Climate change mitigation in our debt-burdened country

Having dragged its heels on climate change mitigation measures, presumably because the exchequer cannot currently afford to incentivise more of such measures, the government is unlikely to inflict further damage on the exchequer by taxing a productive indigenous industry such as agriculture.

Climate change mitigation in our debt-burdened country

Having dragged its heels on climate change mitigation measures, presumably because the exchequer cannot currently afford to incentivise more of such measures, the government is unlikely to inflict further damage on the exchequer by taxing a productive indigenous industry such as agriculture, writes Stephen Cadogan.

Climate change mitigation is in the news since the citizens’ assembly considered the topic last week and made recommendations.

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