Election 2024: Action on climate change might be painful, but we need to do it 

Pace of change in implementing vital measures to tackle global warming 'nowhere near fast enough' expert says

Professor Brian Ó Gallachóir, associate vice-president of sustainability at University College Cork, said the last Government deserves 'top marks' for putting strong foundations in legislation and governance to underpin strong climate action.

The next Government has been warned it must change tack from the previous coalition on vital climate measures, as the pace of change has been “nowhere near fast enough”.

Professor Peter Thorne, the director of the Icarus climate research centre at Maynooth University and a member of Ireland’s Climate Change Advisory Council, urged policymakers to adapt their approach given the urgency of the situation.