Episode 5

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31st Mar 2021

Media

Darragh and Ellen turn their attention towards the media in the latest instalment of The COVID Alarm Clock. The media's coverage of the pandemic has been comprehensive and helped people to make sense of what was going on in those early months. Is climate coverage as good as their COVID coverage? Tune in to find out!

At the end of the episode Darragh and Ellen suggest some good environmental news sources:

The Guardian

The Sunday Times monthly climate supplement

Greennews.ie

They recommend following these journalists on Twitter:

John Gibbons @think_or_swim

George Monbiot @GeorgeMonbiot

Kevin O Sullivan @KOSullivanIT

Caroline O Doherty @codohertynews

Kayle Crossan @CrossonKayle

Philip Boucher Hayes @boucherhayes

Fintan O' Toole @fotoole

Daniel Murray @DanielTMurray

And get it straight from the horses mouth by following these climate scientists:

Peter Kalmus @climatehuman

Prof. Katharine Hayhoe @KHayhoe

Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy

Kevin Anderson @KevinClimate

Barry McMullan @autofac

Michael Mann @MichaelEMann

Eric Holthaus @EricHolthaus

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The COVID Alarm Clock
Can we use our experience of COVID as a wake up call to take real climate action?
This podcast asks if we can use our experience of COVID as a wake up call to take real action on climate change.
Join hosts Darragh Wynne and Ellen Hegarty, based in Dublin, Ireland, as they chat about topics including science, politics, media, the economy and more, looking at what we have learned about these areas throughout the pandemic and how that can inform our climate response.
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