Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 13 December 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Pauline O'ReillyPauline O'Reilly (Green Party) | Oireachtas source

It goes back to the point I was left with at the end of my previous slot. I will not repeat everything I said, but essentially what RTÉ says it is doing through its political programmes is reflecting a debate, if a debate is there, on climate. The entire point of what was said in the opening statement is that RTÉ does not give equivalence to both sides, if there are two sides, and that it accepts and highlights the climate science. When politicians are allowed to take one side or another, or to have a debate on air, you will find politicians lining up on the other side to say that the kind of climate action that we know scientifically is required, is not required, just in order that they can get on air. RTÉ is not reflecting the debate; it is creating that debate. Does Ms Peterman agree?

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