Podcasts about green mep

New research has revealed that large numbers of motorists are making changes to their driving habits in response to the ongoing increase in petrol and diesel prices across the country.More than 13% of motorists are now using public transport more frequently, with 11% opting to walk more, but what about those in more rural areas?To discuss this news, I'm joined by former Green MEP for Dublin, Ciarán Cuffe.

Aodhan O' Riordan, Labour TD for Dublin Bay North & Dublin MEP candidate // Grace O'Sullivan, current Green MEP for Ireland South // Regina Doherty, Fine Gael Leader in the Seanad and candidate for Dublin MEP

Grace O’Sullivan is the Ireland South MEP representing the Green Party. She responded to Minister of State Patrick O’Donovan who’s responsible for the Office of Public Works. The OPW is responsible for flood protection and relief. Patrick O’Donovan, who’s a Fine Gael TD, believes the EU Nature Restoration Law will make it harder to protect properties in flood prone areas.

Anton is joined by Kenny Jacobs, CEO of Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) & Green MEP, Ciarán Cuffe.Together they discuss whether or not Dublin Airport should have a passenger cap lifted, potentially raising the passenger limit going through the airport to 40m people in the coming years.

Agriculture's impact on the environment remains one of the most controversial aspects of the Common Agricultural Policy. However, the European Union is moving progressively towards a greener, more sustainable way of farming that prioritises environmental considerations and where farmers become enablers of the green transition. Europe's citizens are increasingly demanding to know where their food comes from and how it's been produced. NGOs and ecological organisations are contributing their views to the debate and monitoring the implementation of policy in the EU's 27 Member States. Farmers, meanwhile, are stressing the need to ensure that change is steady and manageable rather than revolutionary. This latest podcast in the ‘Food for Europe' series looks at the environmental policies that emerged from the recent legislative process to reform the Common Agricultural Policy. Our guests on this programme include: Christian Wester, president of the Centrale Paysanne farmers' union in Luxembourg; Michael Pielke, acting director for sustainability in the European Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development; Célia Nyssens-James from the European Environmental Bureau; Elena Ambühl from Agroecology Europe; and Benoît Biteau, a Green MEP from France.

The European Union is currently working on a law to monitor and tackle methane emissions, which have a significant impact on the climate and have, so far, been somewhat overlooked in EU legislation. There are moves, both internationally and on the EU level, to tackle these emissions, including a pledge made at COP26 to reduce emissions by at least 30% by 2030, based on 2020 levels. The EU's Methane Regulation should help the bloc meet this pledge, but the European Parliament and EU countries differ on what they want from the legislation as they gear up for negotiations, known as trilogues in EU jargon, to decide the final law. On this week's episode of Watt Matters, Kira, Jan and Michaela are joined by Jutta Paulus, a Green MEP from Germany, who is a negotiator in the trilogues for the European Parliament. Enjoy the show. If you have any thoughts or questions about anything that has been discussed in this week's episode, you can reach us at our Twitter accounts: Jutta Paulus: https://twitter.com/JuttaPaulusRLP Kira Taylor: https://twitter.com/KiraTaylor15 Michaela Holl: https://twitter.com/CitizenSane1 Jan Rosenow: https://twitter.com/janrosenow David Weston: https://twitter.com/DaveW_FORESIGHT @WattMattersPod: https://twitter.com/WattMattersPod FORESIGHT Climate & Energy: https://twitter.com/FORESIGHTdk Listen and subscribe to Watt Matters wherever you get podcasts. Follow us on Twitter at @WattMattersPod or email us at show@wattmatterspodcast.com. You can also find FORESIGHT Climate & Energy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/foresight-climate-energy/. Illustration: Masha Krasnova-Shabaeva. Show notes via this link: https://foresightdk.com/wm-ep37/. TRY FULL ACCESS TO FORESIGHT CLIMATE & ENERGY FOR €1 A DAY Join over 100,000 policymakers, energy experts in business, finance, and academia, city leaders, and leading NGOs in having access to FORESIGHT Climate & Energy GET YOUR 30 DAY TRIAL: www.foresightdk.com/subscribe/.

