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.
Her recent book provides examples for how to help the planet, from how to choose kitchen appliances, to opting for Tupperware over clingfilm.
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.
The Royal Institution lecture has been a Christmas tradition in Britain since 1825, when it was initiated by the renowned scientist Michael Faraday at a time when organised education for the young was scarce on the ground.
The lectures continue to this day but have become engaging, mind-expanding BBC Four television programmes for people of all ages.
Irish environmental scientist Tara Shine will be part of a threesome delivering their take on the world during this year’s programmes.
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.
In February 2021 the BBC ran an online campaign on Climate Solutions to highlight big picture solutions and practical tips related to carbon reduction. Four of the practical tips were drawn from Tara’s books. Some of the images created for the BBC Instagram posts are featured here.
ZOOM QUIZZES, SOCIAL distancing, and limiting your contacts… Everyday life looks quite different right now to the way it looked a year ago.
But thinking ahead to this time next year, or even five years from now, what would you like daily life to look like? Which pandemic habits will you be happy to see the back of? And which parts of the ‘new normal’ will you try to keep around?
Climate change is real and it’s happening right now. From melting ice caps in the Arctic to localised flooding in Ireland. You simply need to turn on the news to see how it’s impacting people around the world.
While the issue might seem overwhelming and out of our control, we have one powerful tool in our arsenal – science.
An Irish scientist has been appointed by the United Nations to oversee the next international review of global climate goals.
Dr Tara Shine is one of two facilitators selected to guide key discussions involving hundreds of scientists and policymakers from all over the world in a massive undertaking expected to take two years.
While the science is complex and the logistics unwieldy, Dr Shine says there’s a simple way of viewing the process.
rish climate expert Dr Tara Shine has been appointed to a senior UN role with a brief to improve co-ordination between climate scientists and policymakers in meeting key Paris Agreement targets on containing global temperature rise.
Dr Shine has been appointed co-facilitator of the Structured Expert Dialogue under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
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