Eamon Ryan: Greens need to be in power to ensure environment taken seriously

Green Party leader says coalition partners do not have same 'perspective' on climate change

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan: 'The real focus is how do you get the country switching to a 5% annual reduction in emissions. That's the test of our policies.' Picture: Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos

The Green Party "needs to be in Government" for the environment to be taken seriously, the party's leader has said.

Eamon Ryan said while he believes his party's coalition partners, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael do support climate change goals, they do not view climate change the way the Greens do.