What has been described as “a clear fault line” has emerged within the Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action over whether carbon taxes should be increased over the next decade in an effort to reduce emissions. People Before Profit is emphatically against any increase in carbon tax. The committee was set up to consider how best to implement the Citizens’ Assembly recommendations on climate change. An attempt to seek consensus on carbon tax has been made in recent weeks and the issue dominated a meeting on Wednesday. Because of a large number of amendments on the issue, he believed the committee had a long way to go before a final report could be agreed.

Source: The Irish Times February 08, 2019 00:56 UTC