Hello fellow climate queens,  We are back, but only briefly. We have hopped back on here to say "see you soon" as we are putting down the mics after two wonderful seasons. This has been a fantastic journey that we are both incredibly grateful for. We have learnt so much over the last two and a half years from all of our research, our guests and most importantly, you guys, our listeners. Thank you to every single person who chose to have us chatting in your ears, we are still in awe that our podcast has been listened to over 30,000 times, increasing by the day!! For two Dublin pals who started this simply to get the climate conversation going, we have been truly blown away by the response and support along the way and we feel we achieved what we set out to do.  Everyone we thank during the episode is linked below and as we said, we will be creating a one-stop-shop resource with all of our recommended books, articles, docs, movies, IG accounts, websites and so much more. Keep following us on Instagram @climatequeenspodcast as we hope to organise a few in-person meet ups and chat to some of you over a cup of tea by the sea :) Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts and remember- knowledge is power and use your vote! This is only the beginning.  All our love, Clo & Katie   Thank Yous:  VOICE Ireland: Voice Ireland - Together we are the VOICE of Irish concern for the Environment IEN: IEN – The Irish Environmental Network Front Line Defenders: Front Line Defenders | Native Events: Homepage - Native Events Fashion Revolution Ireland: Ireland - Fashion Revolution : Fashion Revolution NYCI: Home - National Youth Council of Ireland

Hello lovely people, welcome to our final episode of Season 2!  This year has been unexpectedly turbulent and has thrown everyone’s daily lives into complete disarray. For us, we still managed to find solace in our podcast and continued to record remotely. We have been so lucky to be able to speak to incredible individuals and meet people online over the last few months. It has shown us that with challenges come opportunities. So thank you- to everyone who has supported us for our second year, we are beyond grateful and we’re already gearing up for Season 3! Our final episode is Part 2 of our A-Z of Sustainability where we work through letters K to Z discussing the Kyoto Protocol, the Paris Agreement, Regenerative Agriculture, Upcycling and so much more! We may have had a whiskey and hot port for the occasion and it’s quite easy to tell that this our first alcoholic beverage in quite some time! So enjoy our inappropriate giggling! Thank you all so much for listening to us every month, If you have a moment, please leave us a review and rate us on your preferred podcast platform! It really does help us reach more willing ears! We’ll be back, Until then, keep learning, sharing and spreading some much needed kindness, All our love,  Clo & Katie x  Show notes: Kyoto Protocol: https://www.epa.ie/climate/thekyotoprotoco LNG/Fracking:  Methane: https://www.factcheck.org/2018/09/how-potent-is-methane/  Net Zero: https://www.nationalgrideso.com/news/fes-2020-what-does-net-zero-target-really-mean  https://www.nationalgrid.com/stories/energy-explained/what-is-net-zero  (Zac Effron doc)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMzYiY5wcHU  Ozone Layer:  https://geographical.co.uk/nature/climate/item/3716-geo-explainers-what-s-happening-to-the-ozone-layer#:~:text=The%20ozone%20layer%20is%20a,layer%20in%20the%20Earth's%20atmosphere).&text=The%20ozone%20layer%20shields%20life,systems%20and%20also%20damage%20plants.   https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/2019-ozone-hole-is-the-smallest-on-record-since-its-discovery  Paris Agreement: https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-paris-agreement/what-is-the-paris-agreement IPCC Global Warming of 1.5C: https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/ Pre-Industrial Levels: https://theconversation.com/what-is-a-pre-industrial-climate-and-why-does-it-matter-78601 Quote/Milk Quota: http://www.climatecouncil.ie/media/Working%20Paper%20on%20Agriculture%20and%20Land%20Use.pdf https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/dairy-farmers-celebrate-as-milk-quotas-abolished-after-31-years-1.2160563  Regenerative Agriculture: -Reverse climate change https://regenerationinternational.org/why-regenerative-agriculture/ -Kiss the Ground Documentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3-V1j-zMZw  Sustainable Development Goals:  https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/  Tax/ Carbon Tax: https://www.carbontax.org/whats-a-carbon-tax/ https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/money_and_tax/tax/motor_carbon_other_taxes/carbon_tax.html https://www.bonkers.ie/guides/gas-electricity/what-is-carbon-tax/ Upcycling:  -Patagonia https://www.patagonia.com/home/  - Aisling Duffy  https://www.aislingduffy.co.uk/  -Upcycling Movement  https://theupcyclemovement.com/  