Study found IPCC projections “biased upwards”
Notably, Eamon Ryan’s distress emerged on the same day that one of his erstwhile allies made a key admission.
Easy to point to climate change
IFAC and the Climate Change Advisory Council, both of which were set up to advise Government, say Ireland could face fines of up to €28bn if 2030 EU climate targets are missed. Climate Minister Darragh O’Brien says it’s conjecture: “This is back of the envelope stuff”.
Asked if he accepts that carbon tax is unpopular with the public, Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe says it’s a tax that “needs to be explained” to people. He says in a few years carbon tax will be bringing in “important and significant” amounts of revenue for the State.
Yearly increase.
Here is a thing that most Irish people do not understand: Higher energy prices have been the long-term policy of the Irish state for about twenty years.
“Sustainable food and cheap food don’t go together,” the President of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) has said, warning that environmental policies in agriculture are driving up costs for consumers.
“There’s a little breakdown with the general public.”
Three card trick.
I’ve no sympathy for the youth who vote for this stuff and live with the consequences.
“Causing considerable anxiety and concern.”