David Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I have been listening to reports from Davos. I have checked with several of my colleagues and none of them seems to have heard of any major discussions on climate change. I do not know if such discussions have occurred, perhaps they have and they have not been reported, or perhaps I just missed them. It seems astonishing that the first and most important matter is Brexit, as far as representatives in Davos are concerned. This is an extraordinary meeting of business leaders and politicians and one would imagine, if they were taking it seriously, that there would be something about climate change. I understand that the local villagers in Davos have protested at the number of enormous, gas-guzzling limousines in which these people, who are supposed to be concerned about the environment, are turning up.