We hear from Green MEP, Grace O'Sullivan

Guy Standing, economist and author, looks at the current economic system and its impact on labour and society as a whole. Standing is a campaigning economist responsible for some of the most innovative solutions to inequality of recent times and he calls on us to wake up to the threat posed by capitalism's violent policies for extraction, exploitation and depletion of that which is both common to us all, but also vital to our survival. Austerity and neoliberal policies have depleted our shared commons - this plunder depriving us all of our centuries-old common rights to share fairly and equitably in our public wealth. Standing also looks at the increasingly global phenomenon of the Precariat and the rise of political extremism - and offers solutions, including the potential of a Universal Basic Income system as a tool for tackling inequality, climate change, and authoritarian populism. Guy Standing is a Professorial Research Associate and former Professor of Development Studies at SOAS University of London. His latest book is “The Blue Commons” in which he focuses on the economy of the sea and how it can provide solutions to economic inequality. He is also the author of "The Precariat” - the hugely influential first account of an increasingly global phenomenon where an emerging class of people faces insecurity, moving in and out of precarious work that gives little meaning to their lives. This episode of SystemShift comes from Greenpeace Nordic and is hosted by Greenpeace campaigner and former Swedish politician and Green MEP, Carl Schlyter, and produced by Alexia Fridén, with additional support from Ariadna Rodrigo, Juliana Costa, Christian Aslund and Attila Kulcsár at Greenpeace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The renowned development economist, Jayati Ghosh, offers an eye-opening perspective on the different facets of inequality and the need for systemic change to address them, bringing together her interests in international trade and finance, employment patterns in developing countries, as well as issues related to gender and development. Ghosh argues for the need to redress the power imbalances which are reinforcing socially irrational and unjust policies. Through the prisms of gender inequality, social discrimination, and the global power dynamics between countries, Ghosh looks at how relational inequality impacts the ability of individuals or groups to influence the actions of others, affecting their agency and power. She delves into the undervaluing and under-rewarding of care work, to highlight the lack of power and voice that care workers and unpaid caregivers have in society compared to the significant influence of financial institutions and corporations. Ghosh also critiques the worldwide prevalence of crony capitalism and plutocracy, and - as an antidote to despair - she argues the need for mobilisation and collective action to increase the power of those who need it.Jayati Ghosh taught economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi for nearly 35 years, and since January 2021 has been Professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is co-chair of the Independent Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation and a member of the UN Secretary-general's High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism and the World Health Organization's Council on the Economics of Health for All.Thoughts and suggestions? Email us at SystemShift@greenpeace.orgThis episode of SystemShift comes from Greenpeace Nordic and is hosted by Greenpeace campaigner and former Swedish politician and Green MEP, Carl Schlyter, and produced by Alexia Fridén, with additional support from Ariadna Rodrigo, Juliana Costa, Christian Aslund and Attila Kulcsár at Greenpeace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kojo Koram sheds light on the impacts of Britain's colonial past on our current economic model. He explains how the legacies of the British empire are not just symbolic or cultural, but are deeply connected to our economy, legal system, and political structure. Kojo looks beyond the mainstream culture wars debate around Empire and emphasises the material motivations behind imperialism - the extraction of resources from across the world to benefit the home territory of the empire. He challenges assumptions about former colonies' inequality and insecurity, exposing the material motivations behind imperialism and the ongoing effects on contemporary capitalism. Through thought-provoking insights and examples, Kojo highlights how the British Empire, in particular, has laid the groundwork for contemporary capitalism, with its influence still visible in the English common law system and the financial centre of London.Kojo Koram is a lecturer at the School of Law at Birkbeck, University of London, who also writes extensively on issues of law, race, and empire. His latest book, "Uncommon Wealth: Britain and the Aftermath of Empire" is a groundbreaking work that sheds light on how the forgotten stories of empire and decolonisation continue to shape our daily lives worldwide.Thoughts and suggestions? Email us at SystemShift@greenpeace.orgThis episode of SystemShift comes from Greenpeace Nordic and is hosted by Greenpeace campaigner and former Swedish politician and Green MEP, Carl Schlyter, and produced by Alexia Fridén, with additional support from Ariadna Rodrigo, Juliana Costa, Christian Aslund and Attila Kulcsár at Greenpeace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why the EU is creating rules on increasing the use of sustainable aviation fuels? We discuss this with Ciaran Cuffee Dublin's Green MEP.

