Taoiseach Micheál Martin (FF) and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar (FG) have been accused of “swallowing” the Green Party agenda “hook, line and sinker”. This is the view of independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice who has warned that “the people of Ireland need to wake up to the consequences” of the revised Climate Action Bill approved by Cabinet yesterday. In closing, the farmer, turf cutter and agricultural contractor claimed that if the Irish people accept the new Climate Action Bill, then “large swathes of the country will be turned into theme parks”. An eight-week public consultation process on Climate Action Plan 2021 has also been launched. While Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said he is confident that the decarbonisation of the economy will present “significant opportunities” for Irish business, trade and employment.

Source: Irish Independent March 24, 2021 07:10 UTC