Action needed now to save the planet, Taoiseach tells Fianna Fáil party meeting

The Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting was dominated by the issues of agriculture and the climate agenda

Delegates gathered on the third day of the Cop26 Climate Summit in Glasgow today. Picture: Paul Ellis via Getty Images

The planet is “in trouble” and science is telling us we must act now to save it, Taoiseach Micheál Martin told a meeting of his parliamentary party.

He said progress on Ireland’s so-called just transition from carbon-heavy industries to more sustainable ones needs to be faster and his government must ensure effective delivery mechanisms to achieve it.