In this episode, Eva von Redecker, applies the lens of critical theory and feminist philosophy to challenge the notion that the current economic system is inevitable and offers insights into how we can begin to change it and build something new in its place. Redecker calls for a reevaluation of our assumptions about work, value, and care, and advocates for prioritising the needs of the most vulnerable in society. She envisions a world where the current system, built on a foundation of patriarchy, is dismantled to make way for a more just and sustainable economic model. Redecker shares her ideas on how we can reorganise our daily habits to save life rather than destroy it, and how we can develop an ecological notion of freedom that is temporal and regenerative. She also explores the concept of time as a category for understanding and valuing nature, including biodiversity and soil health.Eva von Redecker is an author and philosopher who focuses on critical theory, political philosophy, and feminist theory. She is the author of Praxis and Revolution: A Theory of Social Transformation in which she revisits the French Revolution to show how change arises from struggles in everyday social practice.Thoughts and suggestions? Email us at SystemShift@greenpeace.orgThis episode of SystemShift comes from Greenpeace Nordic and is hosted by Greenpeace campaigner and former Swedish politician and Green MEP, Carl Schlyter, and produced by Alexia Fridén, with additional support from Ariadna Rodrigo, Juliana Costa, Christian Aslund and Attila Kulcsár at Greenpeace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Indy Johar, an architect who specialises in re-imagining institutions and envisioning different economies and relationships, argues that we are vastly underestimating the scale of the challenges we face. According to Indy, the next few decades will completely redesign everything around us, including our material world such as our clothes, food, and furniture, as well as some of our concepts, including those of value, pricing, ownership, and work. He sees us on the threshold of a structural transition that will fundamentally change society and our relationship with energy. Indy believes that civilisation is coming to the end of a 400-year-old vision of our world based on Cartesian dualism, where object and subject have been separated, and we are beginning to witness a re-entangling of the world around us in terms of interdependencies and externalities. Indy predicts that this transition will lead to a reassessment of philosophical, material, social, risk, and costs, bringing about a new vision of the world that is more interconnected and holistic. Indy Johar is an architect and the co-founder of Dark Matter Laboratories, an organisation dedicated to developing new support frameworks for collaborative system change.Thoughts and suggestions? Email us at SystemShift@greenpeace.orgThis episode of SystemShift comes from Greenpeace Nordic and is hosted by Greenpeace campaigner and former Swedish politician and Green MEP, Carl Schlyter, and produced by Alexia Fridén, with additional support from Ariadna Rodrigo, Juliana Costa, Christian Aslund and Attila Kulcsár at Greenpeace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ciaran Cuffe, Green MEP for Dublin