Virgin Plastic:https://www.dw.com/en/we-need-to-talk-about-virgin-plastics/a-48458223   https://www.planetcleanrecycle.com/defining-plastics-virgin-vs-recycled/  Ellen Mac Arthur Foundation -https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/explore/plastics-and-the-circular-economy  Plastic Packaging Video - https://fb.watch/2p2ymH0S8o/ or https://www.instagram.com/tv/CHr-3sLnrvI/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link  Waste Hierarchy / Green washing: https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/10946-greenwashing.html#:~:text=Greenwashing%20is%20when%20a%20company,services%20from%20environmentally%20conscious%20brands  7 R’s & Reuzi - https://reuzi.ie/  Extinction: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/prehistoric-world/mass-extinction/ Youth Climate Movement: http://www.youngo.uno/  https://fridaysforfuture.org/  Zero waste Daniel - Upcycling Store http://zerowastedaniel.com/  Zero Wasters to follow: https://www.instagram.com/zerowasteireland/   Lauren Singer: https://www.instagram.com/trashisfortossers/   https://www.instagram.com/zero.waste.collective/  https://www.instagram.com/zerowastemaynooth/  https://www.instagram.com/queerbrownvegan/  https://www.instagram.com/browngirl_green/   https://zerowastememoirs.com/about-zero-waste-memoirs/  Bea Johnson: https://zerowastehome.com/  https://www.instagram.com/compostsociety/      

Hello lovely people,  Welcome back to Climate Queens!  This month's episode was recorded for the Dublin Arts & Human Rights Festival which ran for ten days from Friday October 16th to Sunday October 25th 2020. It was our very first video episode or "vodcast" as the cool kids say. So if you fancy seeing what we both look like in action you can find the video of this conversation over on our newly formed YOUTUBE channel! Link in the show notes.  For this conversation we are joined by two inspiring women; Mariam Sawadogo from Sierra Leone, who is now a firm friend of the podcast and Clodagh Daly who is one of the volunteer lawyers for Climate Case Ireland. We have been following the work of this organisation over the last couple of years so it was brilliant to be able to speak to Clodagh about the landmark case that was brought to the Supreme Court here in Ireland. Our chats with Mariam and Clodagh delve into the importance of the law when it comes to tackling our climate crisis, the link between human rights violations and climate breakdown and the biggest barriers facing climate action in Sierra Leone and Ireland today. It was a really rich discussion, one we wish could have gone on for the whole evening. We hope you enjoy hearing from Mariam & Clodagh!  If you have a couple of minutes to spare please subscribe and leave us a review, we really love hearing from you, our listeners! Your support means the world to us. Katie & Clo x Show notes: Climate Case Ireland:  https://www.climatecaseireland.ie/ https://twitter.com/climatecaseire?lang=en https://greennews.ie/supreme-court-rules-in-favour-of-climate-case/ Mariam Sawadogo: https://twitter.com/mariams06?lang=en Our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmfxrTgL40w Details of The Dublin Arts & Human Rights Festival, although it's finished you can still check out the incredible events that took place: https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/campaign/dublin-arts-human-rights-festival-2020

Hello wonderful people! Welcome back to this month's episode of Climate Queens. We are so delighted to share this conversation we had with Mariam Sawadogo, Frontline Defenders Regional Protection Coordinator for West and Central Africa. If you tuned into Joseph Rahall's episode you will remember Mariam introducing Joseph. We had an initial chat with Mariam prior to her introduction of Joseph and we were so blown away we decided that it needed its own episode! So here it is!  The work Mariam does is endless so it was an absolute honor to have time to speak with her about her role. Mariam delves into why we need active participation of women in environmental decision making and tells us what she thinks is the biggest challenge facing Sierra Leone over the next decade to 2030. It was a pleasure and joy to speak with Mariam, we hope you enjoy it!  P.S. If you are enjoying our podcast please rate, review and subscribe. Three simple steps that will frankly make our day :) Thank you!  All our love, Katie & Clo x  SHOWNOTES:  Follow the wonderful Mariam on Twitter @MariamS06: https://twitter.com/mariams06?lang=en Building Capacities to Protect Women's Land Rights in Sierra Leone: http://www.fao.org/3/ca4786en/ca4786en.pdf Protecting Women's Land Rights in Sierra Leone: http://www.osiwa.org/newsroom/from-the-field/protecting-womens-land-rights-in-sierra-leones-draft-national-land-policy-by-sonkita-conteh-director-namati/#:~:text=This%20is%20the%20reality%20for,is%20governed%20by%20customary%20law.&text=The%20draft%20National%20Land%20Policy,land%20rights%20under%20customary%20law.

