Citizen's Assembly calls for carbon taxes

Carbon taxes, an end of subsidies for peat extraction, and a tax on greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture are some of the recommendations made by the Citizens’ Assembly.

The report on its latest deliberation — How the State can make Ireland a leader in tackling climate change — was yesterday laid before the Oireachtas by assembly chair, Mary Laffoy.

It made 13 recommendations by a majority vote, and a further four ancillary recommendations which came from members of the assembly.