Juliet Schor explores the urgent need to address the ecological crisis by fundamentally shifting our economic focus from growth to sustainability. Schor sheds light on the relationship between extreme inequality and climate breakdown, highlighting how unequal power structures prevent climate action. Drawing from her research, Schor argues for reduced work hours, increased leisure time, and a focus on community well-being as a practical and realistic alternative to the unsustainable growth-driven model of capitalism. Discover how a shorter working week can significantly benefit well-being, productivity, and the environment by reducing global carbon emissions. Tune in to learn how you can work less, relax more, and contribute to saving the planet.Juliet Schor, an economist and Sociology Professor at Boston College, focuses on work, consumption, and climate change. Schor's most recent project is researching trials of companies who are implementing four day workweeks organised by the non-profit 4 Day Week Global.Thoughts and suggestions? Email us at SystemShift@greenpeace.orgThis episode of SystemShift comes from Greenpeace Nordic and is hosted by Greenpeace campaigner and former Swedish politician and Green MEP, Carl Schlyter, and produced by Alexia Fridén, with additional support from Ariadna Rodrigo, Juliana Costa, Christian Aslund and Attila Kulcsár at Greenpeace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ann Pettifor demystifies the complex concept of money creation in modern economies, which is no longer backed by gold reserves held by central banks. Pettifor uses accessible imagery and language to explain how money, history's most misunderstood invention, was created and sets out her diagnosis of the problems plaguing the world's monetary system. She also offers a prescription for how these issues can be fixed. Pettifor discusses how commercial bankers can create credit without limit and with minimal regulatory constraints, and she proposes introducing controls on international capital flows to address these issues. She also critiques fiscal austerity and argues that democracies must reclaim control over money production and manage the finance sector in the interests of society and the ecosystem. Ann Pettifor is an economist, writer, and activist. She is the Director of Policy Research in Macroeconomics (PRIME), a think-tank that focuses on developing alternative economic policies. Ann is the author of The Case for the Green New Deal and The Production of Money.Thoughts and suggestions? Email us at SystemShift@greenpeace.orgThis episode of SystemShift comes from Greenpeace Nordic and is hosted by Greenpeace campaigner and former Swedish politician and Green MEP, Carl Schlyter, and produced by Alexia Fridén, with additional support from Ariadna Rodrigo, Juliana Costa, Christian Aslund and Attila Kulcsár at Greenpeace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tim Jackson delivers a thought-provoking exploration of the urgent need to redefine and measure progress in a different way, given that our current economic system is clearly unsustainable and toxic. Jackson challenges the myth of eternal economic growth and its impact on our finite resources and a rapidly warming planet. He questions the predominant measure of progress across the world, Gross Domestic Product, and the popular belief that governments need to continually increase production and consumption to keep GDP rising. Jackson explores alternative ways to think about progress and prosperity that are in balance with our planetary boundaries, highlighting the devastating impact of pursuing GDP growth as a policy goal, including climate destabilisation, financial market meltdowns as well as the loss of forests and natural habitats. He argues that it's time to change to a new metric, amid ever-louder concerns about the failure of national economies to tackle the multiple threats posed by climate change, spiraling energy costs, insecure employment, and widening inequality. Tim Jackson, an ecological economist and writer, is the Director of the Center for the Understanding for Sustainable Prosperity at the University of Surrey. Tim is the author of Prosperity Without Growth, Material Concerns and Post Growth—Life After Capitalism. Thoughts and suggestions? Email us at SystemShift@greenpeace.orgThis episode of SystemShift comes from Greenpeace Nordic and is hosted by Greenpeace campaigner and former Swedish politician and Green MEP, Carl Schlyter, and produced by Alexia Fridén, with additional support from Ariadna Rodrigo, Juliana Costa, Christian Aslund and Attila Kulcsár at Greenpeace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Euro 7 accused of deadly sins Good things come to those who wait. After being delayed again and again, the Euro 7 vehicle pollution standards were released on Thursday (10 November) in what will likely be the final air quality regulation for petrol and diesel cars before the shift to zero-emission" "--START AD- #TheMummichogblogOfMalta Amazon Top and Flash Deals(Affiliate Link - You will support our translations if you purchase through the following link) - https://amzn.to/3CqsdJH Compare all the top travel sites in just one search to find the best hotel deals at HotelsCombined - awarded world's best hotel price comparison site. (Affiliate Link - You will support our translations if you purchase through the following link) - https://www.hotelscombined.com/?a_aid=20558 “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets."""" #Jesus #Catholic. Smooth Radio Malta is Malta's number one digital radio station, playing Your Relaxing Favourites - Smooth provides a ‘clutter free' mix, appealing to a core 35-59 audience offering soft adult contemporary classics. We operate a playlist of popular tracks which is updated on a regular basis. https://smooth.com.mt/listen/ Follow on Telegram: https://t.me/themummichogblogdotcom END AD---" " vehicles in 2035. Under the proposal, the lowest exhaust emission values possible under the previous iteration of the regulation, Euro 6, will be made mandatory for cars and vans, with separate limits for buses and lorries. A limit will also be placed on particles shed from brakes and tyres for the first time. According to the European Commission, the new rules will lower total NOx emissions from cars and vans by 35% compared to Euro 6, and by 56% from buses and lorries. Tailpipe particles will be reduced by 13% and 39% respectively, with brake particles from cars cut by 27%. In drafting the legislation, Commission civil servants were between a rock and a hard place. Make the regulation too onerous, and you force the car industry to invest in retooling the internal combustion engine at a time when money would arguably be better spent on perfecting clean technology. But pull your punches, and you risk an outcry from civil society, which has strongly pushed EU regulators to curb air pollution from road transport, the cause of some 70,000 premature deaths across the EU annually. So how was Euro 7 received? Industry complained the standards were going too far, arguing that it will slow the transition to electric and hydrogen vehicles. NGOs and health groups, on the other hand, accused the regulation of being a gift to the automotive industry, arguing that it will do little to safeguard the health of Europeans. Indeed, Euro 7 managed to upset just about everyone, which, in a way, is a win for the Commission. If both parties feel you have kowtowed to the other, there's always the chance you've managed to land squarely in the middle. The legislation also proved divisive among European Parliament lawmakers, with the usual left-right schism emerging. MEP Peter Liese, a German lawmaker with the centre-right EPP group, praised the European Commission for not listening to the “harmful and overambitious claims from the Greens and the Left in the European Parliament” and for presenting a more “realistic” proposal. However, Liese, known as being among the greenest EPP members, expressed concern that Euro 7 would push up the cost of cars, making life more difficult for already cash-strapped consumers. He also warned against overburdening the car industry during the transition to climate neutral vehicles. The Greens, perhaps unsurprisingly, were less than impressed that their call for significantly stricter standards was ignored by the Commission. Bas Eickhout, a Green MEP, said the Commission had “bowed to the demands of the automobile industry”. “After making Europe's citizens and industries wait with bated breath for almost two years, the C

