The index put Ireland 28 places lower than it was ranked in last year’s report GETTY IMAGESThe government has been warned that it is leaving itself open to a legal challenge after Ireland was ranked last among EU countries for its performance on tackling climate change. “This is a huge issue for this country and its future, reputation and direction,” Eamon Ryan, the Green Party leader, told the Dáil yesterday. “When the taoiseach assumed office, he said that he wanted to make climate action a priority. “In every area the government is failing in climate action and it is starting to come home to roost that we are shamed in the world. Our green reputation is in tatters.”Yesterday it emerged that the 2018 Climate Change Performance Index, based on analysis…

Source: The Times November 16, 2017 00:00 UTC