Irish Examiner view: Building the changes for hearth and home

Climate and housing must be a government priority

A climate activist holds up a placard in Glasgow.

The size of the bills emerging from Cop 26, and the Irish Government’s spending commitments in its Climate Action Plan (€125bn in case you missed the headline figure) begin to provide some indication of what is coming down the road for citizens in the next 20 years.

At its worst, it implies some significant constraints on choice for the least privileged and a marked reduction on what are currently considered to be rights in a free society.