Culture and Climate Action Seminar Series - The Hunt Museum

Culture and Climate Action Seminar Series

Thursday 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd February 2024

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Culture & Climate Action Seminar Series

Achieving the 2021 Climate Action Plan

Halving greenhouse emissions by 2030 and net zero by 2050

Co-produced with Dr John Morrissey, MIC

Seminar 4: Thursday 22 February 17:30 – 19:00

Saving the Planet 

“Be a good citizen”  Dr. Niall Dunphy & Dr. Breffní Lennon

(Change by Degrees) – “How to change your planet one step at a time.”  Dr. Tara Shine

 

 

Tara Shine, sustainability expert and CEO of Change by Degrees, discusses her work and insights on climate action and leadership.
Poster for a seminar featuring Dr. Niall Dunphy, a Senior Research Fellow focused on climate action, engineering, and sustainability research.
Portrait of Dr. Breffní Lennon on a green and blue abstract background. Text highlights climate research and his role at University College Cork.

Seminar 3: Thursday 15 February 17:30 – 19:00

Culture & Climate- “A cultural shift, economically and philosophically”

Dr Yvonne Fogarty-Ryan & Dr Daniel Vázquez

Portrait of a bearded man with glasses, smiling, with bookshelves in the background. Overlaid text details his roles in philosophy and climate justice.
Colourful seminar poster featuring Dr. Yvonne Ryan, smiling, with dark hair and a patterned outfit. Background includes circular patterns in green and blue. Text highlights her role and expertise in environmental science, focusing on industrial ecology and material flow analysis. Emphasizes her contributions to mercury policy and waste management. Logos of The Hunt Museum, MIC, and the Irish Department of Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media are at the bottom.

Previous Speakers

Seminar 2: Thursday 8 February 17:30 – 19:00

Policy & Education – “Effecting policy and educational change”

Dr John Morrissey & Emma Gleeson

 

Dr. John Morrissey, a Geography lecturer, focuses on sustainable development and low-carbon economy challenges, with a global research background.
Seminar promo for Culture and Climate Action Series featuring Emma Gleeson, a PhD student at Mary Immaculate College, with expertise in sustainable development and climate change education. Image includes her portrait and geometric graphic elements with green and blue hues.

Seminar 1: Thursday 1 February 17:30 – 19:00

Community & Climate- “Speeding up local change”

Dr. Darren Barry and Kieran Reeves.

 

Poster for the Culture and Climate Action Seminar Series featuring Kieran Reeves. Includes his headshot and detailed professional background.
Event promotional poster for the Culture and Climate Action Seminar Series featuring Dr. Darren Barry. The design includes a photo of Dr. Barry wearing glasses, set against an abstract background of overlapping green and grey circles with blue lines. Text details his role as Community Climate Action Officer and his academic background. Logos of sponsors are displayed at the bottom. The tone is professional and informative.

Captains Room at The Hunt Museum:

Tickets €7:50 (€20 for all 4)

Concession, Senior, Student, Unemployed €3 (€10 for all 4)

 

See also the accompanying Conference – Friday 23rd of February 2024

 

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Event details

Venue

The Hunt Museum

The Custom House, Rutland Street
Limerick, V94 EV8A Ireland + Google Map

Phone: 061 312 833

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