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Noel Cunniffe is chief executive of Wind Energy Ireland, the business group representing the wind power sector in Ireland. For his policy changes, Cunniffe chose to ensure the planning system is equipped for the volume of renewables projects c
Tomás Sercovich is chief executive of Business in the Community Ireland, a business association providing advice and leadership on sustainability and corporate social responsibility. For his policy changes, Sercovich chose to ensure more div
Margie McCarthy is Director of Research and Policy Insights at the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). Through her work, McCarthy is at the forefront of Ireland's sustainable energy revolution and has a passion not only for solving
Anne Graham is chief execitive of the National Transport Authority. She is tasked with leading the tranformation of Ireland's public and active transport systems, so that people can be encouraged out of their cars and onto bikes, buses and trai
Wopke Hoekstra is the European Commissioner for Climate Action, having served as deputy prime minister of the Netherlands, as well as minister for foreign affairs and minister for finance. For his policy changes, Hoekstra chose to enhance cl
Claire DuPont is a research professor of European and international governance at Ghent University, with a deep knowledge of the political economy of climate action. For her policy changes, she chose to better integrate the humanities and so
Alan Matthews is a retired professor of agricultural policy and economics at Trinity College Dublin. One of Ireland's leading experts in farm economics and sustainability, Matthews chose for his policy changes to tackle the climate problem in a
Pádraic Fogarty shares his deep knowledge about nature and why it is in chronic decline in this episode. For his policy changes, Pádraic chose to rewild 30% of Ireland, to put nature rights into the constitution, and to end industrial fishing.
Originally from Scotland, Andrew Brownlee is placing himself at the heart of Ireland’s green transition by helping drive and develop the key skills needed across the economy to deliver on our climate targets. As chief executive of Solas, the
Having trained as a physicist, Simon Sharpe decided to join the British civil service back in 2009 because he wanted the opportunity to solve “big problems”. Sharpe has since become something of a climate missionary within the British governm
Sadhbh O'Neill is a climate activist with extensive experience fighting for climate action in Ireland, who is currently working with Stop Climate Chaos. Whether in the media, by running for election, through her research, or through the courts,
Muireann Lynch is an energy researcher with the Economic and Social Research Institute who has an incredibly detailed understanding of the irish energy system. During her interview she displayed both a professional and a personal interest in th
Neasa Hourigan has developed a reputation as a hard-working, principled, and increasingly disruptive politician. The Green Party TD for Dublin Central is currently serving a 15-month suspension from the parliamentary party after voting against
Mark Mellett is former chief of staff of the Irish Defence forces. Mellett has a unique perspective on climate and environment, having worked as with the Irish Naval Services and the Irish Defence Forces for many years. His experience has led h
Erinch Sahan is Business and Enterprise lead with the Doughnut Economics Action Lab. Doughnut economics is a new economic theory that pitches the idea of two visualised rings that represent planetary boundaries and social foundations. The theor
Michelle Murphy is a research and policy analyst with Social Justice Ireland, the social justice think tank. Social Justice Ireland puts equality and poverty prevention at the heart of its research and advocacy, and it considers environmental i
Laura Burke is the director general of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Ireland's environmental state agency and regulator. For her policy changes, Burke chose to form a national policy position on the environment, to prioritise actio
Andrew Murphy is head of buildings and industry with the Environmental Coalition on Standards (ECOS), an NGO researching and advocating for high sustainability standards in products and regulations across the EU. For his policy changes, Andrew
Thomas Duffy is a farmer from Cavan in Ireland as well as an agri-environmental consultant. He has served as president of the Irish youth farming association, Macra Na Feirme, and is currently vice-president of the European Council of Young Far
Laura Heuston is a co-founder of the sustainability consultancy Sustainability Works. Her expertise in sustainable finance brought a unique perspective to this episode on how businesses can clean up their act and play their role in mitigating c
Jim Scheer has broad and detailed understanding of Ireland's energy system, working as he does developing Ireland's energy statistics and creating insights for the government to use in the energy transition. For his policy changes, Jim proposed
Diarmuid Torney is Associate Professor School of Law and Government DCU and one of Ireland's leading experts in climate governance and climate law. For his policy changes, he chose to fully equip the state to deliver climate action, to improve
Sustainability is now the buzzword in transport and Brian Caulfield is one of Ireland’s leading experts in the area of sustainable mobility. He is an associate professor at the department of civil, structural and environmental engineering and i
Holly Cairns is a Social Democrats TD for Cork South West who was raised on a small farm in west Cork. For her policy changes, Holly proposed taking a science led approach to agricultural policy, moving away from dairy intensification, and ince
Bríd Smith is a People Before Profit TD for Dublin South Central whose political activism has resulted in successful campaigns against oil and gas exploration in Ireland and the proliferation of data centres. For her three policy changes, Smith
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