Mary Robinson: 'Fallacy' that Ireland is a minor offender in global emissions picture

Mary Robinson said Cop28 must be pivotal in keeping global warming to 1.5C. 

It is a fallacy that Ireland is a minor offender in the global emissions picture, former president Mary Robinson has said.

Speaking ahead of University College Cork's (UCC) first sustainability forum, where she is a keynote speaker, the former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said the argument that Ireland is merely a small player compared to the industrial powerhouses like the US, India, and China does not hold weight.