Podcasts Culture Best Of Belfast: Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast #255 John Barry on Climate Change and Meaningful Environmental Action

#255 John Barry on Climate Change and Meaningful Environmental Action

Published: April 18, 2022, 4 a.m.

Professor John Barry is the C0-Director of the Centre for Sustainability, Equality and Climate Action at Queen's University Belfast, and C0-Chair of the Belfast Climate Commission. \xa0 He\u2019s also a recovering politician, public servant, electric-car driving, foldable bicycle riding activist himself, as well as a lover of The Lorax by Dr Seuss \u2014 but I\u2019ll let John tell you more about that himself. \xa0 In today\u2019s episode we talk about:

  • His origin story as a climate-activist\xa0
  • Why we have the wrong end of the stick when it comes to \u201cclimate change\u201d
  • What the economy is actually for
  • The wisdom of Dr Seuss, Lord Of The Rings, The Matrix and more
  • And most importantly, what you and I can do to take meaningful action.
\xa0 Check it out! \xa0 https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/john-barry-climate-activist