Taoiseach insists public 'wants us to move on climate change' despite poll finding

Taoiseach Micheál Martin at the Cop26 summit in Glasgow. People will buy into the challenge of tackling climate change, he said. Picture: Phil Noble/PA Wire

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 climate change event Cop26 began in Glasgow, Micheál Martin told the Irish Examiner that the public will be open to the necessary changes as the benefits became clearer.