Green taxes to be introduced, but is it enough?

GREEN taxes on gas-guzzling cars and high-energy light bulbs are to be introduced as part of new Government plans to combat global warming.

But critics warned that the plans, unveiled in the long-awaited National Climate Change Strategy yesterday, do not go far enough to address a problem which sees Ireland produce nearly seven million tonnes more carbon dioxide than it should under internationally agreed Kyoto Protocol targets.

The strategy, unveiled by Environment Minister Dick Roche, was branded a missed opportunity by opposition leaders last night.