Fossil fuel industry will not change unless it is forced to do so – Robinson

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A key mechanism to maintain momentum was to establish climate youth councils in every country, to feed into national parliaments and climate policy making – already, she noted, some countries are going this route with success.The climate marches on Friday involving millions of young people and the UN youth climate summit on Saturday was “calling out adults in the world”, who must earn trust “by doing what we are supposed to be doing”.

The process was meaningful and another indication of the level of momentum being achieved by young people, he said, “which has given a great deal of leverage within our political system to make climate the top political priority”. This was a mobilisation of people which was changing the attitudes of governments as they come to conferences like these, he felt.Applying that in the Irish context, Mr Bruton said there was a pattern evident with, for example, major Constitutional changes, where “the voice of younger people” was the common denominator dramatically changing the attitudes of others set in their beliefs.

Committing to political action was one thing, but delivering it was a significant challenge. There would be conflicts to be resolved, such as carbon pricing. “Inherent in this is confronting the habits of a lifetime,” he added.

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Lots of stick and no carrot required ! Same goes for car manufacturers, they are only mostly producing top end electric vehicles

More hubris from Mary Robinson!

Violence? Letting kids skip school?

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