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Series 16, Episode 8

‘The Future Of Transport’ – with Dr Lara Dungan

 

Dr Lara Dungan explores the need to reduce our transport emissions, and what trading the petrol car for electric innovation, public transit, and other transport options could look like in Ireland.

 

With the global implications of climate change becoming more apparent by the day, renewed focus has been placed on how Ireland is going to meet its 2030 targets and set a real trajectory for achieving almost zero emissions by 2050. One of the most challenging areas, where we have so far failed to make any significant progress, is transport.

 

Ireland has a unique legacy of significant urban sprawl and one-off housing, which has made public transport difficult, and reliance on the automobile is the only solution for many. But how do we maintain good affordable transport for citizens while dramatically reducing reliance on fossil fuels?

 

Through technological solutions, such as electric vehicles and innovative public transport strategies, this episode will explore what it would take to bring Ireland’s transport system into the future.

 

Lara will speak to experts and average citizens about Ireland’s transport problems, and travel to the Netherlands to find out how the government and industry has encouraged citizens to embrace electric vehicles and alternate transport options such as cycling and car sharing. She will see if this kind of integrated approach could be exported to Ireland.

Series Overview

In the newest season of RTÉ’s long-running series Eco Eye, host Duncan Stewart is joined by ecologist Anja Murray and Dr Lara Dungan to explore critical environmental issues impacting Ireland and abroad. Featuring topics from air pollution to aquatic invasive species, this season documents pioneering research and community action in the fields of medicine, ecology, conservation and more. Filmed all across the country and further afield, it reveals the challenges that our native flora and fauna face today