Phone Chargers ruling: Irish people will soon no longer have to juggle several chargers for different devices, follow an EU shake-up. Grace O’Sullivan, Green MEP for Ireland South, has been campaigning for this for a long time. However: the UK has NOT signed up, plus it’s bad news for those with Apple devices

EU Energy Ministers met today in Brussels to try and come to an agreement on the way forward to help reduce the impact of the current energy crisis. Ciaran Cuffe is Green MEP for Dublin, and he joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to give an update...

Ciarán Cuffe Dublin's Green MEP and Mark Paul, Irish Times Business

In this episode, Sarah Diedro is in conversation with the Deputy Prime minister of Belgium Petra de Sutter, former Green MEP, who is also a health professional, and a person of reference on health issues within the Green family. They assess how the European Union and national governments have managed the pandemic thus far and discuss the key role of accessible vaccines to ensure a pandemic recovery for all.

The new road safety strategy proposes the specific consideration of bringing in a 30 kilometre-per-hour default speed limit in urban areas, which could extend to towns and villages across the country. But is this a good idea?   To discuss, we were joined by Ciarán Cuffe, Green MEP for Dublin and Michael Healy-Rae, Independent TD for Kerry . Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.     Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Green MEP for Dublin Ciaran Cuffe joined Kieran to put forward his argument for an outdoor swimming pool in the capital's city centre. 

We speak to Dublin MEP Ciaran Cuffe about a letter he wrote urging banks not to lend to young farmers to expand their cattle herds.

At this YPN webinar discussion, we hear political, expert and industry perspectives on the challenges presented by climate change for Irish society. The panel offers their reflections on the outcome of the COP26 Summit in Glasgow, taking place 31 October to 12 November, and considers whether Ireland will be able to show the necessary level of ambition to meet its climate action commitments. About the Speakers: Ciarán Cuffe is a Green MEP representing Dublin following his election in 2019. In the European Parliament, he is a Member of the Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) Committee and the Transport and Tourism (TRAN) Committee. He previously served as Dublin City Councillor, a T.D. for Dún Laoghaire, and Minister of State for Horticulture, Sustainable Travel, Planning and Heritage. Dr Hannah Daly is a Lecturer in Sustainable Energy and Energy Systems Modelling at University College Cork. Her research focuses on modelling and developing sustainable pathways for the energy system, encompassing energy access, climate change and air pollution. Before joining UCC, Hannah worked at the International Energy Agency (IEA) as an Energy Modeller from 2015-2019. She completed her PhD in Energy and Transport Modelling in 2012 and her BSc in Mathematics in 2009, both from UCC. Robbie Aherne serves as Head of Future Networks with EirGrid, a position he has held since February 2020. He has worked with EirGrid, the semi-state body responsible for operating Ireland's national electricity grid, for over 16 years and has held number senior roles, including: Head of Public Engagement and Head of New Connections. He received his MSc in Electrical Power Systems from the University of Bath in 2013 and completed his Degree in Electrical Engineering in UCC in 2003.

