Just 6% of Irish people view climate change as their top priority as Cop26 commences

(Left to right) British Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss, Taoiseach Micheál Martin and UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa arrive for day two of Cop26 in Glasgow. The Taoiseach said: “I have no doubt that the vast majority of people want us to move on climate change." Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

People will buy into the challenge of tackling climate change, the Taoiseach has insisted - despite new findings that suggest Irish people do not see the burning issue of our time as a top priority.

Speaking as the United Nations (UN) climate change event Cop26 began in Glasgow, Micheál Martin told the Irish Examiner that the public would come along with the necessary changes as the benefits became clearer.