Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Every day, we read evidence that our planet is burning up. Today we see that four previous records were broken last year, namely, those relating to CO2 concentrations, sea levels, heat and acidity of our oceans. The fact is that global action is not matching what is needed. I welcome today's debate on just transition. However, an integral part of just transition has to be climate action. When will we see the sectoral allocations relating to the climate budget? It is these allocations that will trigger a decisive shift to action? The challenge for every one of us is to make sure that in ten or 20 years’ time, we will be resilient, prosperous and competitive in a zero-carbon world. Work in that regard has to start as a matter of urgency.

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