Robinson criticises Biden for licencing more fossil fuel permits than Trump

Former president turned climate justice activist Mary Robinson has criticised Joe Biden for issuing 'more licensing permits than Donald Trump'.

Former president turned climate justice activist Mary Robinson has criticised Joe Biden for issuing "more licensing permits than Donald Trump", and called for heavy taxation on the "disgusting amount of profit" generated by fossil fuel companies.

Speaking at the Sustainable Futures Forum in University College Cork (UCC), the former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and Chair of The Elders global public figure group criticised the €4tn a year profits generated by fossil fuel firms.