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Five Degrees of Change: Erinch Sahan

Head of Enterprise at Doughnut Economics Action Lab explains why the ownership structures and governance of businesses need to change

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‘The way we are living, with such intense consumerism, is not sustainable’ – Erinch Sahan

We need to completely rethink our economic structures – but luckily we already know how to do this, says Erinch Sahan, head of business and enterprise with the Doughnut Economics Action Lab, who supplies five policy and personal changes he would make for a greener world

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‘Those most impacted are the least well off’ – Michelle Murphy, Social Justice Ireland

Michelle Murphy, a research and policy analyst at Social Justice Ireland, advocates a carbon tax on food, regular meetings for communities to decide the best way to tailor a just transition to their particular needs, and targeting electric vehicle grants at those living in rural Ireland

Five Degrees of Change: Laura Burke

The director general of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gives her five degrees of change for a greener world

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‘What’s happening with targets is less greenwashing and more time washing – Laura Burke, EPA

The environmental protection agency’s director general says the gap between aspiration and action and the polarisation of debate on the environment are major challenges that need to be addressed for a greener future

Five Degrees of Change: Andrew Murphy

The head of buildings and industry with the Environmental Coalition on Standards spoke about how to include aviation emissions in national climate targets, and ban emissions offsetting

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‘Here was a bunch of people who had a huge incentive to get offsetting right. What they came up with was a mess’ – Andrew Murphy

Our latest guest on the Business Post’s Five Degrees of Change energy and environment podcast, Andrew Murphy of the Environmental Coalition on Standards, suggests five policy and personal changes for a greener world, such as including aviation and shipping in national climate targets and revising our idea of what ‘toasty’ feels like

Five Degrees of Change: Thomas Duffy

Farmer and agri-environmental consultant spoke about policy changes he would like to see for a sustainable rural Ireland

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‘Solar is an area of common ground between farmers and environmentalists’ – Thomas Duffy

The latest guest on our Five Degree of Change podcast series, the vice-president of the European Council of Young Farmers, outlines his personal changes and the policy changes he would like to see, including a ban on below-cost selling of food, to support a sustainable future

Five Degrees of Change: Laura Heuston of Sustainability Works

Heuston spoke about how sustainable finance can help drive change in the private sector and the impact of changing career

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‘We need to develop a common language around what sustainability is’ – Laura Heuston

As part of the Business Post’s Five Degrees of Change podcast series, Laura Heuston, co-founder of Sustainability Works, describes policy changes she would like to see along with personal goals to contribute to a greener world

Five Degrees of Change: Jim Scheer

The head of data and insights at the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland spoke about speeding up clean energy projects and reconnecting with nature in the busy modern world

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‘We are going to have to buy ourselves some time’ – Jim Scheer, SEAI

The head of data and insights for the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland is the latest interviewee for the Business Post’s energy and environment podcast, in which he sets out the personal and political changes that he’d like to see result in a greener world

Five Degrees of Change: Diarmuid Torney

Torney discussed how we can better equip the state to deliver on climate action, while explaining why he is cutting down on flying

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‘I was a carbon criminal ... from a work perspective, I used to travel too much’ – Diarmuid Torney

The associate professor in Dublin City University’s school of law and government is the latest guest on the Business Post

Five Degrees of Change: Brian Caulfield

The sustainable transport expert proposed a cross party transport infrastructure plan, imposing parking limits in cities and prioritising the electrification of taxis and car shares

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Five degrees of change: ‘A lot of transport stuff is the carrot side. The stick will be needed’

Sustainable mobility expert Brian Caulfield’s research is centred on transport and how it contributes to emissions – and car ownership lies at the heart of the problem

Five Degrees of Change: Holly Cairns

The Social Democrat TD would like to see a science-led approach to agricultural policy and more incentives for planting forests

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Holly Cairns: ‘Main injustice facing this generation, including farmers, is climate change inaction’

The Social Democrats spokeswoman on agriculture says science should trump vested interests in policymaking, and that green farming must be incentivised

Five Degrees of Change – Bríd Smith

The People Before Profit TD for Dublin South Central discusses her policy and personal changes for a greener world