Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 1 June 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement
Implications of Brexit for the Environment: Discussion
2:15 pm
Mr. Michael Ewing:
The Chairman's last question is a very difficult question to answer. We knew this was coming for a long time. Our only hope is he does not last the full term because he is causing mayhem everywhere he goes.
I will not get into the politics behind it because I get very annoyed and it would be a waste of the committee's time. As far as I am concerned and as far as the pillars are concerned, we continue to campaign. The European Union and China took a very strong stand today and yesterday saying that the show goes on without it and we have to deal with this. Similarly, most of the cities in the United States and many of the states are going in the opposite direction to that of the President. There is a great deal of hope. There is a limit to the impact he can make as President within the country. He certainly has an impact on what happens internationally, most of it negative to date. The state of California, however, is one of the most progressive places on the planet in terms of climate mitigation and adaptation. As many of the city governments in the United States are coming together to deal with the issues, almost ahead of the European Union, there is still hope.
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