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Five Degrees of Change

Nov 28, 2022

Michelle Murphy is a research and policy analyst with Social Justice Ireland, the social justice think tank. Social Justice Ireland puts equality and poverty prevention at the heart of its research and advocacy, and it considers environmental issues to be first and foremost social justice issues. For her policy...


Nov 21, 2022

Laura Burke is the director general of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Ireland's environmental state agency and regulator. For her policy changes, Burke chose to form a national policy position on the environment, to prioritise action over aspiration on environmental issues, and to address the polarisation of...


Nov 14, 2022

Andrew Murphy is head of buildings and industry with the Environmental Coalition on Standards (ECOS), an NGO researching and advocating for high sustainability standards in products and regulations across the EU. For his policy changes, Andrew chose to include aviation and shipping emissions in national climate targets,...


Nov 7, 2022

Thomas Duffy is a farmer from Cavan in Ireland as well as an agri-environmental consultant. He has served as president of the Irish youth farming association, Macra Na Feirme, and is currently vice-president of the European Council of Young Farmers. For his policy changes, Duffy chose to implement an EU carbon border...