On Friday, 16 July 2021, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen visited Ireland to announce the approval of almost €1 billion in funding to finance Ireland's COVID-19 recovery. This funding is drawn from NextGenerationEU, the EU's €800 billion recovery fund jointly negotiated by the Member States and the European Parliament as co-legislators, which aims to support a sustainable, equitable recovery across the EU as well as advance the green and digital transitions over the coming decades. This event is the first in a series co-organised with the European Parliament Liaison Office in Dublin ahead of the European Citizens' Panel, which will be hosted by the IIEA in Dublin Castle on 3-5 December 2021, as part of the Conference on the Future of Europe. About the Speakers: Frances Fitzgerald is an MEP representing Dublin City & County for Fine Gael, and is a Vice-President of the European Peoples' Party, and currently serves on the Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON, Women's' Rights and Equality (FEMM) and Development (DEVE) Committees. Prior to joining the European Parliament, Ms. Fitzgerald was a Senator and T.D. in Dublin Mid-West (2007-2019) and Dublin South East (1992-2002), and she has served as Tánaiste (2016-2017), Minister for Business, Enterprise & Innovation (2017), Justice & Equality (2014-2017), Children & Youth Affairs (2011-2014), and Leader of the Opposition in the Seanad. Ciarán Cuffe is a Green MEP representing Dublin since 2019, and a member of the Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) and, Transport and Tourism (TRAN) Committees, as well as the Parliamentary Delegations for relations with the United States and Albania. Mr. Cuffe has served as a city councillor, T.D. for Dún Laoghaire, and Minister of State for Horticulture, Sustainable Travel, Planning and Heritage. Dragoș Pîslaru has been an MEP from the Romanian Partidul Libertate, Unitate și Solidaritate (USR-PLUS), as part of the centrist liberal Renew Europe group since 2019. He is a member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON), Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL), Subcommittee on Tax Matters (FISC) and Parliamentary Delegation for relations with Japan (D-JP), and he was a  parliamentary rapporteur on the COVID-19 pandemic recovery fund. Dr. Pîslaru is a former Romanian government minister for Labour and Social Protection (2016-2017), and was previously a management consultant and economics lecturer before entering politics. The discussion was moderated by Professor Alan Barrett, CEO of the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).

In Brussels, politics still mean white.The European Parliament currently only has 3% MEPs of colour while there has never been a Commissioner of colour. If you look into  the thousands of people who work for the EU, you won't find many more people of colour. The issue goes beyond  the institutions. Browse the websites of the hundreds of NGOs, lobbies and agencies gravitating around them and you'll see they're overwhelmingly white. As if the many minorities that make up Europe are simply forbidden from entering the sacred grounds of the EU bubble in any capacity. This is problematic for many reasons. Not only does it mean racialised communities do not have access to these organisations, the lack of representativity has an impact on the policies adopted here in Brussels. When it comes to the green sector for instance, environmental NGOs play a key role in influencing policies, especially at a time where the climate and environmental crisis are some of the top priorities of the EU. Yet, we know that a lack of diversity in decision-making leads to policies that easily ignore the needs of marginalised communities.Racial and ethnic minorities and BIPOC communities carry the heaviest burden of the climate and ecological crisis and should not only be at the centre of the climate action work but also leading it. Yet, in Brussels, these spaces are occupied by white people.To better understand  the roots of this issue, highlighted in the past by many activists through the #BrusselsSoWhite movement, we've talked to Alice Bah Kuhnke, Green MEP from Sweden (03:35), Sarah Chander, racial justice activist working for Edri (23:45) and Yasmine Ouirhane a peace and human rights activist and former Young European of the year (49:35). With them we discussed about what the situation is like in the European Parliament and why politics is still dominated by white men in their 50s, how colonialism affects everything we do today and how the lack of diversity and inclusion in green NGOs means policies are automatically less ambitious than they should be. Finally we dive into the lack of opportunities for people of colour to enter the policy world and how these barriers can be addressed.This might be our most important episode so far! Stay tuned as we have something coming up where you can get involved and ask the green movement to do better on these issues!

Fishing, level playing fields… as the scales tip the EU Trade Deal, will an arrogant Boris Johnson choose No Deal for the hell of it? The COVID vaccine is here but do we need to brace ourselves for “vaccine nationalism”? Special guest Magid Magid – former Lord Mayor of Sheffield and Green MEP – tells us about generational changes in politics, the green future, and what it's like when you're a migrant kid playing “cultural bridge” for your parents. And what do MPs' Spotify Wrapped lists tell us about the next generation of politicians? “If the Government don't get a deal, it will be a point of honour for Johnson not to return to the negotiating table next year.” – Ros Taylor“People in Brussels are sick and tired of this… They're in despair with the UK.” – Magid Magid“Brexit has changed European countries' attitude to the EU. We're not exactly bracing for a Frexit or a Swexit.” – Yasmeen Serhan“We've now arrived in a place where nothing short of No Deal will satisfy the Brexit ultras.” – Ros TaylorPresented by Alex Andreou with Yasmeen Serhan and Ros Taylor. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers: Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic. Logo and branding by Mark Taylor. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters production See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's episode we are joined by MEP Daniel Freund. We discuss the Conference on the Future of Europe, the need for modernisation in the EU reform system and how crucial it is to involve citizens into policy making decisions. As a former activist, now Green MEP, Daniel shares a very interesting perspective on various themes such as transparency, democracy, the fight against corruption and the future of the EU. He is also a member of the Constitutional and Budgetary Control Committee and the negotiator on the independent ethics authority and chairman of the cross-group working group on corruption. This episode is hosted by Cristiana Cerri Gambarelli.

