Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 17 November 2021
Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media
Challenges Facing the Broadcasting Sector as a Result of Covid-19: Discussion
Christopher O'Sullivan (Cork South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
It is to be hoped all that will be considered and dealt with in the online safety and media regulation Bill. The climate action discussion is important and I agree with Mr. Purcell about trying to reach some of the climate sceptics.
It is important to try to reach the audience where climate change sceptics are making an impression. Mr. Purcell is right in wanting to relate it to how climate change is impacting people on the ground. The most obvious examples are more common and frequent flooding events in coastal towns but also in inland towns that have rivers; those are perfect examples. A big issue impacting my neck of the woods is coastal erosion, because we are getting more frequent storms and rising sea levels and we are seeing parts of the coast eroded away. There is going to be a significant cost associated with that. What is the strategy in making that more accessible and reaching that audience?
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