Today we meet Caitríona Kenny, a community officer, environmental educator and one of the co-founders of the Sustainable Energy Community Connecting Cabra in Dublin 7, Ireland. Sustainable Energy Communities are community-led initiatives to empower locals to take climate action at a local level. Cabra was one of the first to establish in Ireland and the community has since expanded their connect-learn-and-share model to also include biodiversity projects, tree planting and growing food together. I spoke with Caitríona to understand how they made this happen and what we can learn from their journey to inspire you to start your own community project.

Recording location: Caitríona’s sun-filled living room in the heart of Cabra, Dublin, Ireland.

Connect with Caitríona:

Website: www.connectingcabra.ie

email: hello@connectingcabra.ie

For comments, ideas and collaborations contact me at:

email: claudia@claudiageratz.com

website: claudiageratz.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudiageratz/

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🎹 Intro Music by the talented Alberto Gariglio.

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