Science4Parliament - Episode Ten - Dr Aoife Braiden - Critical Raw Materials Act.

Text the Science4Parliament podcast here.Welcome to the Science4Parliament podcast, the first podcast that aims to foster the relationship between science and decision-makers and show how research and innovation are vital to the equitable and sustainable functioning of our societies and economies.   It is presented by Dennis Naughten, a directly elected Member of Parliament in Ireland for nearly three decades, who has served as an Irish cabinet minister and on the Council of the European Union ministers. He is chairperson of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Working Group on Science and Technology, based in Geneva, which aims to inspire global parliamentary action through legislative work in the field of science and technology.  The podcast aims to highlight the work of innovative people in the world of science and to get their perspective on what needs to be done to bring the world of science and policy closer together.  To add something different to the conversation, each guest is asked to pick two numbers, each related to one of 10 random questions, some of which will be asked during the interview.  In this episode, Aoife Braiden, geoscientist research manager with Geological Survey Ireland (GSI), joins Denis again to finish the conversation about geoscience, particularly the EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act, what it means, why it is important and how scientists can help policymakers implement it.You can find out more about some of Aoife’s work here: https://www.era-min.eu/news/new-research-paper-publicationThe Geological Survey Ireland (GSI) policy paper that Aoife spoke about in the first episode is here: https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/Geoenergy/Reports/GSI_Assessment_of_GeoDH_for_Ireland_Nov2020_v2.pdfFor more information on the Critical Raw Materials Act, see the European Commission website here - https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_1661You can contact Denis Naughten in relation to this podcast or any other matter by emailing [email protected] or follow him on social media:LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/denis-naughtenX:               https://x.com/DenisNaughtenBlog:         https://substack.com/@denisnaughtenWebsite:  https://denisnaughten.ie/For more information on GSI Website:    https://www.gsi.ie/en-ie/Pages/default.aspx X:                https://twitter.com/geolsurvieLinkedIn:   https://ie.linkedin.com/company/geological-survey-ireland Get full access to InnoSphere Consulting at denisnaughten.substack.com/subscribe