Micheál Martin: We do not accept that it is too late to reverse climate change impacts

Taoiseach Micheál Martin: “We can achieve a cooler world. A biodiverse world. A world with healthier air for us to breathe, healthier soil for things to grow in. A world in which people can live more sustainable lives, handing a healing and enriched planet to future generations." Photo: PA

The Taoiseach has insisted he “will do everything in his power” to ensure a so-called ‘just transition’ for people worried they will be left behind when it comes to climate change.

Addressing fellow world leaders at the Cop26 climate change summit in Glasgow, Micheál Martin said: “As leaders, if we are to bring people with us on this journey of a lifetime, we must also recognise and respect the real anxiety that many people feel when confronted by such an enormous challenge.