Clare’s Green Party Senator insists a planned increase in carbon taxes will help the most vulnerable to transfer away from relying on fossil fuels.
It comes as a new UN report suggests climate change is already causing dangerous and widespread disruption to the ‘natural world’.
A study from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change suggests an increase of 1.5 degrees in global temperatures will cause heatwaves, severe droughts and floods.
183 million people around the globe are projected to go hungry by 2050 if global warming continues.
The IPCC study says the impacts of climate change are already causing severe and widespread disruption around the world.
Futureproof Clare member Emanuela Ferrari says focusing on emissions alone won’t solve the problem.
A prominent South East Clare activist who was recently recognised with a worldwide scholarship for her work on the issue says ‘time is running out’ to address it.
Saoirse Exton, who’s based in O Briens Bridge, believes the time for governments talking about the problem is over.
Meanwhile, a Clare Government Senator insists carbon taxes will continue to assist the most vulnerable in society to move towards more renewable energy sources.
Carbon tax increased by €7.50 per tonne in Budget 2022 and will see a 2 cent increase at the pumps in May.
Inagh-based Senator Roisin Garvey says the measure is justified as the money is being ringfenced for programmes such as the National Retrofitting Scheme.
