'We cannot opt out': Minister defends Ireland's climate record in face of damning report

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The Minister for Climate has said Ireland cannot “opt out” of climate action as a new report showed the country is still not making enough progress

Image: Alamy Stock Photo THE MINISTER FOR Climate has said Ireland cannot “opt out” of climate action as a new report showed the country is still not making enough progress.

Ireland and Poland were the only two EU countries to receive a ‘very low’ rating on action to curb greenhouse gas emissions, with Ireland coming in 47th place, while Sweden was the best-performing member state, taking the 3rd spot. “It’s going to be good for our country, good for our economy, but we cannot opt out. We cannot say Ireland, a green country, is not going to go in this in this direction,” he said.

“The areas that are probably likely to be difficult are transport and agriculture because there you have long term patterns. “So yes, we have to now deliver and I’m confident that we can do so. We have to do so because by not doing so, I think our country would fall behind and would be seen as a laggard.

 

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Climate action is a load of fake news. There is NO global warming its getting colder every year.

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