Irish Examiner view: Joined-up thinking seems far off

Taoiseach Micheál Martin arrives for the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 at SECC  in Glasgow, Scotland.  Picture: Getty

All eyes are on this week’s Cop26 in Glasgow as the world attempts to come to grips with what is required to tackle climate change.

Already, declarations of intention are emerging from the conference from various heads of state. Host Boris Johnson, the British prime minister, has stated, with typical hyperbole, that we are at “one minute to midnight moment” in attempts to save the planet.