Reporting from the front lines of COP27 with Lauren Boland: Backsliding on loss and damage?

Darragh, Anna and Ciara are joined by a special guest this week who's just back from COP27. Lauren Boland of The Journal (lauren@thejournal.ie) tells us about her climate journey and shares the sights and sounds of Sharm el-Sheik with us.

Will COP deliver on loss and damage or will the backsliding continue?

What role is Ireland playing?

The climate change performance index for 2022 is just out, how is Ireland doing?

And we have 8 billion reasons now to fight for climate action.

Things to do this week:

On Friday afternoon, The Journal is holding an Open Newsroom to take stock of where things stand and what the major takeaways are after two weeks of talks in Sharm El-Sheikh.  1pm Irish time / 3pm Egyptian time over Zoom. you can register for free here. 

It’s Science Week until Sunday 20th.  Lots of events on around the country, you can find them here https://www.sfi.ie/events/

25th November Trinity: Special Event on Loss and Damage after COP 27 with Lyndsay Walsh, Oxfam. https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/special-event-on-loss-and-damage-after-cop-27-with-lyndsay-walsh-oxfam-tickets-465828163577

Purpose Disruptors next Dublin event is happening on Nov 29th @thetarabuilding. We’ll be screening @PurposeDisrupt Good Life 2030 documentary and more… RSVP via ireland@purposedisruptors.org

Futureproof Clare is raising money to pay legal fees to take a Russian-owned aluminium refinery operating in Co. Limerick to court. Why? Because they want to expand a disposal area for toxic mining waste beside an area of conservation on the Shannon Estuary. You can contribute here. https://www.gofundme.com/f/legal-case-against-toxic-bauxite-refinery