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As the festive season is upon us, Dave chats to environmental scientist, Dr Tara Shine about what we can do to have a sustainable Christmas.
As the festive season is upon us, Dave chats to environmental scientist, Dr Tara Shine about what we can do to have a sustainable Christmas.
FameLab is a global science communication competition designed to inspire, motivate and develop young scientists and engineers to actively engage with the public and stakeholders.
The pressure is on as the ten finalists must now prepare a fresh new talk to wow the judges: Ireland’s own sustainability specialist Tara Shine, maths broadcaster Rogério Ferreira Martins and journalist Julia Wheeler.
Dr Tara Shine took part in this years Dublin Action Climate Week which took place from the 13th-19th of September 2021 and was organised by the four Dublin Local Authorities, the Dublin Climate Action Regional Office (CARO) and Dublin’s Energy Agency Codema. Dublin Climate Action Week was a one-week programme of online and in-person events which aimed to inspire, share knowledge and highlight best practice on climate action, as we work towards creating a healthier, more sustainable Dublin.
Environmental scientist and climate change negotiator Tara Shine is the winner of the Network Cork Business Woman of the year. EMMA CONNOLLY catches up with her
As we celebrate Earth Day and inch ever closer to the pivotal COP26 UN climate summit, 17 world renowned scientists, guardians, leaders, pioneers, activists, adventurers and ambassadors, share with Race to Zero their hopes for its long anticipated outcome.
One year ago my first book, How to Save Your Planet One Object At a Time was published on Earth Day (22 April 2020). As is natural for any first time author, I was excited to share my book with the world and see physical copies of it on shelves in bookshops and in people’s hands. I imagined signing copies and having a book launch. But it wasn’t to be. The Pandemic drove my book launch online and I had to wait months to see my book in the shops. It was not as I imagined, but nevertheless people supported my book and spread the word and found that locked down in their homes the messages in my book were more relevant than ever.
Climate change is affecting us all, but the most severe impacts are being felt by the most vulnerable people, who contribute least to the causes of the problem. Existing inequities – due to factors such as gender, race and income – exacerbate the risks to people’s lives and livelihoods. Inequity also affects people’s capacity and opportunity to participate in the transition to a green economy.
Read the full transcript of the Science Focus Podcast interview with Chris Jackson, Helen Czerski and Tara Shine – listen to the full episode at the bottom of the page.
With the United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, scheduled to be held in Glasgow, Scotland this November, the NI Science Festival is honoured to present an inter-generational conversation on the key issues facing the planet and what we need to do to influence policy makers and the public in this crucial year.
In three lectures Chris, Helen and Tara reveal the hidden wonders of Earth that keep us all alive and explore the impact of human activity on our planet in the 2020 CHRISTMAS LECTURES.
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