Former president Mary Robinson is standing firm on her call for people to go vegan to tackle climate change, despite a backlash which saw her local council ask her to withdraw the comments. The long-standing campaigner, who runs a climate justice foundation in her name, said she spoke “from the heart” when she made the remarks two years ago and stands by her call for people to consume less. Mary Robinson is standing by her 2016 call for people to go vegan to tackle climate change. Former Ireland president told @OYWTheHague her local council sent a “formal letter asking me to withdraw those words, which I have not done. And I still say.” #OYW18 pic.twitter.com/oSwZ28LDJq— Aine Fox (@aine_fox) October 20, 2018Mrs Robinson faced criticism from some in Ireland’s farming community following her comments in 2016.

Source: Irish Examiner October 20, 2018 08:37 UTC