Craig Eason speaks to Jutta Paulus, Green MEP about her push to include shipping in Europe's emission trading scheme, as well as her proposal to force existing ships to improve efficiency by 40% by 2030. He also talks to Adam Berman (International Emissions Trading Association) to explain how the ETS works, what impact shipping's introduction may have on other sectors and finds out what he has heard about a Carbon Border Mechanism that could also have an impact on vessels coming into European ports. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It’s two years on from the first solo school strike by Greta Thunberg, which turned into a global call to action. It wasn’t long ago that climate change was the issue on everyone’s lips. However, has the climate agenda fallen off the radar in recent times?  On Thursday's edition of the Hard Shoulder, Fellow in Environmental Policy in UCD, Cara Augustenborg, and Green MEP for Dublin Ciaran Cuffe joined Mark Cagney to discuss the issue, and whether we're getting at all lax.

Grace O'Sullivan, Green MEP, and Garry O'Sullivan, Vice President of Young Fine Gael, discuss the new programme for government.

As European countries unlock their borders and their economies, the very future of the eurozone remains at risk, unless EU states accept a proposed €750 billion Recovery Plan. That's according to Philippe Lamberts, co-president of the European Greens group at the EU Parliament.

In this episode we co-launch, with Policy Network, Marius Ostrowski's new book Left Unity: Manifesto for a Progressive Alliance, with Clive Lewis, Labour MP for Norwich South, Paul Mason, writer and journalist and Molly Scott Cato, former Green MEP.As Marius wrote in a recent blogpost for Compass, “Being on the Left means aspiring to a society built on cooperation, solidarity, and the common good. Yet when it campaigns for this society, the Left movement can be strangely reluctant to practice what it preaches.” The book outlines how progressives – from all parties and none – can better work together, overcome divisions and start to develop more comprehensive strategies to build a ‘progressive alliance'."It's Bloody Complicated" is recorded every Tuesday at 6pm GMT. Become a Compass Member to join our live recordings and bring your questions to our guests: https://action.compassonline.org.uk/podcastSupport the show (https://www.compassonline.org.uk/podcast/)

As activist Greta Thunberg focuses minds on climate and environmental concerns, FRANCE 24 interviews top Green MEP Ska Keller. The president of the Group of the Greens bloc at the European Parliament tells us why she believes that member states’ national governments are the biggest obstacle to climate action. She also explains why she thinks Boris Johnson should rethink his opposition to a Scottish independence referendum, and why it's a "no" to nuclear as the continent signs up to ambitious goals on fighting climate change.

Green MEP and Tramore-native Grace O'Sullivan says their candidate Marc O'Cathasaigh, who is on 7.3%, is in a good position.

Commission drama, impeachment battles, countries struggling to leave and join the EU, and fights over transparency in politics — they’re all here in our latest episode. France's Commission pick Sylvie Goulard is out. It’s a big blow to Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen and French President Emmanuel Macron, who proposed the former MEP to take on a beefed-up internal market portfolio. David Herszenhorn, POLITICO’s chief correspondent, and Andrew Gray, EU editor, look at the stories of score-settling and revenge that lie behind this drama. U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordan Sondland finds himself at the center of the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump. Rym Momtaz, Matt Karnitschnig weigh in on the repercussions for the EU. Will Trump’s man in Brussels still have time to focus on the day job? And Matt gives his colorful take on Boris Johnson’s Brexit phone call with Angela Merkel and the prospect of Albania and North Macedonia joining the EU. Our feature interview is with German MEP Daniel Freund, of the Greens/European Free Alliance group. The activist-turned-politician spent the previous five years at NGO Transparency International, advocating for greater integrity and transparency in EU institutions. Now Freund faces the challenge of turning his ideas into reality inside the European Parliament. Next week it’s the European Council — yay! — and we’ll have a special edition on Friday next week, wrapping up the summit and taking you behind the scenes.

