Climate disruption will have diverse and wide ranging impacts on Ireland's environment, society, economic and natural resources that will require behavioural, social and cultural transformation. Exploring how the arts, culture and heritage sectors can be used to promote dialogue around this pressing issue in ways that are provocative and engaging will be an essential part of this transformational process.

In June 2019, the Government launched the “Climate Action Plan to Tackle Climate Breakdown” that clearly identifies the nature and scale of the challenge to move Ireland towards the goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

As part of this debate, Creative Ireland commissioned a report, Engaging the Public on Climate Change through the Cultural and Creative Sectors, that represents an initial, high-level, two-month period of research into how the cultural and creative sectors can play an essential role in enabling people to understand, interpret, and engage with many aspects of climate change.