'We have to find ways to talk about climate change that are hopeful'

Dr Tara Shine campaigning for climate action in the Antarctic, beside the MC Ushuaia

A respected Cork climate change activist has called for new ways to communicate the climate crisis – to instill hope rather than despair and let people know that change is possible.

Speaking in a week that saw record temperatures, wildfires and floods all over the world, Dr Tara Shine, international climate negotiator and scientist, said she recently became a stand-up comic to communicate her climate change message in a new way that may resonate with new audiences.