Sargent says Bertie 'worse than Bush' on environment

The Taoiseach has been accused of being worse than US president George Bush when it comes to caring for the environment.

200 delegates from across Europe are gathered in Dublin for the first conference of the European Green Council.

Irish Green Party leader Trevor Sargent said the Government's policies have ensured we are amongt the most car- and oil-dependent countries in the world.

He said the Kyoto Protocol on climate change is "a joke" in this country because we continue to burn peat and operate a coal-fired power station at Moneypoint.