Kerry targets climate change denying world leaders at Cork conference

The former US Secretary of State has lashed out at world leaders who lie about the climate crisis and dismiss the scientific evidence.

John Kerry, a former US presidential candidate who played a key role in talks which led to the signing of the 2016 Paris Agreement on greenhouse gas emissions targets, said the world and its climate don’t have the time or space to deal with "presidents and prime ministers" who deny the truth about climate change.