About this episode
The episode discusses whether electric vehicle incentives primarily benefit the wealthy, featuring insights from various political representatives and a climate expert.
Professor Peter Thorne, member of the Climate Change Advisory Council joins the panel of Robert Troy, Fianna Fáil TD for Longford - Westmeath and Minister of State with responsibility for Financial Services and Insurance, Claire Kerrane, Sinn Féin TD for Roscommon - Galway and Richard Boyd Barrett, People Before Profit TD for Dún Laoghaire.
People in this episode
Guests: Professor Peter Thorne, Robert Troy, Claire Kerrane, Richard Boyd Barrett
Topics covered
- electric vehicles
- incentives
- wealth disparity
- climate change
- financial services
Keywords
- EV incentives
- wealthy
- climate change
- financial services
- politics
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin, People Before Profit
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