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EPISODE · Aug 15, 2026 · 15 MIN

"With potatoes cooking in the ground - has this summer been a wake-up call on climate change?"

from Brendan O'Connor · host RTÉ Radio 1

After a summer of unprecedented heatwaves and terrifying wildfires close to home, have people's views on climate change altered? Will these events change how people behave, and the sorts of policies we demand from our leaders? Brendan was joined by the head of the ESRI’s Behavioural Unit, Pete Lunn, and environmental scientist, Tara Shine.

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