Hello lovely people! Welcome back to CLIMATE QUEENS and our third and final installment of our collaboration with Front Line Defenders. This month we are joined by  environmental rights activist and human rights defender Joseph Rahall.   As well as speaking with Joseph, we also had the pleasure of speaking with Mariam Sawadogo, the Front Line Defenders Regional Protection Coordinator for the west and central continent of Africa. The conversation was so good and important that we decided Mariam deserved her own bonus episode- so watch this space to hear more from Mariam.  As you will hear from Mariam's introduction, Joseph Rahall is an expert in environmental protection with over 27 years’ experience. In 1989, when Joseph was still a high school teacher, he founded Green Scenery, an organisation that works to promote environmental awareness and ensure the conservation of Sierra Leone.  In our conversation we delve into the changes Joseph has seen to the climate of Sierra Leone since his childhood including deforestation and "freaky" weather patterns disrupting local ecosystems and food production. He explains so eloquently just how badly his country is experiencing the effects of the climate crisis- a direct result of our actions in the developed world. Joseph's work intersects many disciplines and you will hear this as Joseph speaks about empowering local communities, the commonalities between the current injustices of the global pandemic and the climate crisis and the need for the developed world to slow consumption.  We were honored to spend time speaking with Joseph and could have continued long into the evening. We hope you enjoy hearing Joseph's story and the brave work he is committed to with Green Scenery.  This is the last of our three-part series in collaboration with Front Line Defenders, but fear not we will be back for a very special episode to celebrate the Arts & Human Rights Festival with the lovely people in Front Line Defenders- so stay tuned for more on this! We have been truly blown away by the response from our listeners to the incredible conversations we have had with Marcelo Cwerner from Brazil, Lay Peng Pua from Malaysia and no doubt you will share the same love & support for our conversation with Joseph Rahall. We hope that this is just the beginning of us having the opportunity to use our platform to elevate the most important voices of the climate movement. We’d really like to express our gratitude to the team at Front Line Defenders- Laura, Ross, Grace and Tara. Thank you guys for reaching out and seeing the potential in our platform for generating fascinating conversation with dedicated and amazing people fighting on the front lines.  Much love,  Katie & Clo  SHOWNOTES:  To read more about Green Scenery: http://greenscenery.org/ Joseph Rahall: https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/profile/joseph-rahall Letter to UN High Commissioner Mary Robinson on Sierra Leone Conflict: https://www.hrw.org/news/1999/06/17/letter-un-high-commissioner-human-rights-mary-robinson-sierra-leone-conflict Food insecurity in Sierra Leone: https://www.wfp.org/publications/findings-sierra-leone-food-security-monitoring-jan-2020 Climate risk and Sierra Leone: https://www.climatelinks.org/resources/climate-change-risk-profile-sierra-leone#:~:text=The%20brief%20includes%20an%20overview,the%20climate%20and%20projected%20changes.&text=High%20dependence%20on%20agriculture%20and,vulnerable%20to%20climate%20change%20impacts. Climate crisis could displace 1.2 billion people by 2050: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-crisis-displaced-people-global-warming-b421621.html

Hi everyone! Welcome back to CLIMATE QUEENS and our second installment of our collaboration with Front Line Defenders. This month we are joined by chemist, environmental rights activist and human rights defender Lay Peng Pua. China banned plastic waste imports in 2018, with that recycling companies moved to Malaysia making this beautiful country the number one international dumping site for OUR plastic waste. When Lay Peng moved back to her hometown of Jenjarom she saw first hand the devastating impact that the plastic "recycling" industry was having on her local community in Malaysia, with over 40 illegal plastic factories emitting toxic gases and polluting the local rivers and waterways making people in the community very sick. By now we are all too familiar with our global plastic waste problem, however did you know that the plastic waste of over 19 countries has been found in Malaysia? Do we really know what happens to our plastic waste when we throw it away? As we hear from Lay Peng, chances are it's ending up in her country!  