Public 'constantly bombarded' with ads for polluting cars amid climate crisis, Dáil told

Green Party TD Brian Leddin said 'almost constant' adverts on radio, television, and podcasts flies in the face of the action needed to avert situations like the current European heatwave becoming locked in as normal for the future.

The "bombardment" of car advertising in Ireland and beyond is "insidious" in the context of the current climate crisis, according to the chair of the Oireachtas climate committee.

Green Party TD Brian Leddin said "almost constant" adverts on radio, television, and podcasts flies in the face of the action needed to avert situations like the current European heatwave becoming locked in as normal for the future.