One in five Irish people don't support climate action strikes

Elin Carlsson, 9, at the Dublin climate strike last week. Image: PA Images Elin Carlsson, 9, at the Dublin climate strike last week. Image: PA Images TWENTY PERCENT OF people in Ireland said they do not support the climate strikes held recently by students around the country.

The poll comes after thousands of people from around the country took part in strikes last Friday to demand more action from the government on climate change. People in Dublin overwhelmingly supported the strikes, with 75% in support. However, support was also high in the rest of Leinster , as well as Munster and Connaught and Ulster .

German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged at least €100 billion by 2030 to tackle emissions in the energy and industrial sectors, boost zero-emission electric vehicles, and get passengers out of planes and onto trains.

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