Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

At the meeting of the Citizens' Assembly at the weekend there was a real sense of dismay at the lack of political leadership in tackling climate change in this country. Among the various criticisms which Professor John FitzGerald, the head of the Climate Change Advisory Council, made was that the Minister's Department does not have an appropriate mechanism for measuring, valuing and pricing carbon in respect of investment decisions. What price are we using? What reforms does the Minister intend to introduce in order that we can start leading on climate change rather than being a laggard, as we are currently recognised universally?

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