The Climate Alarm Clock

Darragh, Anna and Ciara take a look at the news. Gorse fires in Galway are too close to home for Ciara and she gets emotional when we talk about football. An extreme heatwave in the Indian subcontinent threatens 1 billion people. We look forward to the Climate Alarm Clock Food waste challenge. Sign up here https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-climate-alarm-clock-food-waste-challenge-tickets-3114848686...

Anna chats to Kayle Crosson in the first part of a new culture feature duscussing Adam McKay's 2021 movie Don't Look Up.

Ceara chats to Ahmad from Evocco, a brilliant app that lets you know about the sustainability of your food shop.

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Darragh, Anna and Ciara look at what the latest IPCC report says about how much fossil fuel we can burn and how much needs to stay in the ground.

Darragh, Anna & Ciara look at some of this week's main climate stories. First they discuss a recent report indicating that Ireland has missed it's 2021 emissions targets. Then they hear from Etienne Stott MBE who was arrested in the UK as part of an Extinction Rebellion protest on Saturday.

Darragh continues to find out about different environmental organisations, this week with Padraic Fogarty from the Irish Wildlife Trust.

In the first part of Birdwatch Ireland's collaboration with the Climate Alarm Clock, Ricky Whelan and Niall Hatch talk about the curlew.

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In the first part of a new feature, Darragh, Anna and Ciara look in depth at a section of the IPCC report. Here they note that while globally renewables are increasing, so too is electricity demand and emissions are rising. The report also mentions efficiency in housing being somewhat cancelled out by increases in house size. This effect is also found (though not in the report) where sales in SUVs...

Darragh, Anna & Ciara discuss this week's climate news. They look at the Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity, the proposed ban on the sale of turf and ask the important question, what does Brooklyn Beckham's wedding have to do with climate change?

Darragh, Anna & Ciara abandon the Climate Alarm Clock's traditional format to do a special episode looking at the IPCC report released on Monday 4th April. The team discuss who the IPCC are, why this report is so important andjust and the scale and urgency of the change we need to see. They give ideas for some actions you can take including emailing your TDs about the report which you can do b...

Darragh chats to Niall Hatch from Birdwatch Ireland to find out more about the work they do and how you can get involved.

Ceara chats to Patrick Kirwan founder of Irish Schools Sustainability Network.

Darragh, Anna and Ciara give a round up of the week's climate stories mentioning: ·       The collapse of the Conger Ice Shelf in Antarctica ·       Energy security challenges because of the impact of the war on Russian oil and gas supplies… Germany considering rationing gas.  ·       The government announces a €1bn investment in the Limerick-Cork...

Season 2 of the Climate Alarm Clock kicks off with an extended news round up with Darragh Wynne, Anna Pringle and new host, Ciara Daly. The team discuss freakish weather in the Arctic and Antarctica, hillside fires in Ireland, the climate connections to the war in Ukraine and Ireland's offshore wind development.

Darragh Wynne and Anna Pringle are joined by new host Ciara Daly to discuss what's in the latest IPCC report. Season 2 of the Climate Alarm Clock will be launching on 25th March and the team took a break from their preparations to chat about the contents of the latest IPCC report released on 28th February.

In the season finale, Anna, Ceire and Darragh discuss the proposed Peat Bill and Emissions Reporting Bill. Ceara chats to Flossie Donnelly. To learn more check out: https://www.flossieandthebeachcleaners.com/ Ceire mentions these events in the Irish Enviro Event Guide: The Importance of Bees Sunday 28th November 4:00 - 6:00PM Ballymoney, Wexford Register https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-importance-...

In this week's episode, Darragh and Anna discuss COP26, the Climate Action Plan, floods in Canada and South Sudan and the decline of the European bird population in the news roundup. In the Irish Doctors for Environment collaboration, Dr Declan Mulligan discusses climate anxiety. To find out more about IDE, check out IDE.ie Events mentioned in the Irish Enviro Event guide are: 20 Nov Shannon LNG p...

Darragh, Anna and Ceire discuss, COP26, the Climate Action Plan and the Climate Change Performance Index. You can find out more about Irish Doctors for Environment at IDE.ie The following events are mentioned in the Irish Enviro Event Guide: Webinar: The Transformative Potential of Community Led Housing - engineers without borders  Wednesday 17th November 1:30PM Online FREE https://us02web.zo...

In this week's news roundup, Darragh, Ceire & Anna discuss COP26, the Climate Action Plan and more! You can find out more about Pocket Forests at pocketforests.ie Ciara spoke to Little Green Growers. Learn more at https://www.littlegreengrowers.ie Learn more about the work of Feasta at feasta.org The Irish Enviro Event Guide mentions the following events: Saturday 6th of november global climat...

Ireland's weekly climate news podcast has a bit of a different feel this week with an extended interview from Philip Boucher Hayes telling you everything you need to know about COP26. In the news section, Darragh and Ceire discuss the following stories: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/climate-council-unveils-recommended-carbon-budgets-up-to-2030-1.4710187 https://www.itv.com/news/2021-...

This is the 3rd Instalment of Ireland’s Weekly Climate News Podcast. In the news feature, Darragh Ceire and Anna mention these stories: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/oct/20/grapefruit-sized-australias-largest-hailstone-recorded-after-queensland-storms https://www.businesspost.ie/climate-environment/revealed-details-of-2030-targets-in-new-carbon-budgets-2b230928 https://www.bbc.co...

The Climate Alarm Clock is a weekly Irish climate news podcast running for October and November. Below are links for some more info on what was discussed in the episode. These stories are discussed during the news feature: https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/10/1102582 https://www.italy24news.com/local/216311.html https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/budget-2022-free-bus-service-for-all-by-next-ye...

The first episode of Ireland's new weekly climate news podcast featuring the latest news and climate explainers, stories, interviews and people. Darragh Wynne discusses the week's climate news with Ceire Tiernan and Anna Pringle. NEWS STORIES Record rainfall in Italy: https://floodlist.com/europe/italy-liguria-floods-october-2021 The National Development Plan: https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/774...