Hot Mess
Hot Mess
RTÉ Radio 1
Measuring the gap between Ireland's climate aspirations and climate actions.
Ep. 11: It's not you, it's me
Might the biggest obstacle to effective climate action be us?
Jun 13, 2022
25 min
Ep 10: Megawatts and Megabytes
The things we got wrong about Data Centres and how they could be made a part of Ireland's climate solution.
May 30, 2022
26 min
Ep 9: Buy Rent Retreat
What upheaval on Antarctica's ice sheets means for the future of Ireland's coastal communities.
May 23, 2022
26 min
Ep 8: There's batteries in them there hills
Should we allow mining for lithium along the Wicklow Way? Can we afford not to?
May 16, 2022
26 min
Ep 7: Fossil Fools
How long will it take Ireland get off Russian gas and oil, and then all gas and oil?
May 9, 2022
27 min
Ep 6: Nuclear Fallout
Did the success of the anti nuclear protests of the 1970s tie the hands of those trying to tackle the climate crisis in the 2020s?
Nov 29, 2021
26 min
Ep5: The revolution will be delayed
Does the absence of a national Hydrogen Plan mean Ireland is letting a golden opportunity to cut emissions slip? And in the absence of that plan, are fossil fuel companies making their own?
Nov 22, 2021
26 min
Ep 4: In a puff of smoke
Climate Change means wildfires in Ireland are going to increase in frequency and intensity. We reveal for the first time the CO2 emissions created by accidental and controlled burning.
Nov 15, 2021
25 min
Ep 3: The Last Drop
The debate about cutting emissions from agriculture is dogged by dispute, division and denial of science. Is there a way of finding common ground between environmentalists and farmers?
Nov 8, 2021
26 min
Ep 2: That sinking feeling
Might a growing protest campaign against Bord Na Mona's rewetting of bogs derail one of Ireland's most important climate actions before its begun?
Oct 31, 2021
25 min
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