Planet 'in peril' due to climate change, says Michael D Higgins

President Michael D Higgins, who said 'climate chaos' is causing social and economic consequences. Picture: Maxwells

The time has long passed for debate on the science of climate change, which is “the greatest contemporary challenge facing us as inhabitants of this planet in peril”, according to President Michael D Higgins.

Mr Higgins, who was speaking at the national conference of Engineers Ireland, called for an end to deflection and stubborn resistance to the science, saying the time for “useless apportionments of blame, or idle comparisons” was over.