Enjoyed season 2 of The Ecollectives ‘Future Proof’ podcast? Well, it’s not done just yet! Fun fact, due to covid after two years of online zooms this was the first time our members have actually met in person. All their climate-changing work has been done online up to now! 

In this episode, you get to meet the entire team as our hosts sit down with all the members of Foroiges ‘ECollective’ to get the full debrief. What a way to end this 5 part series. 

You’ll hear their best bits from season 2, find out what they found most shocking and learn what tips you can begin using to help make life that bit more sustainable. 

FOROIGE
Foróige is the leading youth organisation in Ireland and has been working with young people since 1952.  Our purpose is to enable young people to involve themselves consciously and actively in their development and in the development of society.

Contact: info@foroige.ie

Our guests today are two of Ireland's most famous singing stars. They found fame on the X-Factor, then went on to have four hit albums and very successfully represented Ireland twice at the Eurovision Song Contest. Anything can happen because here come Jedward !!!

The boys joined us the whole way from America via zoom to sit down with our ‘ECollective’ members to discuss their concerns, tips and potential strategies for stopping climate change.

In this episode, you’ll find out what the boys have begun implementing to help make life greener, the differences between how climate change is viewed in America versus Ireland and who they consider to be their ‘greenest’ celeb pals.

JEDWARD:

John & Edward are an Irish male pop vocal duo consisting of twin brothers John and Edward Grimes. They participated in Series 6 of The X Factor UK as part of the Groups category mentored by Louis Walsh.

They have released several singles, including "Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby)", "Bad Behaviour", "Lipstick", with which they represented Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, and "Waterline", with which they represented Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku.

Jedward are also known for their television work, including starring in the documentary series Jedward: Let Loose, presenting the children's series OMG! Jedward's Dream Factory and Jedward's Big Adventure, and participating in the reality series Celebrity Big Brother 8, Celebrity Big Brother 19, in which they finished as runners-up, and Celebrity Coach Trip 4.

Website: planetjedward.com
Contact: PlanetJedwardLTD@gmail.com

Our guest on this episode is a marines and oceans expert, anything you need to know about saving our oceans and marines can be found right here with Emer Keaveney.

Emer sat down with our ECollective members to help tease out your biggest concerns about the current state of our oceans and marines and talk about any ideas on how we can begin undoing the damage done. 

In this episode, you’ll learn, what the term ‘Global Warming’ actually means, the marine animals who are most at risk of extinction and most importantly what we can begin doing to help save our oceans. 

EMER KEAVENEY

Marine scientist and co-founder of Ocean Research & Conservation Association Ireland (ORCAIreland) - a "for impact” organisation dedicated to monitoring and minimising disturbance to marine wildlife through innovation, technology, and education.

Emer is an experienced ecologist who has been involved in marine research for over a decade, with a diverse array of knowledge from working within both academia and industry. Her expertise ranges from field-based skills; such as marine mammal mitigation and seabird surveying to desk-based statistical analytics and mapping. Also as a professional Marine Mammal Observer (MMO) working with Offshore Renewable Wind Energy projects in Irish waters.

Contact: volunteer.orca@gmail.com

Is turning your lights off or holding off on that second round of hot water for another cuppa enough to help combat our ever-growing climate problems?

Our ECollective team from Foiroige caught up with Codema CEO Donna Gartland who answers your most frequent everyday questions regarding energy and climate change. 

In this episode, you’ll find out:

• The importance of education when it comes to combating climate change
• What changes we need to see within the next five years and the repercussions of those not happening
• Everyday changes you can begin to implement

About Our Guest:
Donna Gartland took up the position of Chief Executive Officer of Codema in April 2020 and has worked with the company since 2013. 
 
 She is a qualified electrician with a BEng in Energy and Environmental Engineering from the Institute of Technology Tallaght and a MSc in Sustainable Energy Planning and Management from Aalborg University, Denmark. She is currently completing a PhD in Energy Engineering with University College Cork. 

In her previous role as Codema’s Senior Energy Planner, Donna worked on monitoring and reporting the progress of the Sustainable Energy Action Plan for Dublin City in line with the Covenant of Mayors Initiative and developed the first Spatial Energy Demand Analyses (SEDA) in Ireland for all four Dublin local authorities in order to integrate energy and spatial planning at a local level. 
 
Donna is also working on implementing the first District Heating systems in Dublin with Dublin City and South Dublin County Councils, and is Technical Advisor on the EU Interreg NWE project ‘HeatNet’. She is the lead author of the national level ‘Guide to District Heating in Ireland’ report, funded by the SEAI. 

You can check her out at @donnagartland on Twitter! 

Got a question for us? Drop us an email at: foroige@dustpod.ie

How can the next generation help make farming more sustainable?     

Did you know there are many ways we can help make farming that bit more sustainable, even if you’ve never stepped foot on a farm! 

This month our ECollectives sat down with environmentalist and self-proclaimed busy body Saoirse McHugh. Saoirse has spent the bulk of her career developing solutions around sustainable farming. 

In this episode you’ll find out how pollution is created, the changes she hopes to see within farming over the next 5 years and how minor changes to our daily lives can help create a more sustainable environment. 

If you’d like to find out more about Saoirse you can find her on Twitter @saoirse_mchugh. 

Buying local food from local producers should be the norm. When we can grow our food locally and supply locally, eliminate packaging waste and pesticide use we are making sure that our food does not cost us the earth.  We are very grateful to Imelda Mullen #thelocalgreenboxcavan

@thecottagemarketwestcavan for joining us to tell us all about her inspiring local initiative.