Seeking singular political consensus on climate change

ALL POLITICAL parties in this country will have to come to an immediate consensus on climate change and alternative energies if we are to protect future generations, the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources told a conference yesterday.

Eamon Ryan described the challenge of climate change as being as “mammoth” a task as that which faced the Republic’s revolutionary leaders as they began building the State.

“Every man, woman and child in this country uses the equivalent of five pints of oil a day. The challenge is how do we de-carbonise our society. This is the big task before us as we try to protect our people, society and economy,” he said.