Hot Mess

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Hot Mess

Measuring the gap between Ireland's climate aspirations and climate actions.

  1. JUL 24

    Ep 24 – Our world at 1.5

    Because temperatures went above 1.5 degrees of additional warming, 2023 and 2024 provided a look into our climate future. What do extreme weather events in the last year tells us about what the planet will look like in ten year’s time?

    26 min

  2. JUL 17

    Ep 23 – Net Zero

    Will climate action work? If we spend trillions on a Green Transition what are the chances we will get Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050? Philip speaks to one of the few people with right mix of skills to make an informed assessment of this generation’s chances of saving humankind.

    22 min

  3. JUL 10

    Ep 22 – Playing God

    Is Geo-engineering the planet to reduce warming our best hope or playing with fire? Incorrect speculation that Dubai caused massive flooding in April by seeding clouds put geo-engineering in a critical spotlight. Philip visits the “Centre For Climate Repair” a leading player in this much criticised field.

    23 min

  4. JUL 3

    Ep 21 – Slow Waters

    A new project to take the sting out of flooding. With so much extra rain in our future we are going to have to start adapting now. But most of these projects to keep our feet dry will have as many opponents as supporters. Philip examines one with huge potential and invites a powerful critic to see if he can be persuaded.

    24 min

  5. JUN 26

    Ep 20 – Just Stop Oil

    Are climate protestors just students acting the maggot or successors to the Sufragettes and Civil Rights movement? In an extended interview with Roger Hallam the co-founder of Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion, Philip tries to establish if the protests can reduce global warming or is the real aim societal change.

    25 min

  6. JUN 19

    Ep 19 - Rain Rain Rain

    Was 10 months of rain from July to April our new normal? The world temporarily went beyond the 1.5 degrees of additional warming we have committed to holding it to. Philip talks to scientists about why this happened, and what it says about how wet it will get.

    24 min

  7. 12/19/2022

    Ep 18 - Their world will be what we make it

    What the latest research says about how climate change will shape the planet for those alive now.

    27 min

  8. 12/12/2022

    Ep 17 - The wheels on the bus

    Philip comes up with a plan to save the world

    26 min
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Measuring the gap between Ireland's climate aspirations and climate actions.

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  • Channel
    RTÉ
  • Creator
    RTÉ Radio 1
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    25
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © RTÉ 2024
  • Show Website
    Hot Mess

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