Era of climate change denial is mostly gone, Micheál Martin says

Speaking to reporters ahead of a Cabinet meeting, Mr Martin said the coalition Government had put a legislative framework in place within the last two-and-a-half years that 'will result in progress' on climate issues. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

The era of climate change denial is mostly gone, Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said.

Mr Martin said that the vast majority of Irish people believed that the world’s climate was changing and Ireland needed to focus more on adapting itself to withstand more extreme weather events.