Join our conversation with Lay Peng to hear the story of how our consumption and disposal of plastic waste is destroying her community, and how she is fighting back. Lay Peng also provides suggestions as to how we can tackle this growing plastic waste issue even during a global pandemic! To learn more about Lay Peng's story, check out the links below in our show notes below: About Lay Peng Pua: https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/profile/lay-peng-pua Undeterred by threats, Lay Peng Pua calls for continued action to protect the environment: https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2019/12/544970/undeterred-threat-pua-calls-continued-action-protect-environment The Recycling Myth: https://www.greenpeace.org/malaysia/publication/3349/the-recycling-myth-2-0/ Malaysia drowned in your plastic waste after China ban: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_HZN-rc4jf4 Celebrating Malaysia's might green warriors: https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/people/2020/03/18/international-women039s-day-celebrating-malaysia039s-mighty-green-warriors The story of plastic waste in Malaysia: https://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-malaysia-plastic-2018-story.html Italy told to stop using Malaysia as a plastic dumping ground: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/10/italy-told-to-stop-using-malaysia-as-plastics-dumping-ground-greenpeace-landfill Tons of recycling being dumped and burned: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/tons-recycling-being-dumped-burned-20968066 New Zealand's role in Malaysian plastic dumping ground: https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/insight/audio/2018663363/nz-s-role-in-the-malaysian-plastics-dumping-ground Drone footage of illegal recycling factories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWdkLo2qmiI&feature=youtu.be Australia's recycling lie, 60 minutes: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lqrlEsPoyJk Greenpeace Malaysia: https://www.greenpeace.org/malaysia/story/1272/after-the-recycling-myth-report-updates-from-the-field/

Welcome back to CLIMATE QUEENS and our special Summer Series! For the next three episodes we will be partnering with an amazing NGO called Front Line Defenders. As you all know at this point we are passionate about climate activism and when we think of climate activism, we don't always think of those who face personal risks working to protect the environment. In some countries, human rights defenders advocating for action on climate can be threatened, harassed, and detained for their peaceful work. We especially wanted to highlight those who are directly impacted by the climate crisis in this way and we could not think of a better organisation to partner with than Front Line Defenders.  Front Line Defenders is an Ireland-based international human rights organisation with the specific aim of protecting human rights defenders (HRDs) at risk. Over the next few months we will be speaking to three human rights defenders from different countries, discussing their stories and bringing you their experience on the front lines.  On this episode we speak to Tara from Front Line Defenders about what it means to be a human rights defender and we chat to Marcelo Cwerner, a HRD from Brazil, about his relentless work on the front lines of the Amazon Rainforest. We absolutely loved this conversation and learnt so much from Marcelo. For more information on Front Line Defenders and Marcelo check out our show notes below.  We hope you enjoy it.  