Date: 04 May 2022
A new €5 million fund has been announced for climate change and climate action content production.
A new €5 million fund has been announced for climate change and climate action content production.
Action 46 of the Climate Action Plan 2021 strives to provide funding to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) for a round of the Sound and Vision Scheme with the core theme of Climate Change and Climate Action.
This €5 million fund is now being provided to the BAI for a Sound and Vision round to support the development of such content and programming. This is being co-funded by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.
Speaking on the announcement, Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, said:
“Tackling climate change has always been a top priority for me and I am proud to fulfil this Climate Action Plan 2021 commitment. Sound and Vision funding will create programming that improves climate literacy and promotes climate change mitigation.
"It is essential that we inform people of the threats posed by climate change and bring people on board with measures to tackle it. This Sound and Vision programming will show people what is happening to our climate and how to stop it.”
Also discussing the funding, the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan, said:
“To achieve our climate ambitions, we will all need to change how we work; heat our homes; travel; consume goods and services; and manage our waste. By improving climate literacy, we will enable people to make changes in their daily lives and engage with climate action at a local and national level”.
“Through the expertise of the BAI, and the vision of Ireland’s programme makers, we can ensure a range of innovative and creative programming to bring climate awareness, literacy and empowerment into homes across the country”.
The BAI has stated the closing date for submissions is noon on 26 July and can apply HERE.