some of those going, but we've got a long way to go.”

Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - “A ccording to NASA, if we look back 800,000 years, we can see that carbon dioxide concentration fluctuated between roughly 180 and  280 parts per million and just in the geological blink of an eye, we have sent that  parts per million up to just about 400. So we're getting very close to a doubling of CO2 relative to where it has been for a long time.”  That quote was Max Thaysen, from FOCI's Climate Action Committee, explaining one of the slides (top of page) shown at ‘Our Fair Share,' an interactive online climate solutions workshop held in Mansons Hall on Thursday, October 3, 2024.  The event was hosted by the Climate Action Committee.  Max Thaysen introduced emissions targets and the concept of a fair share. Christine Leclerc, from Simon Fraser University's Climate Research Lab, guided participants through the En-ROADS Climate Solutions Simulator, developed by MIT Sloan and Climate Interactive.  Max Thaysen: “The other thing I hope they got, especially from playing with the simulator, is we have options. We're not stuck. There's actually no good reason, other than the political will and the will of the public, that we can't do this. The simulator helps to show that.” “All we have to do is the things that we already know we have to do. We don't even need magical technology in the future, which a lot of people's plans rely on.  We just have to do it thoroughly and sufficiently. We have to actually do it and that's the hard part.”  “The overall goal of the workshop was to expose people to this simulator that helps people see the impact of different kinds of changes, different kinds of climate solutions. We're trying to increase some ambition and attention and energy on the issue of climate change, trying to  help us all stop contributing to the pollution that changes the climate in increasingly extreme ways.” “Half of the workshop was an information presentation with a bunch of slides, charts and graphs, letting people know here's what the admission levels  are right now, what the impacts of that are now, and a little bit about what the impacts of increased warming  are projected to be in the future.”
  “The piece that I contributed was mainly helping people walk through the process that I went through, of understanding what it means to have a sufficient emissions reduction target?” “When governments and individuals want to address the role that they play in climate change, they're thinking ‘how much emissions do I need? How much less pollution should I put up into the atmosphere?' The only  scientific way to figure that out is to determine how much pollution causes how much warming and decide how much warming you're willing to tolerate, live with, or survive. Then  stay within that amount of pollution. That's called  a carbon budget or pollution budget, if you want to put it more simply.”   “We looked at some different opinions about how to fairly share and this is where the title of the workshop comes in. Our fair share is about understanding if we have a global pollution budget, how do we translate that into how fast we need to reduce emissions and that translation requires fairness.”  “When we signed on to the Paris agreement, we agreed to limit warming to 1.5°C, or try for 1.5°C and definitely keep well below 2°C.”  “We also agreed to do that with a strong sense of fairness. In the Paris agreement, they call it common but differentiated responsibility and respective capabilities. That's referring to things like historical emissions. How much pollution have you contributed in the past? Well, that might have something to say about how much of the current pollution budget you should have access to. We can all  understand that. If we're sharing a birthday cake and there's a couple pieces left, we might want to know how many pieces somebody has already eaten.”

An Bord Pleanála has today rejected the application from U.S Corporation New Fortress Energy to build a LNG terminal on the Shannon Estuary. Kieran was joined by Don Moore , Chair of the Energy and Climate Action Committee at the Irish Academy of Engineering and William Hederman, Member of Slí Eile organisers of climate camp ...

In a detailed Budget 2024 submission released this morning, Wind Energy Ireland has urged the government to use Budget 2024 to accelerate Ireland's energy revolution. Don Moore, Chair of the Energy and Climate Action Committee of the Irish Academy of Engineering spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

In a detailed Budget 2024 submission released this morning, Wind Energy Ireland has urged the government to use Budget 2024 to accelerate Ireland's energy revolution. Don Moore, Chair of the Energy and Climate Action Committee of the Irish Academy of Engineering spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

The Hamilton-Auckland train has now hauled 100,000 passengers since it began. Jennifer Nickel, chair of the Climate Action Committee at Waikato Regional Council, talks about it with Free FM's Gary Farrow.

Thinking outside the box about a farm's economics can lead to opportunities, including those created by climate-smart agriculture. Michael Morrow, executive director of the Indiana Farmers Union and land steward who farms with his family, and Hans Schmitz, Conservation Agronomist for the Conservation Cropping Systems Initiative, dive into adopting climate-smart strategies, from carbon markets and agrivoltaics to no-till and cover crops. Morrow and Schmitz discuss securing a farm for the future, reducing volatility and increasing security, the activities of the Indiana Farmers Union and CCSI, the Climate Action Committee, hemp, and how their organizations support farmers in implementing climate-smart practices.

Cop27 comes to an end this weekend but what exactly was achieved at the conference? Speaking to Shane this morning, Don Moore, Chair of the Energy and Climate Action Committee at the Irish Academy of Engineers and the former head of ESB International.

Cop27 comes to an end this weekend but what exactly was achieved at the conference? Speaking to Shane this morning, Don Moore, Chair of the Energy and Climate Action Committee at the Irish Academy of Engineers and the former head of ESB International.

