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Dr. Cara Augustenborg

'The Verdant Yank' 
An Irish-American environmental scientist, policy lecturer, and advocate for climate action based in Ireland

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E-mail: cara.augustenborg@gmail.com

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Bon Voyage: Cara goes to France!

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In December 2021, I headed to France (by boat!) on behalf of the French Ministry for European and Foreign Affairs "Future Leaders Invitation Programme". Each year, the French Ministry invites 75 people from around the world to France to give future leaders from the political world and civil society the opportunity to spend time in France to hold high-level meetings relating to their interests. I asked to spend the week meeting France's most successful climate policy professionals and learning about some of their innovative programmes, particularly in the areas of food and agriculture, which I feel we can learn a lot from in Ireland. I blogged about those meetings throughout the week... ​
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Graduation Day: A dose of inspiration amid a climate crisis

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​On September 2nd, I was asked to give the graduation speech at University College Dublin for the Class of 2019 in Degrees in Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy, Geography and Engineering Science & Structural Engineering. - No easy task when you're used to telling people bad news on climate change! Read my speech or listen to the audio below if you're craving a dose of inspiration amid a climate crisis...

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