Former president turned climate action champion Mary Robinson has urged the Government to learn lessons from Covid-19 and listen to the experts on climate change. “We have to get our private sector engaged in a way that the private sector internationally is engagin. “I don’t think the Irish private sector is doing enough. She said the move was timely as injustices in society risked becoming all the deeper with the impact of the climate and environmental crises. “We are also alert to the potential unfairness of climate action measures on marginalised groups whether that is, for example, through job loss or energy poverty.

Source: Irish Independent February 11, 2021 18:36 UTC