Climate watchdog calls for urgent reduction of fossil fuels

The Climate Change Advisory Council is seeking an urgenh reduction in fossil fuel dependence. Picture: Larry Cummins

The Climate Change Advisory Council has written to the Government calling for the urgent reduction of dependence on fossil fuels, to shield people from the effects of the Ukraine crisis, and to achieve climate objectives.

In a letter to government leaders — Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and Minister Eamon Ryan — the council said that the most impactful measures of the Climate Action Plan “must urgently be prioritised and accelerated at a rate not previously foreseen”.