As part of our new series on the environment we were joined in studio by Professor Brian Ó Gallachóir is Director of MaREI – the SFI Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine and we heard about the renewable electricity support scheme auction, an expected call for a 55% cut in EU greenhouse gas emissions, wildfires in the US.

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