COP21: Enda Kenny spells out Ireland’s task on battling climate change

Ireland’s challenge to meet climate change goals while maintaining its tradition as a producer of high quality food was spelt out by the Taoiseach Enda Kenny to one of the world’s largest gatherings of national leaders in Paris.

The opening day of COP 21, the 21st annual UN climate conference, the 11-day event hosted by France and the United Nations, hopes to get a legally binding agreement to limit global warning for the first time.

Representatives from 193 countries are attending and 170 representing 97% of global emissions have made pledges that undershoot the target and would allow the world to warm by up to 3.3 degrees.