The high-level report authored by 234 experts will suggest that some level of climate change is now irreversible, and that extreme weather events are linked to climate change. It also comes with stark warnings about the effect climate change will have on Ireland. Green Party leader in the Seanad, Pauline O'Reilly, said that the report will show that Ireland will not escape the consequences of climate change. “Extreme weather events are climate change, and they are all around us," she said. “New research has begun to undermine the perception that Ireland would escape relatively lightly from climate change.

Source: Irish Examiner August 09, 2021 05:37 UTC