After the floods, climate obligations cannot be optional

A recent Supreme Court decision confirmed all public bodies must perform their functions in a manner consistent with national climate plans and objectives

Met Éireann’s confirmed the extreme rainfall of recent weeks was almost three times more likely due to climate-charged atmospheric moisture.

The past few weeks have offered Ireland a glimpse of a climate-changed future. Homes and businesses have flooded, rivers have burst their banks, roads and rail lines have been paralysed, and critical infrastructure has shown its vulnerabilities. 

Met Éireann’s rapid attribution study confirmed this extreme rainfall was almost three times more likely due to climate-charged atmospheric moisture.