Blindboy Boatclub has called for Ireland to "lead by example and change the world" saying the country's cultural footprint has global effect.
Blindboy appeared on Friday night's Late Late Show and spoke about climate change and how, despite Ireland's small carbon footprint compared to other countries around the world, we can enact change through cultural means.
"I am positive about the future," the Rubberbandits star told host Ryan Tubridy.
"When I go on about climate, people always say, 'sure we're Ireland, we're tiny, we've a tiny carbon footprint, what's the point if we do anything?' and one thing I always like to remind people of is that our carbon footprint is tiny but our cultural footprint is massive.
"We were the first to do the smoking ban and that was copied all around the world, we were the first to have the plastic bag tax and that was copied, St. Patrick's Day and Halloween – these are Irish holidays celebrated around the world – let's make St. Patrick's Day about the environment.
"Let's use our cultural footprint and lead by example to change the world."
