The climate change warnings are getting louder — are we just refusing to listen?

A new report highlights worsening extreme weather and warns Ireland must urgently shift from reaction to long-term climate planning
Taoiseach Micheal Martin looks out over the River Slaney in Enniscorthy in County Wexford. A flood relief scheme for the town was first put in motion in 2014. File picture: PA

Taoiseach Micheal Martin looks out over the River Slaney in Enniscorthy in County Wexford. A flood relief scheme for the town was first put in motion in 2014. File picture: PA

Regardless of any individual worldview, the latest publication from the Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) makes for stark reading.

A certain alarm-fatigue among the population may be inevitable, even understandable, given the sheer number of negative reports issued on a regular basis from climate monitoring think tanks around the globe, including Ireland's independent council that advises the Government.

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