Much love,  Clo & Katie SHOWNOTES:  SHOWNOTES: Front Line Defenders: https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/ Rights on the Line podcast: www.frontlinedefenders.org/podcast Front Line Defenders Marcelo Cwerner Bio: https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/profile/marcelo-cwerner Marcelo Cwerner Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/marcelocwerner/ Marcelo’s website:  https://marcelocwerner.com/   Marcelo’s companies: https://www.marupiaraexpedicoes.com.br/  , http://www.embarquepaje.com.br/ , https://www.malocaviva.com/   Alter do Chão Fire Brigade: http://brigadadealter.ga/ , @brigadadealter R. Buckminster Fuller- Utopian or Oblivion: The Propspect for Humanity: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1321401.Utopia_or_Oblivion   ARTICLES:   Portuguese:  https://epoca.globo.com/paulista-deixou-mercado-financeiro-para-se-dedicar-projetos-ambientais-em-alter-do-chao-1-24130378 , https://veja.abril.com.br/brasil/fomos-injusticados-brigadistas-de-alter-do-chao-reforcam-inocencia/  English:  LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-02-14/firefighter-brigade-volunteers-accused-arson ,   The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/05/brazil-ngos-crackdown-raids-amazon-fires , NY Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/30/world/americas/amazon-fires-dicaprio-bolsonaro.html WWF:  https://www.wwf.org.br/?74264/Alter-do-Chao-charge-without-evidence-is-attack-on-the-Constitution Information about Amazon Rainforest:  https://www.britannica.com/place/Amazon-Rainforest https://www.pressenza.com/2020/06/amazon-rainforest-hit-by-killer-droughts/ https://www.plantbasednews.org/news/amazon-fires-as-bad-if-not-worse-than-last-years https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/brazil-amazon-fire-bolsonaro/2020/03/14/70bfdee4-5417-11ea-929a-64efa7482a77_story.html https://onetreeplanted.org/blogs/stories/cool-facts-about-the-amazon-rainforest Floating river: https://ideas.ted.com/this-airborne-river-may-be-the-largest-river-on-earth/ To DONATE to the Amazon Rainforest: Amazon Aid Foundation: https://amazonaid.org/ Rainforest Alliance: https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/ Amazon Watch: https://amazonwatch.org/ Rainforest Trust: https://www.rainforesttrust.org/  

Hello lovely people, welcome to our eleventh episode, an A-Z of Sustainability- Part 1! We thought what better way to educate ourselves on environmental terms and share our learnings than following the trusty alphabet. Have you ever wondered what biodiversity, deforestation, horticulture and a circular economy actually mean? Or what the term "just transition" is all about? Have you heard rumblings of the IPCC or Ireland's Climate Action Plan but never knew where to start? We tackle all of this and more. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as enjoyed researching it! *Unfortunately Clodagh's mic had a mind of its own on this recording so she does sound like she is underwater in certain sections. HOWEVER, the content is still great. We appreciate your understanding as we continue to navigate the virtual waters of recording over Zoom! As always, thank you for listening. If you enjoyed this episode or any previous episodes please do like, subscribe and share a review. We'd really appreciate it :) All our love, Katie & Clodagh SHOWNOTES: Word of the year: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/nov/07/climate-strike-named-2019-word-of-the-year-by-collins-dictionary The Guardian changing language in relation to environment: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/may/17/why-the-guardian-is-changing-the-language-it-uses-about-the-environment A: Activism: This is a document with so many collated resources to aid our shared learning and understanding of systemic racism, white privilege and how to be anti-racist:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U3DVqtfv-SAQ3Vq0VDVSylfo15a_4mj7aZPiUXcZ5e4/edit The Albedo Effect: https://www.skepticalscience.com/earth-albedo-effect.htm B: Biodiversity: https://greenschoolsireland.org/biodiveristy/ https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/mar/12/what-is-biodiversity-and-why-does-it-matter-to-us // Biodegradable vs Compostable: https://bioplasticsnews.com/2019/04/13/what-is-the-difference-between-biodegradable-compostable-and-oxo-degradable/  C: Climate Action Plan: https://www.dccae.gov.ie/en-ie/climate-action/publications/Pages/Climate-Action-Plan.aspx D: Deforestation: https://www.livescience.com/27692-deforestation.html https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/deforestation/ // Downcycling: https://www.buschsystems.com/resource-center/knowledgeBase/glossary/what-is-downcycling E: Circular Economy: https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/circular-economy/concep // Eco-cide: https://ecocidelaw.com/the-law/what-is-ecocide/ // Ecosystem: https://biologydictionary.net/ecosystem/ F: Fossil Fuels: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/energy/reference/fossil-fuels/ // Forest Bathing: https://time.com/5259602/japanese-forest-bathing/ G: The Gulf Stream: https://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2020/01/02/climate-change-gulf-stream/ // Greenwashing: https://www.lexico.com/definition/greenwash H: Horticulture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3B6iRgUgmI I: IPCC: https://www.ipcc.ch/ J: Just transition: https://climatejusticealliance.org/just-transition/

