Ireland’s first national strategy for adapting to climate change has set out how the Irish economy and society must be made more resilient to withstand the inevitable consequences of global warming over coming decades. Mr Naughten has also announced funding of €10 million to establish local authority regional climate action offices. The report pools the best scientific predictions of what is likely to happen to our climate by 2050 due to global warming. These include:* Mean annual temperatures will increase by up to 1.7 degrees, with the largest increases seen in the east. * Hot days will get warmer by up to 2.6 degrees.

Source: The Irish Times January 19, 2018 20:37 UTC