Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, Independents 4 Change) | Oireachtas source

Yes, the two years. There was also the reaction of not delivering doses of the vaccines needed in the Third World. Therefore, people are asking many questions regarding how governments are going to respond to the climate issue, as well as big companies. Some 100 companies have been the source of 70% of the world's emissions since 1988. The relentless exploitation of the world's oil, gas and coal reserves by 20 fossil fuel companies can be directly linked to more than one third of all emissions in the modern era. Those companies must be responsible and move to green energy. It must not be greenwashing, but a genuine move to green energy. They must be accountable, transparent and governments must hold them to account and be able to see how they are implementing these targets.

There will be no breakthrough in Glasgow without trust. At a bare minimum, rich countries must finally honour the finance promises concerning the provision of €100 billion that were made in respect of climate change. Those promises were made to developing countries more than a decade ago now. There must be climate justice. There must be a just transition. We must reverse the reality of global warming in respect of those who contributed the least to creating this situation now suffering the direst consequences. There must be a just transition for workers and communities. Industries based on fossil fuels must have alternatives. Governments must be prepared to provide such alternatives and to work with these industries to bring them along in what must be done to deal with climate change.

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