Taoiseach among 150 world leaders at climate change talks

The United Nations conference begins at summit level in Paris today

The UN conference on climate change gets under way in Paris today

Taoiseach Enda Kenny is one of around 150 heads of state and government attending the talks on climate change which open in Paris today.

In his speech at COP21 this afternoon, Kenny is expected to push for a comprehensive global agreement and to confirm that Ireland is fully committed to the European Union target of a 40 per cent reduction in emissions by 2030. But he will insist the accord does not “compromise ...