Dr. Cara Augustenborg, PMP

Ireland Ireland

MD-Impact Research Management; Climate spokesperson-Green Party Irl; Chair-Friends of the Earth Ireland; Lecturer-UCD

CleanTech / Environment

I'm passionate about environmental issues, and the urgency of climate change now demands most of my attention. I've spent over a decade working in academia in Ireland and the USA, conducting research and teaching on a wide range of environmental issues from water quality to bioenergy and greenhouse gas emissions. In 2008, I had the opportunity to witness the effects of climate change in the Arctic first hand as Ben & Jerry's climate ambassador for Ireland. Frustrated with the slow pace of progress from environmental research, I became active in the Irish environmental NGO sector through Friends of the Earth and continue to volunteer much of my time to the organisation as Chair of the Boar...