NI department official apologises to minister for climate change advice

NI department official apologises to minister for climate change advice
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A top civil servant has publicly apologised to Stormont’s Environment Minister over an official submission he received on climate change.

Edwin Poots faced a backlash after he said his department officials did not accept using language such as climate emergency or climate crisis.

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