Hello fellow Climate Queens,  We are back after a two month hiatus. We hibernated alongside the rest of the world during this unprecedented time and have emerged in this new digital age with our very first episode recorded over Zoom! Woop!  We have decided to bring you an episode dedicated to only good news. In a time when we are bombarded with often deeply upsetting news, we didn't want to add to that but in fact bring you an antidote with a fun, positive episode where we share some of our favourite good news stories from the last few weeks, over a cup of tea (of course). So please join us for half an hour, take a deep breath and know that we are in this together and we will come through the other side.  Big love,  Katie & Clo  SHOWNOTES:  Birdsong:  https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/coronavirus-birdsong-seems-louder-and-the-ravens-are-more-relaxed-1.4231725  Irish people donating to Navajo and Hopi tribes in Oklahoma:  https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/05/world/coronavirus-ireland-native-american-tribes.html   https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/irish-repaying-debt-of-gratitude-to-native-americans-during-pandemic/   Laid-off Irish Debenhams workers raise funds for Bangladeshi staff: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/laid-off-irish-debenhams-workers-raise-funds-for-bangladeshi-staff-1.4250652   Dutch tulip farmer sends buckets of flowers to Kerry nursing homes to cheer up residents:  https://www.thesun.ie/news/5348130/coronavirus-ireland-dutch-tulip-donate-kerry-nursing-home/  https://flowerfarmersofireland.ie/directory/  WRAP report on food waste:  https://resource.co/article/wrap-reports-lockdown-drop-food-waste   Paprika:  https://www.paprikaapp.com/  Cocktail builder: https://www.cocktailbuilder.com/ Cycling Brussels: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/11/slow-streets-can-coronavirus-cure-brussels-of-addiction-driving  https://meta.eeb.org/2020/05/07/brussels-wakes-up-to-post-lockdown-cycle-lanes/    Cycle lanes Dublin:  https://twitter.com/DublinCommuters/status/1259954709730717696 David Attenborough facts: https://www.shortlist.com/news/david-attenborough-facts Ecobricks:  https://www.ecobricks.org/  Seal Rescue Ireland: https://www.sealrescueireland.org/   Distilleries making hand sanitizers:  https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2020/0320/1124405-irish-distilleries-step-up-production-of-hand-sanitizer/ https://www.euronews.com/2020/03/20/that-s-the-spirit-distilleries-switch-to-making-hand-sanitiser-to-help-with-covid-19-fight   

WE.ARE.BACK. Hello, lovely listeners, we are so happy to be back with our first episode of Season Two! Thank you to everyone for your messages of support over the last few months and of course for your patience while we took a much needed breather and prepped for 2020. We are officially refreshed and ready to rock! This episode topic was suggested by a number of our listeners so here we are with an entire episode dedicated to...VEGANISM! Although both of us are vegetarians we felt we needed an expert opinion on this topic and enlisted the lovely Evelyn from the VegHuns (for more information check out their instagram @theveghuns). In this episode we talk about veganism reaching mainstream conversation, the journey of going vegan, why we eat meat? and of course, the environmental impact of eating animal products. We loved the chat and learnt so much. For more of the hard hitting facts relating to animal cruelty, we have a 5 minute bonus episode available for you to delve into this if you so wish. A big thank you to our very good friend Pat Kane of Reuzi, (is there an episode where we do not mention this wonder woman? we think not!) who let us record this episode in her gorgeous shop in Foxrock. THANK YOU PAT! We hope