Ireland's challenge to meet climate targets is 'beyond compare',  admits Ryan 

Environment Minister Eamon Ryan said the country is already 'playing a catch-up game' to meet climate targets.

The scale of the challenge to meet climate targets and the speed at which it will have to be done is "beyond compare", and is still only picking up the pace.

That is according to Environment Minister Eamon Ryan, who told TDs and senators that projected population growth in Ireland means meeting targets set out in the Climate Action Plan is a "real challenge" as the country is already "playing a catch-up game".