Taoiseach hails climate pact between US and China at Cop26

Taoiseach Micheál Martin speaking during the summit in Glasgow (Hannah McKay/PA)

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has hailed a pact made by the United States and China at the Cop26 climate summit.

The two superpowers, the world’s biggest emitters of CO2, pledged to act in a joint declaration made in a surprise announcement in Glasgow on Wednesday.