Q&A: The Climate Action Bill explained

What is the Climate Action Bill? What does it mean for ordinary citizens? How will it impact farmers? Or car owner? Pádraig Hoare answers these questions and more 

The bill is a long-awaited attempt to tackle that scientists have been earnestly saying for as long a time — climate change is real and humans are responsible. Picture: Julien Behal Photography

What is the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2020?

The bill is a long-awaited attempt to tackle the elephant in the room that has been largely ignored for generations, but an issue that scientists have been earnestly saying for as long a time — climate change is real, humankind has been mostly responsible for exacerbating the effects, and we must tackle it or face peril.