For our hundredth episode Evie spoke with the unstoppable, inspirational and inimitable Liz Bonnin to hear all about her astounding career as a TV presenter and campaigner bringing the wonders of the natural world to our screens.  And Liz answered questions from kids across Ireland.

Ep 100 – Liz Bonnin

The Ocean Cleanup is a non-profit organization developing and scaling technologies to rid the oceans of plastic. We spoke with Matthias Egger, their Director of Environmental & Social Affairs about how he became involved, how they work so effectively and why he has hope for the future.

Ep 99 – The Ocean Cleanup

Today we look at two differing approaches to conserving whales in our oceans. Melanie White of Clearwater Marine Research Institute talks about their efforts to document the last remaining Right Whales. And we get on board with Neptune’s Navy to hear about their approach to whale protection.

Ep 98 – Right Whales, Wrong Time

For this episode we give the reins to Generation Glas, a youth ambassador programme that helps young people across Ireland to lead the way on climate and the bioeconomy. It’s Run with Foróige and funded by Research Ireland. And we let participants Stella and Megan, plus leader Conor loose to record their experiences.

Ep 97 – Generation Glas

Today we look at the subject of reuse and mending. Arran Murphy of the Rediscovery Centre heads the ReLove Fashion competition. Nathalie Crowley has been running a Repair cafe at Mud Island Community Garden. And Lucy Buckley is starting a “Library of Things”.

Ep 96 - Buy it, Break it, Fix it, Mend it!

We continue our mini series on Nature in schools with a visit to a park with first class from Gaelscoil Bhaile Munna with Caitriona Kenny and GAP Ireland. Plus we join teachers in Herbert Park with Globe Ireland, finding new ways to talk about the environment.

Ep 95 – Teachers wanna teach

We travel north to Nuuk in Greenland to speak with Mie S Winding Department Head of the Greenland Climate Research Centre to discuss glaciers, ocean ice and more. Plus we meet Zack Labe, an internationally renowned climate scientist looking to untangle climate change patterns from natural variability, providing clearer insights into climate risks.

Ep 94 – The Not so Frozen North

This week we head to St Patrick’s Primary School in Curtlestown to visit their outdoor classroom. A place nestled under trees where students connect to nature and even do maths!

Ep 93 – Let's go outside

Professor Pete Lunn is the founder and head of the ESRI’s Behavioural Research Unit. A behavioural economist, Pete’s primary research interest is how people make judgements and decisions that affect environmental, financial and health outcomes. Today we discuss the climate crisis to ask why we find it so hard to adapt our behaviours.

Ep 92 – What's Stopping Us?

Stuart Goldsmith is a comedian who has made the climate crisis the main topic of his standup. We spoke with him about how to communicate your fears, help people be better informed about our environment, and create change from a very different perspective.

Ep 91 – Laughing While Crying

Ecolution is the podcast for kids who want to make a difference in the fight against Climate Change. Evie Kenny, a 14 year old Climate activist, takes a trip into the cloudy waters of our changing planet. For children aged 10+. Bronze award in the Climate category in the Irish Podcast Awards 2022. Part of the award-winning catalogue of junior podcasts for kids from RTÉ.

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