Irish Examiner view: Far too late for prevarication on climate

New bill is due before the Dáil today and it must be radically different from its predecessors, one of which was deemed unfit for purpose by Supreme Court

The climate crisis, land clearing for beef production, timber extraction, and the climate change denier president Jair Bolsanaro in Brazil, are the primary culprits.

A new climate bill is expected to reach the Dáil today a day or two after the promised deadline passed. However, the content, ambition, and honesty of the bill are far more important than the timing of its arrival in our parliament. 

Unless it is radically different from its predecessors, one of which was condemned as unfit for purpose and all too nebulous by the Supreme Court, the exercise will be a waste of time and energy.