Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 January 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Eoin Moran:

The RTÉ director general has given an excellent summary on providing positive information. It is encompassed in the approach that we have taken since we put our strategy in place. Our job is to provide to the Irish people with what we refer to as the authoritative voice on weather and climate information. This must be founded on evidence-based scientific information. I am taken by comments on how sometimes science is not as interesting to the public as some of us may think. We are aware of this and that it is something that can turn people off. It is all about storytelling, plain language and ensuring that people understand. We must transpose the scientific information and transmit it to the public in creative ways. I am quite happy with the summary so far.

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