Climate change hits fight against global poverty

I WELCOME your recent editorial on energy efficiency highlighting Ireland’s role in contributing to global warming and stressing the vital part every Irish person must play in reducing further damage to the earth’s environment (Irish Examiner, May 30).

Climate change unites us all — each and every one of us will suffer if we allow runaway increases in our emissions to further damage an already ailing atmosphere.

Christian Aid’s most recent report, The Climate of Poverty: Facts, Fears and Hope, explores clearly and starkly the devastating impact that human-induced climate change will have on many of the world’s poorest people.