Paul Cunningham - Conference Chairman
Paul Cunningham has been RTÉ's Environment Correspondent since 2002, reporting and providing analysis on the subjects of energy, transport, environment and climate change both in Ireland and abroad. Prior to his appointment, he reported on the impact of contaminated blood products on people with haemophilia, for which he won ESB National Radio Journalist of the Year and an Irish Film and Television Award.
Paul has also reported on more than a dozen conflicts and disasters around the world. He is a stand-in presenter on RTÉ Radio One's Morning Ireland, a presenter on RTÉ TV's One to One programme and a regular contributor to RTÉ TV's Prime Time. He is the author of two books: Ireland's Burning - How Climate Change Will Affect You (Poolbeg Press 2008), and A Case of Bad Blood (Poolbeg Press 2002).