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EU Energy Ministers including Eamon Ryan will meet this Friday to decide how the Union can tackle the ongoing energy crisis. Reports in the Business Post suggest the EU is planning to impose a price cap on lower-cost energy producers as part of the talks. Don Moore Chair of the Energy and Climate Action Committee at the Irish Academy of Engineers and the former head of ESB International spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

EU Energy Ministers including Eamon Ryan will meet this Friday to decide how the Union can tackle the ongoing energy crisis. Reports in the Business Post suggest the EU is planning to impose a price cap on lower-cost energy producers as part of the talks. Don Moore Chair of the Energy and Climate Action Committee at the Irish Academy of Engineers and the former head of ESB International spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

The state will have no option but to reduce electricity demand or face blackouts this winter, as planned emergency power generators will not be in place in time. So reported the Business Post yesterday. So, what can we do to address this looming energy crisis? Don Moore is Chair of the Energy and Climate Action Committee at the Irish Academy of Engineers spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

The state will have no option but to reduce electricity demand or face blackouts this winter, as planned emergency power generators will not be in place in time. So reported the Business Post yesterday. So, what can we do to address this looming energy crisis? Don Moore is Chair of the Energy and Climate Action Committee at the Irish Academy of Engineers spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

Ireland's power system has been put into a “very dangerous” position after the British government last week threatened to cut off gas supplies to European countries. That's according to Don Moore, Chair of the Energy and Climate Action Committee at the Irish Academy of Engineers who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast.

We hear what our county councils are doing to fight climate change with Tina Ryan, Climate Change Coordinator with Galway County Council and Paddy Mahon, Chief Executive of Longford County Council and Chair of the Climate Action Committee of The CCMA (City and County Managers Association).

Ireland's power system has been put into a “very dangerous” position after the British government last week threatened to cut off gas supplies to European countries. That's according to Don Moore, Chair of the Energy and Climate Action Committee at the Irish Academy of Engineers who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast.

Center Director Bob Shrum joins a panel of energy experts and industry leaders to discuss the latest national policies advancing cleaner energy and curbing the effects of climate change, in commemoration of Earth Day.Featuring:Bob Shrum - Director, Center for the Political Future; Warschaw Chair in Practical Politics, USC DornsifeTed Bardacke - CEO, Clean Power Alliance Ivan Penn - Energy Correspondent, New York TimesJason Rondou - Director of Resource Planning, Development & Programs at Los Angeles Department of Water and PowerAura Vasquez - Chair of Climate Action Committee, Sierra Club Los Angeles Chapter; Former Commissioner, Los Angeles Department of Water and PowerAdditional InformationThe Bully Pulpit PodcastMore shows from The Democracy Group

Center Director Bob Shrum joins a panel of energy experts and industry leaders to discuss the latest national policies advancing cleaner energy and curbing the effects of climate change, in commemoration of Earth Day. Featuring: Bob Shrum - Director, Center for the Political Future; Warschaw Chair in Practical Politics, USC Dornsife Ted Bardacke - CEO, Clean Power Alliance Ivan Penn - Energy Correspondent, New York Times Jason Rondou - Director of Resource Planning, Development & Programs at Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Aura Vasquez - Chair of Climate Action Committee, Sierra Club Los Angeles Chapter; Former Commissioner, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

Center Director Bob Shrum joins a panel of energy experts and industry leaders to discuss the latest national policies advancing cleaner energy and curbing the effects of climate change, in commemoration of Earth Day. Featuring: Bob Shrum - Director, Center for the Political Future; Warschaw Chair in Practical Politics, USC Dornsife Ted Bardacke - CEO, Clean Power Alliance Ivan Penn - Energy Correspondent, New York Times Jason Rondou - Director of Resource Planning, Development & Programs at Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Aura Vasquez - Chair of Climate Action Committee, Sierra Club Los Angeles Chapter; Former Commissioner, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

Jennifer Whitmore, Wicklow TD and member of the Oireachtas Environment and Climate Action Committee

How does a small city fund climate action? Albany came up with a creative answer. We interview newly elected council member Preston Jordan and Climate Action Committee member Nick Peterson, about their recently approved utility tax ballot measure.Check out our bonus youth episode where we interview an Albany youth leader about her role in Albany climate activism.ResourcesAlbany Measure DD - Utility Users' TaxAlbany Climate Action CommitteeCarbon Free Albany - websiteAlbany Climate Action Coalition - citizen group

We interview 19-year-old Samantha Smithies about her role in climate action in Albany, CA. Hear about how she participated on, and then led, the city's Climate Action Committee.For more information, check out episode 4 on Albany and funding climate action.ResourcesAlbany Measure DD - Utility Users' TaxAlbany Climate Action CommitteeCarbon Free Albany - websiteAlbany Climate Action Coalition - citizen group

We were delighted to be rejoined in the tortoise shack by Senator Lynn Boylan, to discuss the flawed Climate Action Bill and the work of the Climate Action Committee. We talk about how we arrived at the crazy situation that sees a Green Party Minister pushing a Bill that, according to his own Party, is worse than 2019 Fine Gael equivalent. We also talk about a very difficult week for Sinn Féin, the need for them to stop shooting themselves in the foot and the (fingers crossed) soon to be rolled out Covid-19 Vaccinnes. Don't forget to register for the Christmas party THIS FRIDAY. To come along join us on patreon.com/tortoiseshack