We have a responsibility to protect the Earth for our grandchildren

Speaking to the world following the historic COP21 agreement in Paris, President Obama said, “Together, we’ve shown what’s possible when the world stands as one.”

The President connected our country’s future with a future he could now foresee with prospective grandchildren.

Having become a grandparent myself last year, I feel a profound kinship in this shared sense of responsibility – a solidarity that resonates well in Ireland.