As a result, there will be much more limited resources over the coming decade, making it more challenging to find the necessary investment to tackle climate change. Much of the heavy lifting to get there requires significant up-front investment, for example developing our public transport system. Rather than slowing economic recovery, we need to accelerate the decarbonisation of the economy as the recovery takes hold. The greatest scope for switching car users to public transport, or indeed to cycling or walking, is in our cities. We need to tackle climate change in the most efficient and cost-effective ways.

Source: The Irish Times May 01, 2020 03:31 UTC