Majority believe Government not doing enough to cut reliance on fossil fuels

The Environmental Pillar said it has written to the Taoiseach calling on the Government to address the social and economic challenges arising from the escalating costs of energy and living. Picture: Juliane Sonntag/Photothek via Getty Images

A majority of people think the Government is not doing enough to cut Ireland’s reliance on fossil fuels, as it was urged to convene a national dialogue of stakeholders to ensure this is our “last fossil fuel crisis”.

Released to mark Earth Day on Wednesday, the poll from Ireland Thinks for Environmental Pillar suggested that 56% of people say the Government is not doing enough while 21% of people think it is doing “too much, too fast”.