'The climate crisis is too important to be left to politicians': UCC hosts two-day climate justice forum

Oxfam Ireland chief executive, Jim Clarken, said the climate crisis is now too important to be left to politicians alone to address. File picture: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos

Grassroots organisations, activists, and community leaders committed to shaping a fairer response to the climate crisis will gather in University College Cork on Friday for a two-day conference.

Speaking at the opening of the Ground Up Climate Justice Forum, Oxfam Ireland chief executive, Jim Clarken, said the climate crisis is now too important to be left to politicians alone to address.