Do you wonder if altering your diet, cutting down on flights, or declaring a climate emergency makes any difference to climate change? This lively discussion with world-leading speakers from politics, business, activism, and science, moves beyond superficial responses to the vital question ‘Can I do anything about climate change?’ Many of us are inspired to act against Climate Change. But can small individual actions ever make a real difference, or do we need radical activism to bring meaningful change? Perhaps a systems based approach is needed, so the most beneficial outcome is also the easiest. Agile Rabbit is delighted to welcome Cath Senior from the Met Office; Piers Forster, lead author of IPCC reports and member of the Committee on Climate Change; Molly Scott-Cato, our region’s Green MEP; Danny Chivers, poet, activist and writer; and Steffen Boehm, Professor in Organisation and Sustainability at the University of Exeter. Ritula Shah from the BBC’s The World Tonight chairs the discussion. Finally, Banco de Gaia closes the event with a musical piece commissioned by Lovelock Centenary.

When journalist Rebecca Reid discovered she was pregnant she didn't want to wait until her 12 week scan to share her news. But, having told friends, family and even colleagues, at 10 weeks Rebecca discovered she had miscarried. She joins Jane to explain why she doesn't regret her decision to announce her pregnancy before 12 weeks, along with Leah Hazard, author of Hard Pushed: A Midwife's Story.What impact is a recent rape case having on calls for a change in laws around sexual abuse having in Spain? We're joined by Barcelona journalist Meaghan Beatley to discuss the so-called 'Wolfpack' trial and its repercussions. Three years ago Britain voted in a referendum to leave the European Union by 52 to 48 per cent. The country remains divided and in the EU elections last month many voters rejected the Conservative and Labour Party. Yesterday we spoke to two female MEPs elected last month for the new Brexit Party which benefited from the votes of frustrated Leave supporters. The Liberal Democrats, who back another referendum, were the major beneficiary of the Remain vote seeing their numbers grow from one to 16 seats in the new parliament. And, the Greens who have increasingly been seen, especially by some women voters, as an appealing alternative have also seen their vote share increase – taking seven seats this time. Irina von Wiese is a Lib Dem MEP for the London region and Alexandra Phillips is a Green MEP for the South East of England region. With the opening session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg next week, we ask what they hope to do in a job they are due to vacate when the UK leaves the EU on October 31st. Dame Inga Beale was the first female CEO of Lloyds of London- she was there for five years until the end of last year. She's now left the job but made a speech in Cambridge recently in which she said “quotas and targets in all sorts of areas” are needed. She tells us why.Presented by Jane Garvey Produced by Jane ThurlowInterviewed guest: Leah Hazard Interviewed guest: Rebecca Reid Interviewed guest: Irina von Wiese Interviewed guest: Alex Philips Interviewed guest: Inga Beale Interviewed guest: Meaghan Beatley

Dithering on the Edge of Europe reports back from the Spring Conference of the Green Party of England and Wales, held in lovely (mostly) sunny Scarborough. Rich and Carola cover how much Brexit featured (or not), they joined in the celebrations of green waves, green surges, and green MEPs, and they have a good tip for campaigning against library closures. They report back from a panel discussing the Green New Deal and relish the fact that the Greens new tax and fiscal policy was passed to ensure climate justice. They met their newly elected Green MEP for the North West, inspiring Gina Dowding, who joined in to chat about various Ditherers and whether we are drifting off, being pushed or rather like a giant Titanic to be turned around. More info about … the Green Party (https://campaigns.greenparty.org.uk/)   … the Spring Conference of the Green Party (https://campaigns.greenparty.org.uk/ )  

Whistleblowers serve the public interest by releasing confidential information to the public, often exposing large-scale illegal activities such as tax evasion, as was the case with the Luxleaks scandal. Today, these people do not have any legal protection on a European level. We had a talk with Sven Giegold, a Green MEP from Germany, to learn what the issue is and how we can handle it.

Jean-Michel Glachant - Director of the Florence School of Regulation, interviews Claude Turmes, MEP on European energy security of supply. Recorded at the International Energy Agency in Paris, 28 April 2016 Claude Turmes has been a leading influence in European energy policy for more than 15 years, he is a Green MEP for Luxembourg and a member of the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. “I think our biggest [security of supply] problem in this moment is over capacity, we have so much coal and nuclear running despite the fact that we have deliberately decided to bring a lot of renewables to the system” “(On gas security of supply) In Europe we optimised already our grid system and our methodology and our ability to deal with a crisis after the 2004-6 crisis with Russia and Ukraine, and now the issue is more to get pressure on member states… it is good that we work on the Gas security supply legislation which the European Commission proposed, but the bigger picture is how do we avoid too much political damage”