Irish Examiner view: Cork can lead the way in energy efficiency

Cork has been chosen by the European Commission as one of 100 ‘mission cities’ to reduce our carbon footprint and boost climate action

Robot trees were installed in Cork city centre to tackle air pollution. Picture: Andy Gibson.

This time it is not in the fields of endeavour you might usually expect — literary, political, sporting, and so forth. 

No, this time it is in the effort to reduce our carbon footprint and boost climate action.