Caitríona Redmond: Are Irish consumers ready for the costs of climate change?

A trip to London was a superheated eye-opener, writes Caitríona Redmond
People walk in the shade through Ely Park in Cambridgeshire during the recent heatwave.

People walk in the shade through Ely Park in Cambridgeshire during the recent heatwave.

SOME 10 days ago, I took the family to London for a holiday. As usual, I did it all on a tight budget, but I definitely noticed price differences compared with previous years.

The yardstick for a decent holiday when the kids were younger was whether the place we were staying had a pool. If there was a swimming pool for them to splash in, we’d know we’d organise at least two swims a day. The kids would be happily tired out, and it would be a success.

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