S3 E5: Air Quality

In this air quality podcast, we first hear from Dr Clare Noone, Senior Postdoctoral researcher at ICARUS, Maynooth University, giving an overview of air quality in Ireland and the interconnectedness of air quality to other issues such as climate & biodiversity breakdown. Clare talks about her work with the EPA on Five-Year Assessment Reports for Ireland, the importance of Methane and how that could be the best way for some quick wins with air quality and climate action, while also sharing some of her approaches to communicating the science. In the second part, we hear about the incredible work Aileen Bright, Sabrina Moore and the GLOBE team are achieving around Ireland with air quality, through citizen science, measuring and communicating with local schools and communities. They share stories behind the statistics, highlighting some success anecdotes and the power that has for both themselves and the schools and communities involved. Links: Dr Clare Noone on twitter: @clarenoone Purple Air makes sensors that empower Community Scientists who collect hyper-local air quality data and share it with the public: https://www2.purpleair.com/ EPA Ireland 5-Year Assessment Report on Climate Change: https://www.epa.ie/our-services/monitoring--assessment/climate-change/5-yar/ Angry Weather book: https://earthbound.report/2021/06/07/book-review-angry-weather-by-friederike-otto/ Trevor Noah Tackles Climate Change: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PSR_OutuIw GLOBE Email: [e-mail] GLOBE Ireland Air Quality Campaign https://www.globe.gov/web/ireland/home/overview-of-air-quality-campaign/about#:~:text=The%20GLOBE%20Ireland%20Air%20Quality,pollution%20at%20schools%20in%20Ireland. Clean Air Together: https://www.cleanairtogether.ie/ Twitter - @GLOBEIreland Instagram & Facebook – ‘GLOBE Ireland’ EPA: https://www.epa.ie/take-action/in-the-community/citizen-science/clean-air-projects/#d.en.90888 New Zealand’s well-being budget: https://www.centreforpublicimpact.org/insights/new-zealands-wellbeing-budget-worth-hype-contributor-michael-mintrom Bike2Work scheme: https://www.biketowork.ie/