you enjoy our first episode back, please do rate and review us on whatever platform you are listening on. We want to reach as many ears as possible this year and those lovely reviews and ratings help us climb the rankings so people can find us more easily, we would really appreciate your help with this! For updates, news and general musings please follow us over on our Instagram @climatequeenspodcast. Thank you for tuning in, Katie & Clodagh SHOW NOTES: -VegHuns Instagram https://www.instagram.com/veghuns/  -Definition of Veganism (from Evelyn) https://www.vegansociety.com/go-vegan/definition-veganism -Historical reference link Eva Batt vegan cookbook soil 1964   https://quotesonslavery.org/2010/04/30/why-veganism/  -Movement Veganuary 400K signed up  https://www.plantbasednews.org/news/veganuary-record-numbers-400000  -Spike of Gamechangers on Google https://www.plantbasednews.org/culture/sign-ups-vegan-challenge-surge-600-the-game-changers  -Documentaries: - Cowspiracy https://www.cowspiracy.com  -The Gamechangers - https://gamechangersmovie.com -HSE website https://www2.hse.ie/wellbeing/why-diet-and-nutrition-helps-your-health.html  -WHO  https://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/diet/en/  -Animal EAT Lancet Report for plant-based health and sustainability - https://eatforum.org/content/uploads/2019/01/EAT-Lancet_Commission_Summary_Report.pdf -Vegan health: Longer living - https://www.bluezones.com/ ( -Plant based diet def: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/plant-based-diet-guide#overview  -Supplements: -B12 https://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/micronutrients/FNBvol29N2supjun08.pdf  -Protein ttps://www.truthordrought.com/soybean-myths -Nutritious November link: Sources of Iron https://www.instagram.com/p/B5hYQ2cHZ44/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link  -Bees: http://drbeekeeper.com/2017/03/many-bees-take-produce-teaspoon-honey/  -Biodiversity Crisis Bee Decline : http://sos-bees.org/causes/  -Plant based milk rise:   https://www.sare.org/Learning-Center/Books/Managing-Cover-Crops-Profitably-3rd-Edition/Text-Version/Nonlegume-Cover-Crops/Oats  -IAP report: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/28/global-food-system-is-broken-say-worlds-science-academies -Our world in data food production alone is responsible ¼ worlds green gas emissions: https://ourworldindata.org/food-ghg-emissions  -Eco eye, all grain / crops feeding livestock for humans = 4 billion people: https://www.rte.ie/lifestyle/living/2020/0204/1113010-what-will-ireland-eat-eco-eye-looks-at-the-future-of-irish-food/ -Soy deforestation 80% fed to livestock https://wwf.panda.org/our_work/food/sustainable_production/soy/ -Lancet medical journal : 20 food scientists- western countries may need to reduce meat consumption by 90% to advert climate crisis: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/agribusiness-and-food/meat-consumption-must-drop-by-90-to-avert-climate-crisis-report-warns-1.3760363  -34% Ireland transport  beef & dairy: https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/1dee94-agriculture/  -19.5% Electric Cars: https://www.epa.ie/media/Chapter10_Environment_Transport.pdf  -Resource intensive producing animals v’s source food from land, GHG emissions: https://www.epa.ie/media/epa_agriculture_v2.pdf  - €5 retailer €5 processor €2 farmer stats where not solid source for this: https://www.beefplan.ie/  -80% Irish beef industry run by 8 families ‘beef barrons’ Larry Goodman https://www.independent.ie/business/farming/beef-barons-worth-over-2billion-34475145.html  -10% emissions food from the transport - 80% emission from land use https://ourworldindata.org/environmental-impacts-of-food -Switching vegan can dietary green house gas emissions can be 60-70% lower https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/veganism-environmental-impact-planet-reduced-plant-based-diet-humans-study-a8378631.html  -Oat mince https://recipes.oregonlive.com/recipes/veggie-oat-taco-mince  -Reducing meat  https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/eat-for-the-planet-meat-and-the-environment/  -Cornucopia Dublin Restaurant https://cornucopia.ie  -Happycow https://www.happycow.net  -Dublin Vegans Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/DublinVegans/  -Carbon footprint food https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46459714