S5E9: Climate Ambassador Stories

Daithí is joined by not one, but two special guests this week! Climate Ambassador Alumni Claire Romito and Alex Reilly share their experiences of being in the programme and the changes that it brought about in their lives. Though Alex comes from a background in television production, and Claire is a primary school teacher and entrepreneur, they share a lot of the same sentiments and thoughts around community climate action, offering up many wise words for current Climate Ambassadors and general listeners alike. From career pivots to tackling climate anxiety and the power of finding your own strengths and community, this episode takes an honest look at the imperfect, yet inspiring nature of individual climate action journeys and the ripple effects they have on our wider communities. Thanks very much to Sorcha O'Carolan Murphy for support with research, design and promotion. Links: Thanks its vintage – Alex’s Fashion Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/thanks_its_vintage/ Teachingplans.ie – Claire’s website of teaching resources: https://teachingplans.ie/ Albert Certification for sustainable film and TV production: https://wearealbert.org/ 1% for planet: 1% for the Planet | Accelerating Environmental Giving Patagonia makes Earth its only shareholder: https://eu.patagonia.com/ie/en/ownership/?srsltid=AfmBOoq3dmBx_G4RbdxP1xdnNjlqMZHa--hjuobEgfMOkyBrzwaq6DZ0 Friends of the earth: https://www.friendsoftheearth.ie/ Virgin Media Sustainability: https://sustainablemedia.ie/case-studies/sustainability-in-programming-how-one-sustainability-project-in-virgin-media-tv-created-a-ripple-effect/